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Pitts, Tribble seeking county council seat
While there are several familiar names on the ballot for next week’s General Election, the only contested partisan race locally involves County Council Chairman David Pitts (D-Clinton) and the man he replaced on council in 2011, David Tribble (R-Clinton) facing off in the District 7 council race. Tribble, who was also the one-time mayor of…
Read MoreChristmas parades canceled in Laurens, Clinton, Gray Court
The Gray Court Town Council decided at its recent October regular meeting to cancel this year’s town Christmas Parade due to the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first of the county’s three largest holiday parades to be officially called off. Clinton will not be hosting its annual Christmas parade, and the Laurens parade is very much…
Read MoreAfter 18 years in “temporary storefront,” CPST will give Clinton a regional library
(Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The projects looked at today are a proposed agricultural…
Read MoreCPST: Ag center would impact local economy
(Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The projects looked at today are a proposed agricultural…
Read MoreLaurens City Council approves property sale for 130 homes
With a unanimous vote, Laurens City Council on Tuesday night took the first step to approve the sale of city property which may soon become a housing development for at least 130 homes. The property is a 66-acre tract behind The Ridge at Laurens that will eventually have entrances both on Exchange Drive and Fleming Street…
Read MoreVirtual 5K this week, last week’s balloon release brings awareness of domestic violence
Monday, Oct. 20 Laurens County, South Carolina – For a dozen years the Laurens County Safe Home has used its annual Bring One Wear One banquet in October to replenish its supplies of packaged undergarments, and to raise awareness about the scourge of domestic violence in our state and county. In lieu of the banquet…
Read MoreI-26 wreck claims life of Newberry woman
A Newberry woman killed in a Sunday night car crash on I-26 near Clinton has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Ashley Marie Horne, 27, died of blunt-force trauma after the pickup truck she was driving westbound on I-26 near Exit 56 struck the median and overturned, flipping into the eastbound lanes. Horne…
Read MoreDeputy Roger Rice Memorial Ride set for today, Oct. 18
At noon today, Sunday, Oct. 18, check-in begins for the Deputy Roger Rice Memorial Ride at Destination Power-Sports, 23165 US-76, Clinton, SC. The event includes food, refreshments, raffles, vendors, auction, commemorative T- shirts and more, and the cost to ride is $20 per bike. Bikes depart at 2 p.m. The fundraising ride was postponed earlier…
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases force Hillcrest closure to public
Several confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staff members have forced changes in operations at Laurens County government offices at the Hillcrest Judicial Complex and Administration Building. The decision was made Wednesday night to suspend public access to the administration building beginning Thursday (Oct. 15) until further notice. The following offices will provide services under these…
Read MoreUpdated Laurens County Airport terminal planned with CPST funds
For a link explaining all the county’s proposed CPST projects, go to https://www.yestoinvestlc.com. Oct. 14, 2020 Laurens, SC – The Laurens County Airport Commission is hoping funds from the Capital Project Sales Tax will help with crucial upgrades and provide a much more welcoming entrance for the many industrial leaders and others who fly into…
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