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City of Laurens answers queries with Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28

February 27, 2023

Laurens, South Carolina – Officials with the City of Laurens will be answering questions about the city’s growth, the new trash pickup service, how the Laurens Police plans to continue keeping the community safe, information about the city’s beautification efforts and other topics when it holds a public Town Hall Meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday, Feb. 28.…

PC hosts Clinton candidates’ forum this week ahead of March 7 election

February 27, 2023

Clinton, South Carolina – Two evenings of “Meet the Candidates” Forums this week will give City of Clinton voters a chance to hear the platforms of those running for mayor and contested seats on Clinton City Council ahead of the March 7 municipal elections. The candidate forums are hosted by the Presbyterian College Department of…

LCSO investigating shooting death in county

February 24, 2023

Officers from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting death that occurred Friday morning. The shooting took place around 4:20 a.m. Deputies responded to the incident at Leaman Street near Shealy Circle in Cross Hill where a shooting had taken place and later in the Lisbon Road area of Mountville where LCSO deputies…

Early voting open for county’s municipalities

February 21, 2023

By Judith Brown, Staff Writer Laurens County, South Carolina – Less than two full days after early voting began, about 1 percent of certified voters in the City of Laurens have already voted for mayoral and council positions. A three-way race for mayor and one city council seat are being contested in Laurens, while three…

PC’s Dept. of Political Science to host City of Clinton candidate forums

February 20, 2023

Two evenings of “Meet the Candidates” Forums next week will give City of Clinton voters a chance to hear the platforms of those running for mayor and contested seats on Clinton City Council ahead of the March 7 municipal elections. The candidate forums are hosted by the Presbyterian College Department of Political Science, and are…

LPD: ‘Suspicious package’ causes evacuation of downtown Laurens

February 17, 2023

UPDATE: Arrest made; package marked ‘explosives’ Laurens Police discovered what it termed “a suspicious package” while conducting an investigation at 101 Silver Street off the Historic Square in Laurens just before 5 p.m. Friday. Saturday morning, the LPD announced that a man living at the residence on Silver Street – an apartment above Roma Restaurant…

Senn makes presentation at Riley Design Fellowship

February 17, 2023

Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn made a presentation outlining Laurens’ recent successes to mayors from across the state in Charleston on Thursday as part of the Riley Mayor’s Design Fellowship. Senn addressed the mayors selected as the 2023 class of Riley Fellows and share the challenges and success which the city of Laurens has experienced since…

Clinton Police call off investigation into hotel death

February 16, 2023

The Clinton Police Department has halted a criminal investigation in the shooting death of a man found at the Quality Inn in Clinton. The death is a presumed suicide. According to information provided by the CPD, officers responded at 12:11 p.m. and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Laurens County EMS also responded…

LPD, LDHS basketball team get in the game with local youth

February 14, 2023

Photos by Jessica Hood Photography The basketball hoop on Bub Avenue had seen better days. The backboard was askew. The net was in tatters. The rim was bent. Its height was not necessarily ­ let’s say ­ official. But the neighborhood kids showed up every day anyway, shooting from the street to a hoop at…

Candidate forum set Monday at Ridge at Laurens

February 9, 2023

Laurens, S.C.  – Candidates in the upcoming City of Laurens election will have an opportunity to share their platforms in a public candidate forum set for  6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Feb. 13, at The Ridge at Laurens, 301 Exchange Dr., Laurens. “We have not done this before but we felt it was necessary to hold…