Area News
Laurens County Museum launches ‘Road to Education for Black Americans,’ and culture in the South
Laurens, South Carolina – In celebration of Black History Month, the Laurens County Museum is presenting a series of programs, with an exhibit opening this Saturday morning with a lecture on the educational history of Blacks in the South. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Feb. 15, and at 11 a.m., Laurens native Lillie Beasley…
Read MoreSchwendemann produces unique astrophysics images during Wofford Interim
News from Wofford College SPARTANBURG, SC (02/14/2025)– The early nights during Interim made for the perfect environment for Emily Schwendemann ’25 to do something that hasn’t been done at Wofford in decades. Schwendemann spent their Interim looking toward the stars as part of an independent study in the field of astrophysics. Schwendemann, a math, physics…
Read MoreTodd elected 8th Circuit family court judge
Laurens native and Presbyterian College graduate James C. (Jim) Todd IV was been elected this past week by the South Carolina General Assembly as a family court judge for the 8th Circuit, which includes Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and Newberry counties. Todd said the election was the end of a nine-month process with the state legislature…
Read MoreCounty council rejects proposed fireworks ordinance with 3-3 vote
After months of debate and public input, the Laurens County Council voted down an ordinance Monday that was designed to increase protections for livestock owners who say revelers setting off fireworks in what were once quiet, rural areas are endangering their animals. The ordinance failed to pass on third and final reading after the vote…
Read MoreNavy veteran Ray Riley honored in his ‘final fight’
Clinton, South Carolina – A Navy veteran in hospice care and seven other veterans at Woodbridge Clinton Senior Living were honored Thursday with a special program presented by Veteran’s Last Patrol, a nonprofit organization founded and based in Spartanburg. Ray Riley, Sr., a Clinton native and a Navy veteran, spent four years in active duty…
Read MoreBitter end: May River edges Raiders in state finals
Top-ranked May River won the final five matches on the mat Saturday afternoon in the Class 4A Duals state finals at Columbia’s Dreher High School, denying Laurens its first state wrestling duals championship. The Raiders built a 35-11 advantage prior to the Sharks’ late surge, winning six straight matches with three pins and two…
Read MoreLaurens County Museum awarded large SC250 grant for Revolutionary exhibition
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens County Museum was awarded a Museum & Library Style Exhibit Major Grant from the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250) to help the community rediscover its significant American Revolution history. The announcement was made on Thursday, Feb. 6. The $81,154 grant will help fund a Revolutionary War Exhibition…
Read MoreSLED seeks Information to help find fugitive
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is looking for information that may help locate Rodney Fields, 39, who is from Yemassee, SC. Fields is wanted on two counts of Attempted Murder, and two counts of Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime stemming from an incident in the Town of Hampton. SLED is…
Read MoreClinton gives nod to PMPA to seek power buyers
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton City Council gave approval Monday for the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency to market Clinton’s excess electric power to other cities that may need more electricity than they have available. “Right now we can offload what we don’t need to other cities within PMPA,” said Interim Clinton City Manager Carl Stevens…
Read MoreLaurens’ future growth addressed, town halls planned for proposed land use ordinance
Laurens, South Carolina – A workshop held late last week gave members of the public a chance to get a glimpse of the large scale updated land use ordinance which was approved for First Reading by Laurens City Council Tuesday evening, Jan. 28. The new ordinance, at almost 200 pages and available for viewing on…
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