The Laurens County Animal Shelter food bank is in dire need of donations. The shelter’s food bank provides free dog food to community members who are struggling to feed their pets. Donations can be made at the animal shelter during normal hours at 79 Mount Vernon Church Road in Laurens. Donations can also be dropped…
Michael Bedenbaugh of Prosperity SC, realtor, property developer and former President and Executive Director of Preservation South Carolina, will be campaigning for Jeff Duncan’s seat in the SC 3rd district for the House of Representatives as an independent. Mike recognizes that the nation has gone off course and is in need of drastic change in…
Twenty-two musical acts will take the stage over two nights Feb. 16-17 at the Capitol Theatre in Laurens as part of the third annual Homegrown Songwriter Showcase. The event is presented by the City of Laurens and among the first at the Capitol, which is now owned and operated by the city. While the two-night…
A Laurens Middle School student was in police custody Tuesday after creating a fake bomb threat on social media. Investigators from the Laurens Police Department reacted to a tip from the FBI notifying the LPD of a fake social media account circulating a bomb threat that targeted Laurens Middle School. In a social media post,…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday morning that the state is prepared to help ZF Transmissions lead the way toward a new automotive future at its growing Gray Court facility. “South Carolina is ready. We are gearing up for things not only around the corner but way in the future,” McMaster said. “We plan…
An investigation into an assault and battery in Fountain Inn ended Thursday when the suspect died of a self-inflicted wound. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday to an assault report on Reedy Creek Road. The victim said the suspect became aggressive, held her down, struck her several times and attempted to choke her. On…
A Clinton High School student was airlifted by helicopter from campus Tuesday afternoon following a medical emergency. The student went into cardiac arrest, but Clinton High staff and responding emergency personnel used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to help stabilize the student prior to him being transported to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital. Laurens County District…
Clinton, South Carolina – Presbyterian College welcomes three new members to the school’s board of trustees this month, according to a release Thursday afternoon by Presbyterian College. The Rev. Dr. John C. Brearley ’81, Clinton community leader Lumus Byrd, and Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn joined the board for the trustees’ first meeting of the year…
State Rep. Stewart Jones of Laurens became the first candidate to publicly announce that he will be seeking the US. District 3 seat being vacated by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.). “I’m going to run on the same conservative principles we’ve worked to advance in the Statehouse,” Jones, 40, told the South Carolina Daily Gazette Tuesday. Jones,…
Clinton, South Carolina – Actors, sets and costumes will transport the stage of the Clinton High School Auditorium “under the sea” as the Laurens County Community Theater production of Disney’s iconic musical, The Little Mermaid, opens at 7:30 p.m. this Friday night. It’s LCCT’s second large-scale play during this theater season. Willy Wonka Jr. was…