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New tax office options reduce wait time to pay vehicle late fees
Laurens County, South Carolina – For close to 20 years Laurens County residents have had the privilege of obtaining their vehicle registration renewal at the time they pay their vehicle taxes right at the Laurens County Treasurer’s Office at Hillcrest Square in Laurens. As of Tuesday, Jan 13, those who are late paying their vehicle…
Read MoreLaurens GLEAMNS office now scheduling appointments for energy and rental assistance
ENERGY AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOW AVAILABLE The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and General Emergency Assistance Program (GEAP) are federally funded programs designed to assist eligible low-income households to meet home heating, cooling, and housing needs. Home energy is defined as residential heating and cooling, and to increase energy self-sufficiency, thereby reducing…
Read MoreGood Shepherd Free Medical Clinic celebrates 30 years of service
First published June 4, 2025 Clinton, South Carolina – Established in September 1994, Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic celebrated its first 30 years of service Friday evening with a dinner at Presbyterian College and a presentation of appreciation to one of the early founders of the nonprofit. Located now in a larger facility on Human…
Read MoreRahl Ball: Rahl introduced as PC’s 18th head football coach
Matt Rahl’s journey to his first head-coaching job lasted more than two decades and countless miles with stops in places like Wyoming, El Paso, Minnesota and, finally, Clinton. Rahl, a career assistant at the college level who spent the past two years on staff at Presbyterian, was officially introduced as PC’s 18th head football coach…
Read More2 killed in Jones Road motorcycle crash
Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night on Jones Road near Durbin Road in Laurens County. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Nick Pye said a 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle carrying both victims was traveling south on Jones Road when the motorcycle ran off the right side…
Read More‘Illegal ordinance’ voted in by Laurens; awaits Circuit Court review
Laurens, South Carolina – For an hour and a half on New Year’s Eve, a deeply divided Laurens City Council debated, accused and interrupted each other before eventually passing on second reading by a vote of 4 to 3 an ordinance which had been deemed “illegal” by city attorneys eight days earlier. At the end…
Read MoreLaurens council members at odds over ‘Response to Legal Opinion’
This is a second story involving a Dec. 31 called meeting of Laurens City Council regarding a late Tuesday evening letter sent to media and additional concerns of legal counsel. As of Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 30, a corrected agenda showed that Laurens City Council was set to meet for a called meeting on New Year’s…
Read MoreAnother corrected agenda sets council up for New Years Eve meeting
This news story is from Page 1 of the Wednesday, Dec. 31 issue of the Advertiser, while a following story involves a Document received from a portion of Laurens City Council late Tuesday evening, Dec. 30. Laurens City Council is to gather at the Municipal Building for the second called meeting in just over a…
Read MorePC promotes Rahl to take over Blue Hose football
Presbyterian has promoted Matt Rahl to head coach, making him the 18th head coach in the program’s history. PC officials announced the hire of Rahl, who has spent the past two seasons as the Blue Hose’s offensive line coach, run game coordinator and offensive recruiting coordinator, Monday. He is to be officially introduced at a…
Read MoreOconee County hires Jones as county administrator
Stewart Jones, who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and on the Laurens County Council, was hired as the county administrator by the Oconee (S.C.) County Council during a special meeting Friday, Dec. 19. Jones is set to start his new job on Jan. 5. According to WGOG radio in Walhalla, Jones is…
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