A Swedish company is set to open its first East Coast manufacturing operation in the U.S. at a Clinton facility. Blue Diamond Industries, which manufactures high density polyethylene conduit materials for the protection of fiber optic, data and power cables, will move into the former Shaw Flooring manufacturing site on Torrington Road. Laurens County Development…
Laurens, S.C. – Rev. David Kennedy and his congregation’s Echo Project have been on the national stage before, and that was the case again Tuesday morning when Kennedy was interviewed by The Today Show host Craig Melvin for the beginning of Black History Month. Melvin visited Laurens in the fall to begin filming the five-minute…
Laurens, S.C. – It appears shoppers on the Western side of Laurens will have to wait a bit longer to learn when a grocer will be moving into the former BI-LO. Demo contractors have recently been removing equipment, shelving and refrigeration units from the interior of the former store on Hwy. 76 west of Laurens, and some…
A quartet of local high school football standouts are expected to sign offers to continue their playing careers today (Wednesday, Feb. 2) on National Signing Day. Clinton quarterback/defensive back Davis Wilson announced his commitment to Limestone this past week on Twitter. Wilson led the Red Devils to an 11-2 season and into the third round…
Former Presbyterian head coach Tommy Spangler is back in college football after one season away. Furman announced Tuesday afternoon that Spangler has been hired as assistant defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator, joining Clay Hendrix’s staff with the Paladins. Spangler was fired after the 2021 spring season brought about by COVID-19. He led PC…
From Page 1 on the Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 issue of The Advertiser Clinton, South Carolina – At Monday night’s workshop, Clinton City Council was surprised to learn the cost estimates of its delayed and expanded recreation complex had jumped to more than $46.7 million. Council also learned it currently has $8 million to work with.…
The Laurens County School District 55 Board of Trustees Monday cleared the way for Gray Court-Owings School to be annexed into the Town of Gray Court. Trustees voted unanimously to allow the annexation to go forward at its regular meeting Monday night. The school currently sits on unincorporated land in Laurens County that is contiguous…
UPDATE: Victims of crash identified by Laurens County Coroner’s Office. All four people involved in a head-on collision in northern Laurens County Tuesday morning were killed. The victims died in the wreck on Highway 418 near Scuffletown Road in northern Laurens County near Fountain Inn. Three of the victims of the crash died at the…
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Council was set to meet for its regular monthly meeting this week, but it also needed a special called meeting last Tuesday to tie up some loose ends on several key issues. The city will eventually be getting a new stand-alone Starbucks restaurant in the location of the former…
Laurens County, S.C. – Each year prior to the Valentine’s Day season, the United Way of Laurens County sponsors “Bags of Love,” and UWLC is hoping to gather bags for even more gift bags this year. “There are hundreds of seniors in our community living alone and dependent on community agencies for food, socialization, and…