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Dems set to host 2nd Annual Jim Bryan Dinner

September 18, 2019

The Laurens County Democratic Party is hosting the Second Annual Jim Bryan Dinner this Friday night at Springfield Baptist Church in Laurens. Tickets, which are priced at $40 apiece, are still available and will remain on sale through tonight. This year’s theme is “Women in Politics.” The dinner will feature guest speakers Bryanta Booker-Maxwell, a…

National Guard to honor Reynolds

September 17, 2019

The South Carolina Army National Guard is scheduled to present its Patriot Award to Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the Historic Laurens County Courthouse on the square in Laurens. The public is invited to the presentation, along with state and local representatives, veterans and law…

Youngs Fire Dept. burglarized on 9/11

September 12, 2019

According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, a burglary Wednesday night at the Youngs Fire Department left the fire station without critical equipment, rendering it inoperable. The LCSO is currently seeking a white male thought to be in his late 40s or early 50s with a tattoo on his right shoulder in connection with the…

Supplies being collected for Dorian victims

September 11, 2019

The Laurens County Advertiser is partnering with an Asheville-based nonprofit organization to help hurricane victims in the Bahamas. Hearts With Hands will be distributing items to Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas and is seeking donations. Last year, the organization distributed two semi-truck loads of supplies to victims of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas. The…

County approves consulting contract, denies another

September 11, 2019

The Laurens County Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to hire a consultant to help create plans for a new headquarters for EMS, the emergency operations center and fire services. The $25,000 consulting contract will go to Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects of Gastonia, North Carolina. “We want to engage a consultant to help us find the right…

Pastor killed in school bus crash; fatality on I-26

September 11, 2019

A local minister was killed Monday afternoon when a Laurens County District 55 school bus struck his vehicle in a head-on collision in the Youngs community near Gray Court. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper David Jones, the school bus was traveling southbound and crossed the center line, colliding head on with a…

Patterson wins county council seat

September 11, 2019

Brown Patterson’s long wait to fill the District 4 seat on the Laurens County Council is finally over. Running unopposed, Patterson was officially elected to the seat during a special election Tuesday. “I’ve already been working at it,” Patterson said. “I’ve been attending meetings and sitting in on committee meetings and meeting with the county…

County council special election set for Tuesday

September 9, 2019

A special election to fill the vacant  District 4 seat on the Laurens County Council is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10. Brown Patterson is running unopposed to fill the seat, which opened up when Stewart Jones was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Patterson handily won the Republican Primary election in July. Barring…

Power crews head out to assist after Dorian

September 6, 2019

Crews from Laurens Electric Cooperative (LEC) and Laurens Commission of Public Works (LCPW) left early Friday morning to assist utility companies struggling to get customers’ power back up after Dorian’s sweep through the South Carolina Lowcountry and Midlands, which is good news for the more than 202,000 electric customers who were still without power Friday morning. Six…

Volunteers prepare for ‘Team Up to Cleanup’

September 4, 2019

The Quarterly Community Cleanup, part of the Keep Laurens County Beautiful Campaign, will take place this Saturday, Sept. 7, and there are already 20 groups signed up to participate, according to Dianne Wyatt with the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the program. Safety vests, trash bags and gloves are available at the chamber,…