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First speaker tonight in virtual African American History Series by Laurens County Museum Association
Monday, Feb. 8 Laurens, S.C. – Laurens County Museum is holding a virtual African American History Lecture series each of the first three weeks in February, and the first event begins tonight featuring Dr. Bobby Donaldson of the University of South Carolina. Donaldson will speak on “Justice for All: South Carolina and the American Civil Rights Movement.”…
Read MoreWhile supplies last: Vaccines available at Ridge for those 65 and older
Updated story from the Feb. 3 issue of The Advertiser. Feb. 8, 2021 Laurens, S.C. – Before the pandemic, The Ridge at Laurens was typically filled with children in basketball and volleyball tournaments or adults in meetings in the conference room. Last Monday, however, it was filled instead with health professionals and many people 70…
Read MoreAnother meeting tonight: Clinton council takes no action after last week’s four-hour executive session
Clinton, South Carolina – After a four-hour executive session which ended a few minutes before 11 p.m. Monday night, Feb. 1, Clinton City Council reopened in open session and took no action, had no comments and adjourned in two minutes. Among the many items listed for executive session was a personnel matter in the Office of…
Read MoreLifetime of History : Neighborhood celebrates centenarian
Laurens, South Carolina – On the cusp of Black History Month, an entire neighborhood came together last weekend to honor one of their own who has experienced 100 years of history in Laurens County. Bessie Johnson didn’t know about the big plans which were being made to celebrate her birthday Sunday afternoon, honoring the cen-…
Read MoreDistrict 55’s Spires Named 2021 SCASL Librarian of the Year
Laurens, S.C. – On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Michelle Spires, Media Specialist at Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle School (GCO), was named the 2021 Librarian of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). In a ceremony held at GCO, Spires was astonished when Tamara Cox, the Awards Chair for SCASL, arrived on campus with…
Read MoreCross Hill woman dies in single-car accident
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 39 in southern Laurens County left a Cross Hill woman dead Wednesday night. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Julienne Marie Burgeson-Butkus, 55, of Cross Hill. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Burgeson-Butkus was alone in the car and was traveling on Highway 39 near Watts Bridge…
Read More2 more arrested in connection to Laurens murder
Hours after a murder suspect was denied bond for the Sept. 22 shooting death of a Laurens man Wednesday, two other suspects were arrested by Laurens Police for their alleged roles in the killing. Mikel Kishon Burnside, 20, and Shykorie Nacarya Grant, 20, both of Fountain Inn, were arrested and charged with assault by mob,…
Read More‘Holly Grove’ development gets approval for Laurens area
A 175-acre housing development near Walmart just outside of the Laurens city limits is the latest of several residential developments to receive approval from the Laurens County Planning Commission. The development will include 419 lots on 174.96 acres with 88.2 acres of “open space.” Laurens County Administrator Jon Caime said the planned development, which will…
Read More‘Mozart’ turns in 21st-century classic, takes title
• LDHS grad Lamonzeia Mosley finds new path in football with esports “Mozart” turned in a 21st-century classic. Lamonzeia Mosley, known in esports circles by the gametag “Mozart,” won the New England Collegiate Conference Madden NFL Xbox One championship competing for Newberry College’s neophyte esports team in late December. “I’m always looking for new opportunities,…
Read MoreLCDC’s Coleman named to Top 50 developers list
Laurens County Development Corporation President and CEO Jonathan Coleman has been listed among North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by a Michigan-based consulting firm. Consultant Connect, an agency “designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants,” announced its annual Top 50 list Tuesday. The economic development professionals selected for this list were…
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