Rhythm on the Rails and Smokin’ on the Rails brought in plenty of folks to Downtown Clinton Friday evening and all day Saturday. There was plenty of barbecue, funnel cakes and diverse musical groups to entertain. Overall winners for the Smokin’ on the Rails Southern BBQ Network competition included SC Smokey D’ BBQ in first…
Clinton, South Carolina – Rhythm on the Rails returns this weekend to Clinton, and among the highlights is the Purple Masquerade Tribute Band. “It’s one of those situations where he looks like Prince and he sounds like Prince,” said Main Street Clinton manager Joe Timmons. “When he performed in Lancaster once, I think some of…
A Laurens Police officer was injured in a collision around 9 o’clock Wednesday night during a vehicle chase that began outside the Laurens city limits. The officer was taken to Prisma Laurens County Memorial Hospital for treatment and evaluation. According to a release from the LPD, officers were assisting deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s…
A Laurens man was arrested Tuesday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office in connection with an incident that left one man dead Sunday night at the LowCountry Bar & Grill on Highway 221 near I-385. According to the LCSO, Marcus Tyrone Grant and Benjamin Derick Griffin of Laurens were the aggressors in an attack inside…
Laurens County, S.C. – In 2026 the nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence, and historians throughout the state are working to tell the stories of South Carolinians who lived through that time. “We want to tell the stories of South Carolina. We want to tell them from points of view that we’ve…
Laurens, South Carolina – Frustrations with the city’s current garbage collection contractor have led to a potential change in the collection company, although the new contractor will not begin service until after the current contract expires in February. “We want people to know we have heard you,” said Mayor Nathan Senn, who said the trash…
A special election to fill an unexpired term on the Gray Court Town Council is set for Tuesday (Oct. 18). Three candidates, including one former councilwoman, are vying to fill the unexpired term of Geneik Brewster. Brewster, who was elected in June of 2021, resigned earlier this year due to relocating out of the Gray…
Laurens County School District 55 was part of what is being described by law enforcement officials as a statewide “swatting” incident this past Wednesday (Oct. 5). The Laurens Police Department issued a statement on Wednesday, saying it had received a report of an active shooter at Laurens District High School. Meanwhile, schools in Beaufort, Myrtle…
Pizza Eating Fundraiser set for Oct. 22 Laurens Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a popular downtown Laurens eatery sometime after the annual Squealing on the Square festival ended Sunday morning. According to police, the break-in at Roma Restaurant on the Laurens Historic Square between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Investigators are…
Clinton, S.C. – At its regular Monday night council meeting last week, the City of Clinton got an invitation from a student-led Presbyterian College group which hopes to partner with the city to help it reach its economic potential. “I have been working on a campaign called Project Expand,” said PC sophomore Barrett Moody. “Project…