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Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Fest this Saturday
Related: Bluesman Saye set for Laurens show After two years of delays due to COVID-19, Laurens is finally set to host the one-day festival this Saturday. The festival will kick off with a Biscuit Cook-Off at 10:30 a.m. and continue with eight blues and roots music musicians performing throughout the day. “The ‘biscuits, blues and…
Read MoreDeath of 3-year-old ruled accidental drowning
The death of a 3-year-old boy in Mountville on Saturday has been ruled an accidental drowning following an autopsy. The child was identified at Lucas David Love of Anderson. Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said the child drowned in a private pool at a Edgins Circle residence in Mountville. EMS transported the child…
Read MoreFinally Friday, Movin’ on Main make for another busy downtown weekend
Laurens, S.C. – Assuming the potential rains clear out by this evening, the May 6 Finally Friday will continue to go on as planned with the City of Laurens stage at its new location at the North side of the Historic Courthouse. And then Saturday morning, runners and walkers signing up for this Saturday’s Movin’…
Read MorePC announces lacrosse incident conclusions, punishments
Presbyterian College President Matthew vandenBerg announced Thursday that four students have been expelled and a fraternity has been permanently banned from campus following an investigation into an incident that occurred at a women’s lacrosse game this past February. According to the release from PC, an independent investigation conducted by attorney Cindy Crick validated reports that…
Read MoreBlack Bear makes Sunday visit to West Main Street
Residents along West Main Street in Laurens had an unusual visitor this past Sunday morning. A juvenile black bear was spotted first along West Main Street around Todd Avenue and then in the Sherwood Forest area Sunday morning. Laurens resident Chris Edwards snapped a photo of the bear and posted it on his Twitter page.…
Read MoreLCDC reports surge in info requests, new industry
The Laurens County Development Corporation is on pace to be busier than it has ever been this year with the organization receiving a record number of requests from manufacturing leaders for information on county properties. LCDC President and CEO Jonathan Coleman said the LCDC received 11 requests of information during April, bringing the total for…
Read MoreMovie premier brings dash of Hollywood to Gray Court
The red carpet made its way to Gray Court Saturday night. Of course, Hollywood’s glitz and glamour was still a couple thousand miles away, but creators behind the short film “Seven Shots” held a movie premier at Old Blue Truck Farms in Gray Court, welcoming around 200 guests for the event. “A lot of friends…
Read More2 arrested following shooting incident in Laurens
Laurens Police have arrested two men and charged them with attempted murder following a shooting incident Sunday night at South Harper Street Extension and First Street in Laurens. Zikevious Amaan Rice, 26, of Laurens and Montrarius Dejon Bailey, 21, of Laurens were arrested in connection with the shooting a short time after the incident. Both…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens hosts Friday Sip & Stroll, new May events
Laurens, S.C. – Main Street Laurens’ Sip & Stroll Wine Tasting is set for this Friday night, April 29, but with music and shops open for business, the annual event is still a Finally Friday that is available for anyone whether or not they want to participate in the wine tasting. “The music is available…
Read MoreKeep Laurens County Beautiful: 5000 pounds of trash gone after Earth Day event
Laurens County, South Carolina – Laurens County is the newest affiliate for the Keep America Beautiful organization, and the ceremony which solidified the quest to become an official affiliate came in the middle of a weekend in which volunteers from across the county worked to make Laurens County cleaner. “We had at least 50 volunteers,…
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