Laurens, South Carolina – Ten years ago Shirley Clark was assisting a student who had no coat, and that started her on a mission that continues as Miss Shirley’s Mission: Coats of Kindness. Coats and other winter items will be given out this upcoming Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Choctaw Street…
The elves working behind the scenes at the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office are making sure everyone who needs a helping hand this Christmas gets it. The “Christmas for Kids” program annually provides gifts for those in need throughout the county, and organizer Courtney Snow said application process for this Christmas is in full swing. Those…
Rich Products Corporation, also know simply as Rich’s, is set to close its Fountain Inn production facility permanently in early 2025. Nearly 200 employees are expected to lose their jobs when the plant closes by the end of February. SC Works and the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce filed a Layoff Notification Report…
The Town of Gray Court has postponed its regularly scheduled council meeting until Monday night, Nov. 25, but has added a public meet-and-greet for the town’s new dedicated police officer to the agenda. The meeting was originally scheduled for this past Monday, but postponed due to a lack of a quorum due to several members…
Laurens, South Carolina – Dexter Sharp had already lifted the Marine Corps flag during Monday’s Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Laurens County Library Monday morning when he later stood with James Richard at the United States Marine Corps monument. The tall granite structure had just been unveiled and the two Marines had just met, drawn…
Laurens County, South Carolina – Last Thursday’s damp weather might have driven away folks from other outdoor events but that doesn’t happen at the annual oyster roast put on for 16 years now by the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce. “This year was better than ever, thanks to all of the tremendous support and volunteers,”…
A crowd of Laurens County residents voiced concerns over increased property taxes at Monday night’s county council meeting. While county officials have raised property taxes by about $15 for every $100,000 in assessed value for residences and other properties, they said most of the increases have to do with Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) dollars…
Residents of the Town of Gray Court voted overwhelmingly in the Nov. 5 General Election to turn over ownership of its water system to the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission (LCWSC). But Town Manager Garry Smith said those residents really won’t notice a thing. “The (LCWSC) has been managing the system for over five…
Clinton, South Carolina – In late November, 2020, children and staff from the Imani Milele Choir gave a final departing concert on the sun-dappled banks of Lake Greenwood at Camp Fellowship, where they had spent eight months during the pandemic. Now the choir is back on tour from Uganda for a performance in Clinton, this…
Laurens, South Carolina – Veterans Day will be commemorated with programs at noon and at 7 p.m. about the US Navy during the Revolutionary War and General Francis Marion on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Laurens County Museum. The evening program will be followed by the awarding of a national DAR historian award to Durant Ashmore,…