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Melissa Patton joins new Laurens real estate firm
Realtor Melissa Patton has joined the new Downtown Laurens Real Estate Firm, Keller Williams One. The office is located inside the renovated Midtown Building at 124 E. Public Square in Laurens. Licensed in 1996, Mrs. Patton brings to her clients broad experience with marketing and negotiations as well as a Bachelors Degree in Advertising. Mrs.…
Read MoreLPD releases photos of armed robbery suspects, vehicle
The Laurens Police Department released photos of the two suspects it believes to be involved in Monday’s robbery of the Laurens Handee Mart on Church Street. The robbery occurred around 5 p.m. Monday, and investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects. The suspects are described as a white male and white…
Read MorePrisma Health gives scheduling assistance for COVID-19, 70+
Via press release release from Prisma Health, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021: To continue its rapid delivery of COVID-19 vaccine across its communities and in response to the challenges seen in the 70+ population with making online appointments, Prisma Health is offering appointment assistance at its COVID-19 vaccination centers for those who meet current vaccine federal eligibility…
Read MoreCouncil gives annexation nod to 198 acres, potential W. Main subdivision
Jan. 20, 2020 Laurens, South Carolina – The City of Laurens may end up with another large-scale subdivision on the west side of the city if land now under contract is sold to a regional housing developer as planned. Laurens City Council on Tuesday night approved the first reading of annexation into the city of two parcels…
Read MoreCommunity, Rice Fund helps first-responder family after fire
New Year’s Day is normally a day filled with hope for a coming year, but for a local law-enforcement couple the holiday turned tragic. Clinton Police Officer Cody Heithold and fiancé Mary Moss, who works with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, and son Eli lost everything in a house fire. “We are having to…
Read MoreLaurens Handee Mart robbed at gunpoint, LPD investigates
Laurens Police are seeking two suspects in an armed robbery that occurred Monday afternoon at the Laurens Handee Mart at the corner of Church Street and Anderson Drive. Officers responded to a call from the convenience store around 5 p.m. Monday. According to Laurens Police Chief Chrissie Lattimore, two suspects entered the store armed with…
Read MorePrisma gains staffing help through collaboration with state agencies, S.C. National Guard
Jan. 13, 2021 Clinton, S.C. – Like other hospitals across the Upstate of South Carolina, Prisma Health Laurens County is feeling the squeeze caused by the high numbers of COVID-19 patients, and four South Carolina National Guard medics have already been assisting at the local hospital. “Prisma Health is experiencing the effects of extreme…
Read MoreOlder Joanna, Cross Hill fire trucks headed to Belize
The words, “Long live the brotherhood,” are written in script on one of the Joanna Volunteer Fire Department’s trucks, and it’s something Chief Robert Plaxico takes to heart. “I truly believe that,” Plaxico said, pointing to the words on the truck. “That’s what it’s about – just trying to help people.” So, it may be…
Read MorePatterson, Carroll tapped to lead county council
A newly constituted Laurens County Council met for the first time in 2021 Tuesday night and chose new leadership as the first order of business. Brown Patterson, who won a special election to replace Stewart Jones as councilman in District 4 in 2019, was elected as chairman. Patterson replaces former council chair David Pitts. Pitts…
Read MoreState says residents 70 and older may get vaccine by appointment
According to a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) press release Monday afternoon, South Carolinians aged 70 and older can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments beginning Jan. 13. The press release follows: Governor Henry McMaster and the (DHEC) announced that beginning Wednesday, Jan. 13, any South Carolina resident aged 70 or older, regardless…
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