A section of S.C. Highway 76 near Hickory Tavern is expected to be closed for months while the Reedy River bridge at Tumbling Shoals undergoes repairs by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). The closure is expected to begin Thursday and last for 45 days. The entire project is estimated to take four months.…
Early voting will end Friday for local and statewide primary elections as Laurens County voters are asked to cast ballots on races from county council to the State House, attorney general and the South Carolina Governor’s office. During the early voting period all ballots are cast at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections offices…
UPDATE: Victim identified A Walmart Freightliner semi truck crashed and overturned on I-26 near Exit 49 early Wednesday morning, killing the driver. According to S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, the Freightliner was traveling west on I-26 when it traveled off the right side of the road and overturned. The accident occurred around 3:50…
Local Graduates From South Carolina Connections Academy Students from the Laurens County area graduated from South Carolina Connections Academy – a tuition-free online public school – on Tuesday, May 27. The 700+ student class moved their tassels from right to left as their teachers, family, and friends cheered them on. Local graduates include* Bradley Blackmon,…
A record number of voters turned out Tuesday, the first day of early voting in primary elections, as state Senators met in Columbia and turned away a redistricting plan designed to eliminate the state’s only Democratic seat in the U.S. Congress. According to reports, 26,000 people had voted in the state’s primary elections by lunchtime…
Game 1 of Clinton’s Class 2A State Baseball Championship Series against Atlantic Collegiate has been postponed for a second time due to heavy rains across the Upstate over the weekend. The best-of-three series opener is now set to be played at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Lower State Champion Atlantic Collegiate Academy in Conway. Game 1…
Laurens, South Carolina – For the second day in a row, a section of Anderson Drive in Laurens has been closed due to required repairs when two different communication company lines were caught by trucks on two consecutive days. CPW electric lines run parallel to Anderson Drive and do not cross the street, but communication…
The Laurens County Republican Party will host a candidate forum on Thursday, May 21, at the Laurens County Museum, 116 South Public Square in Laurens. Doors open at 5:45 p.m., with the event beginning promptly at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The forum comes ahead of the June 9 Republican…