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Halbert returning to coach Crusaders baseball
Laurens Academy has hired a familiar face as its head baseball coach. Darryl Halbert, who led the Crusaders to a state title in 2012, will return to the LA dugout, the school announced Wednesday afternoon. Halbert replaces one of his former players, Luke Tollison, who resigned following the 2021 season citing the desire to spend…
Read MoreLaurens reaches out to PC students with downtown event
‘The beginning of a beautiful friendship?’ About 100 Presbyterian College found their way by car or by trolley Friday night to downtown Laurens. The welcome-back-to-school event was put on in collaboration between PC and the City of Laurens as a way to expose the students to their neighboring city. “I thought it was a smashing…
Read MoreClark defeats Tollison for District 3 county council seat
Democrat Shirley Clark will represent the residents of District 3 on Laurens County Council. Clark won Tuesday’s Special Election, collecting 309 votes to Republican Scott Tollison’s 107. “I just kept getting out there, doing the same things I did in July (during the Democratic Primary),” Clark said. “I was talking to people and telling them…
Read More‘Friday Night Live’ – Laurens welcomes county, PC downtown tonight
Presbyterian College students and area residents can enjoy one of the last Friday Night Live concerts tonight, Friday, Sept. 17, when the City of Laurens and Main Street Laurens host “Your Home Away From Home.” “We will be doing all our regular events, with corn hole and other games in the pedestrian alley, and businesses…
Read MoreGreenwood woman dies in Highway 72 wreck
A two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 72 near Clinton claimed the life of a Greenwood woman. The victim was identified later Thursday as Aimi Pretty Perrett, 27. Perrett was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, said Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Joe…
Read MoreDonors sought as Laurens Memorial Home hit by Covid’s “financial bug”
Published on Page 3 of Sept. 15 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser. Laurens , S.C. – It was not by accident but with a great deal of effort that Laurens Memorial Home was able to get through the first surge of COVID in 2020 without a single case of the virus, and even now…
Read MoreCross Hill shooting ruled self-defense, trio arrested in thefts
A shooting in Cross Hill that left a man dead Saturday has been ruled as self-defense by local law enforcement. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. at a residence on Longview Road in Cross Hill. Deputies found a male with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreClark, Tollison face off in Dist. 3 special election
The special election to fill the vacated seat for District Three on the Laurens County Council is set for Tuesday, Sept. 21 with Democrat Shirley Clark and Republican Scott Tollison vying for the seat. District 3’s 13 precincts on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The precincts include: Laurens 1-6, Bailey, Trinity Ridge,…
Read MoreTwo decades later, artist retraces labor, impact of 9 -11 memorial
“I didn’t want these people to be forgotten.” – Retired art educator Jim Brinson. From the Sept. 8 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser, Page 1. Laurens, S.C. – This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and for the first time in many years Laurens artist Jim Brinson got a close look at…
Read MoreMain Street’s Finally Friday, concert tonight 7 to 9 p.m.
Laurens, S.C. – An award-winning musician and band, Chris Ferree and Medicine Crow, will be bringing the music this Friday, Sept. 10, as Main Street Laurens hosts the last Finally Friday of the summer season. “The band is out of Shelby, N.C., and they will be performing from 7 to 9 p.m.,” said Main Street Laurens…
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