With a Winter Storm Watch currently in effect for the area and forecasts calling for extended periods of below-freezing temperatures, LCWSC is closely monitoring weather conditions and taking proactive steps to support continued safe and reliable water and wastewater service for the community. LCWSC’s team works year-round with a focus on maintaining, inspecting, and improving…
The Laurens County Council waded deeper into its proposed open space ordinance for residential developments, approving several amendments among the 11 taken from developers, county staff and utility providers Monday night at council’s regular meeting. After approving 9 of the 11 amendments to the ordinance, council approved second reading of the ordinance itself, which is…
A traveling exhibit set to open this week at the Laurens County Museum highlights baseball on the backroads of South Carolina while also serving as a reminder of a once-segregated game. The exhibit, which originated at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, features around 50 photographs that were initially part of a book called…
A pedestrian in Ware Shoals was hit by a vehicle and killed on Highway 25 early Tuesday morning. According to reports, the incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. The Greenwood County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Timothy Allen Goldman, 72, of Ninety Six. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said both Goldman and…
Laurens County, South Carolina – For close to 20 years Laurens County residents have had the privilege of obtaining their vehicle registration renewal at the time they pay their vehicle taxes right at the Laurens County Treasurer’s Office at Hillcrest Square in Laurens. As of Tuesday, Jan 13, those who are late paying their vehicle…
ENERGY AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOW AVAILABLE The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and General Emergency Assistance Program (GEAP) are federally funded programs designed to assist eligible low-income households to meet home heating, cooling, and housing needs. Home energy is defined as residential heating and cooling, and to increase energy self-sufficiency, thereby reducing…
First published June 4, 2025 Clinton, South Carolina – Established in September 1994, Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic celebrated its first 30 years of service Friday evening with a dinner at Presbyterian College and a presentation of appreciation to one of the early founders of the nonprofit. Located now in a larger facility on Human…
Matt Rahl’s journey to his first head-coaching job lasted more than two decades and countless miles with stops in places like Wyoming, El Paso, Minnesota and, finally, Clinton. Rahl, a career assistant at the college level who spent the past two years on staff at Presbyterian, was officially introduced as PC’s 18th head football coach…
Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night on Jones Road near Durbin Road in Laurens County. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Nick Pye said a 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle carrying both victims was traveling south on Jones Road when the motorcycle ran off the right side…
Laurens, South Carolina – For an hour and a half on New Year’s Eve, a deeply divided Laurens City Council debated, accused and interrupted each other before eventually passing on second reading by a vote of 4 to 3 an ordinance which had been deemed “illegal” by city attorneys eight days earlier. At the end…