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Thursday afternoon ceremony to mark Swamp Rabbit opening
Laurens County, South Carolina – While paving was completed late this past winter, a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. this Thursday afternoon, June 8, will mark the official opening of the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Laurens County, and the public is invited to come walk the trail, which begins and ends behind the Laurens County…
Read MoreReversal: Carpenter elected vice-chair of District 55 board
Upon further review, Anthony Carpenter is the new vice-chair of the Laurens County School District Board of Trustees. Carpenter was nominated to fill the vacant vice-chair office at the board’s May 22 meeting. With only four members remaining on the seven-member board, Carpenter received two “yea” votes – his own and that of board member…
Read MoreGray Court taking steps with history, development
The Gray Court Town Council is poised to pass second and final reading of a $730,000 budget for the next fiscal year – a budget that includes funds for downtown sewer development and the return of a full-time police officer – at its next meeting on June 26. The second reading for the 2023-24 fiscal…
Read MoreAnnual Laurens County Shrine Race set for June 13
The Laurens County Shrine Race, the local Shrine Club’s largest annual fundraiser for Shriners Children’s Hospitals, is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 at the Laurens County Speedway. Over the past 41 years, the race has raised over $1 million, including more than $80,000 in 2022, for the Greenville Shriners Hospital for Children. This year’s race…
Read More2 arrested following break-ins at area churches
Two people have been arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office following a rash of break-ins at area rural churches. Reedy Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church, Cedar Grove Baptist, Mt. Pleasant Baptist and New Prospect Baptist reported burglaries and vandalism on March 26-27. Both Cedar Grove and Mt. Pleasant churches are located on Indian Mound Road.…
Read MoreWaterloo man killed in single-car crash
A single-vehicle crash near Joanna claimed the life of a Waterloo man early Wednesday morning. According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office, William Dalton Gullion, 20, of Waterloo was killed when the vehicle he was driving overturned on S.C. Highway 66 two miles west of Joanna around 1:50 a.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper…
Read MoreClinton wins 3A baseball title, downs Hawks 5-4
Clinton’s Justin Copeland had to be talked into playing baseball before the season began – a season that ended Tuesday night with Copeland scoring the game-winning run in a 5-4 victory over Hanahan for the Class 3A State Championship. The Red Devils swept the best-of-three series with a 17-2 victory Saturday and Tuesday’s nail-biter…
Read MoreGeorgia woman dies following Kinards crash
A Georgia woman who suffered injuries in a May 10 car crash in Kinards died six days later, the Laurens County Coroner’s Office said Monday. Edith “Edie” Gwaltney, 71, of Villa Rica, Georgia, was transported from the scene of the two-car collision on Highway 56 to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was one of three…
Read MoreRoadways, rivers benefit from record spring cleanups
Laurens County, South Carolina – With more than 200 volunteers participating, April’s various cleanup events throughout the county appears to have brought in the highest amount of trash ever collected from Laurens County roadways within a single month. While the year-old Keep Laurens County Beautiful affiliate has encouraged volunteer cleanup events several times a year,…
Read MorePower supply: Clinton bats hammer Hanahan
Clinton hit three home runs and opened the Class 3A State championship series with a 17-3 rout of host Hanahan Saturday night. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. The 17 runs scored marked the third time this season the Red Devils had scored at least 17 runs in a…
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