City of Clinton SC
Council sees options on portion of Whitten Center property master plan
Clinton, S.C. – The undeveloped and heavily wooded areas which the City of Clinton acquired from Whitten Center could eventually include areas set aside for industrial uses, large parcel residential areas and a small commercial area if council adopts and begins working toward WK Dickson’s tentative master plan. Clinton City Council and residents of the…
Read MoreBrooks sworn in as council approves annexation, tags streets for repair
Clinton, S.C. – Tom Brooks is officially Clinton’s new city manager, having been sworn into office Monday night, a month ahead of his planned start date of May 1. During these first few weeks he’ll be working several days a week in Clinton until transitioning full time here, and eventually relocating to the city with…
Read MoreClinton holds public recreation meeting March 14, hires manager
Clinton, S.C. – After months seeking a new full time city manager, Clinton City Council last week made the decision in a special called meeting to hire Thomas Brooks, and Brooks was present during council’s regular meeting last week. Brooks will not begin working for the city until May 1, but he sat next to interim…
Read MoreClinton may soon see new restaurant, Starbucks
Clinton, S.C. – Earlier this week an official with the City of Clinton had verified that two new unnamed restaurants were planning to locate near the I-26 and Hwy. 72 interchange, and now one of them appears to be Starbucks, judging from an agenda item for Clinton City Council’s regular March meeting this upcoming Monday,…
Read MoreClinton council hears questions, discusses quandry of $46 M rec complex
Clinton, S.C. – After learning last month that the long-planned recreation complex had a revised cost-to-build estimate of about $46 million, members of Clinton City Council on Monday evening expressed concern that the city will need to make decisions about what it can and will do now. Clinton business owner Joseph Dyches and resident Walter…
Read MoreTimmons debuts Facade Improvement Grant, dinner theater
Among Clinton City Council’s business Monday afternoon was the adoption of a resolution accepting the City of Clinton Facade Improvement Grant Program, which will allow matching grants up to $10,000 in financial assistance for owners of private business property within the city’s historic downtown boundaries. Two years ago the funds were pegged for just this…
Read MoreGrand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Overstock Outlet
December 10, 2021, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce held a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Overstock Outlet in Clinton, S.C. The Chamber staff was joined by City of Clinton Mayor Bob McLean, City of Clinton representatives and community supporters to welcome the business co-owners Sissy Copeland, Brent Daulton, and Judy Daulton. Overstock Outlet carries…
Read MoreAlducin ties up loose ends for Christmas season; leaves Main Street Clinton post
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton will hold its tree lighting and launch its new musical light show on Thursday, Dec. 2, two nights before the city’s annual Christmas parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 4. “The theme is Christmas in Toyland and the city’s entire Christmas season is geared toward little kids who missed out on so…
Read MoreLatimore, Ledda in top ranks of S.C. Police Chief Association
Laurens County, South Carolina – Laurens County now has two law enforcement officials holding top spots in the South Carolina Police Chief Association following this past weekend’s SCPCA annual leadership conference. Laurens Police Chief Chrissie Latimore was installed as the president of the South Carolina Police Chief Association, and Clinton Police Chief Sonny Ledda was…
Read More‘Frustrated’ Clinton leaders violate FOIA laws with meeting
Published on Page 1, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser. By Judith Brown Staff writer Clinton, S.C. – Clinton officials were looking for an opportunity to vent their frustrations to local members of the Laurens County Development Board about the recently announced move of the LCDC to downtown office space in…
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