City of Clinton SC
Proposal packs available, due Sept. 20, for Martha Dendy School usage
On Monday, Aug. 20, City of Clinton officials began offering proposal packets for organizations or individuals who have serious and sustainable proposed ideas for the use of Martha Dendy School. “They’ll have a month to put their proposals together, and the packets will be reviewed by a committee who will determine if the ideas are…
Read MoreCannon sets Wednesday morning called public session for DPS fate
Clinton, South Carolina – On Monday, Aug. 20, the office of Clinton City Manager Bill Ed Cannon issued an agenda for a second called meeting in as many weeks, and this one is set for first thing this Wednesday morning, Aug. 22. In the 8:30 a.m. meeting, Clinton City Council will hear and vote on second reading…
Read MoreFriday evening storm damage reported across county
Story updated: 9:45 p.m. Laurens County SC – Friday evening’s storm came through much of Laurens County quickly, taking down trees and power lines throughout the county. Trees were down on Laurens’ East Main Street,and City of Laurens crews were clearing trees downtown in the historic downtown areas. Trees were down and power outages were reported in outlying areas…
Read MoreClinton reroutes traffic after Wednesday a.m. SCDOT incident
The City of Clinton is having to reroute traffic this morning after a piece of SC Department of Transportation equipment used for paving turned over at the corner of West Main and Elizabeth Streets. City of Clinton has crews from Department of Public Safety and Department of Public Works on hand to assist the SCDOT in…
Read MoreRecord-high bills likely result from record-low temps
Temperatures warmed up on Tuesday afternoon, but the ponds were still frozen on Monday when Duke Energy Carolinas announced its customers had set an all-time peak record for energy usage during the long stretch of extremely cold weather. It’s notable that Duke and all the other energy providers in Laurens County were able to prevent…
Read MoreSpecific tourism funds give Clinton unexpected visitor center
Clinton City Council approved recommendations by the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee to grant three requests that will help promote tourism in the City of Clinton. Although the city each year benefits from accommodations and hospitality tax funds for use in the city’s general fund, a portion of the funds had been held by TERC, the…
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