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Conestee Nature Preserve raising funds for new dam
Greenville, Laurens counties, South Carolina – The Reedy River flows 65 miles from its origins near Travelers Rest, through the popular Falls Park in downtown Greenville and eventually through western Laurens County and into Lake Greenwood. The river and its wetlands are also important to the Conestee Nature Preserve, a non-profit which includes more than…
Read MoreLPD, SLED makes pair of drug arrests in Laurens
Two men were arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges by the Laurens Police Department on Friday. The LPD and S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) SWAT teams executed search warrants at two residences on Holmes Street. Kurt Thompson, 35, and Kenyatti Abney, 22, were arrested and booked into the Laurens County Detention Center. According to…
Read MoreGray Court man dies from gunshot wound; suspect identified
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night at a residence on Gray Drive in Gray Court, and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office has named a suspect in the shooting. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Trevor D. Anderson, 32, of Gray Court. He died at the scene of a gunshot wound,…
Read MoreLaurens council votes to keep fees low by resuming city trash service
Laurens, S.C. – Laurens City Council voted on Thursday night to get back into the residential waste removal business beginning in March. By providing these services in-house, City Council’s action keeps monthly fees at their current level, well-below the rates of neighboring municipalities. In addition to ensuring a seamless transition of services when the City’s contract…
Read MoreTornado hits Joanna, damage in Renno area
A control panel from the automated car wash in Joanna sat upside down in front of a pile of light blue cinder-block rubble, the remnants of a tornado that touched down there. The EF-1 tornado had winds of 95 m.p.h. and destroyed the car wash while damaging a door across the way at the Joanna…
Read MoreYanfeng set for nearly $50 million expansion
Automotive supplier Yanfeng announced this past week that it is set to invest nearly $50 million in its northern Laurens County facility. The $49.6 million investment to add production is expected to create 58 new jobs over the next five years. Yenfeng currently employs around 1,000 people at its Fountain Inn plant. “Yanfeng is pleased…
Read MoreDeceased detention center inmate identified by coroner
An inmate who died Jan. 12 at the Laurens County Detention Center was identified Thursday morning by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Deputy Coroner Bill Williams identified the deceased as Gary F. Kinner, 47, of Greenville. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, Kinner was discovered dead around 7:40 a.m. in his cell. The LCSO…
Read MorePlanners seeking cyclists, feedback, on online Revolutionary War bicycle routes
Laurens County, South Carolina – A Saturday morning, Jan. 28, bike ride from Clinton to Hammonds Store will help test an online mapping system for cyclists who also want to learn some history. A partnership between the Laurens County Trails Association, the LC 250th Revolutionary War Committee and the Laurens County Cycling Club is resulting in an online…
Read MoreMindSpring Enterprises founder Charles Brewer to deliver PC’s 2023 Vance Lecture on Business Ethics
Clinton, South Carolina – The founder of one of the largest internet service providers in the United States will deliver Presbyterian College’s 2023 Robert M. Vance Lecture on Business Ethics. The public is welcome to attend. Charles Brewer, who started three highly-acclaimed companies in two different industries, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26,…
Read MoreClinton works to save historic building, buys South Broad property
Clinton, South Carolina – A historic building in downtown Clinton has a better chance of survival after the Clinton Economic Development Building on Monday purchased the building at the corner of South Broad and West Main. “We have heard it was formerly McGee’s Drug Store, and then it was other businesses but it has been…
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