Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 LAURENS, S.C. – The City of Laurens has planned a new Christmas Parade for this Sunday afternoon, and rather than heading straight down West Main Street, the route will include neighborhoods throughout the City of Laurens. “The City of Laurens Christmas Parade is going where no parade has gone before,” said Mayor…
• Investigation includes Laurens Co. kidnapping, execution-style murder from 2019 The long and arduous investigation into the execution-styled murder of a woman who was driven to and shot in rural Laurens County in 2017 culminated this past week with a sprawling 147-count indictment and charges filed in the largest federal racketeering conspiracy in state history.…
Clinton, S.C. – A letter from a Clinton resident was read to Clinton City Council Monday night, prompting a discussion among council members about the possibility of hiring an overall project manager for the recreation complex being built off of S.C. Hwy. 56 near the edge of the city limits. Due to the rising COVID-19…
Sanders Middle School joined Waterloo Elementary moving to e-learning for the final week of school before the Christmas break due to COVID-19 quarantines, Laurens County School District 55 announced Friday. “LCSD 55 will be moving all students and staff at Sanders Middle School to eLearning for the final week before the holiday break,” said District…
E-learning at Waterloo Elementary School will continue through next week leading up to the Christmas break. The school went exclusively to e-learning this past week due to COVID-19 cases and quarantines among staff members, which left it shorthanded. “We still have several staff members who will need to continue in quarantine or isolation; therefore, Waterloo…
Laurens SC – In spite of the heavy rain last Friday night, Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn and Santa were on hand to flip the giant switch and light the towering Christmas tree at the entrance to the City of Laurens’ Historic Downtown. But the rest of the Christmas on the Square activities were moved to…
Time is running short, but the Piedmont Agency on Aging is hoping for a few more gifts for its Meals on Wheels Holiday Gift Bag Program, preferably by this Thursday afternoon. “Laurens County has about 125 people who receive Meals on Wheels on a regular basis,” said Tracey Bedenbaugh, chief operating officer with Piedmont Agency…
Presbyterian College men’s basketball has paused all team activities after a member of the program tested positive for COVID-19. As a result of this positive test, the Blue Hose have canceled the team’s next three scheduled games. The Wofford game Sunday, Dec. 6, has been canceled, while the Gardner-Webb series scheduled for Dec. 9-10, in…
The Laurens County Humane Society is hoping that many caring folks put kittens at the top of their Christmas wish lists this year. The non-profit has puppies and dogs available as usual, but the staff has launched a kitten sale in hopes of encouraging people who are thinking about adopting a pet to consider one…
In spite of the limitations caused by the pandemic, this Friday evening will offer socially distanced activities for children when Christmas comes to Laurens during “Christmas on the Square.” The City of Laurens begins the event with the tree lighting at 6 p.m. The tree was moved from the corner at what is now Back…