City of Clinton SC
ROTR brings BBQ, Mother’s Finest, fireworks to Clinton festival June 19, 20
The City of Clinton and Main Street Clinton will present its annual Rhythm on the Rails festival next weekend, exactly a month after the BBQ festival had originally been planned before COVID-19 disrupted public events. While most of the musical acts remained as planned, the addition of Mother’s Finest to the line-up is new as of Wednesday…
Read MoreWith final approval from state, ROTR is on for next weekend
The City of Clinton and Main Street Clinton will present the Rhythm on the Rails festival next weekend, June 19-20, exactly a month after the annual festival had origi- nally been planned. “We got a letter Monday from the South Carolina Department of Commerce giving permission to hold the festival and explaining it’s up to…
Read MoreClinton postpones ROTR, plans for June festival
Clinton, South Carolina – The City of Clinton announced Wednesday evening it will postpone Rhythm on the Rails from the scheduled dates of May 15 and 16 to its new dates of Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20. After consulting with state health officials about guidelines on social distancing and mass gatherings, the decision…
Read MoreCity of Clinton offers curbside services, encourages compliance to prevent illness
The City of Clinton is offering curbside service signage to help participating restaurants remain open during the current COVID-19 quarantine period. The announcement was part of a press conference held Thursday morning by Clinton Mayor Bob McLean and department heads and offered Clinton residents an update about the city’s actions regarding COVID-19. In order to help…
Read MoreCities hope for major reform to Business License Reform Bill
Story updated at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 4, 2020 Laurens, S.C. – Officials from the cities of Laurens and Clinton will be heading to Columbia on Tuesday for the Hometown Legislative Action Day, hoping to convince legislators to vote against House Bill H4431, a business license reform bill which could drastically cut revenue for already cash-strapped smaller cities.…
Read MoreClinton petitions governor to vote against business license act
At its regular Monday night meeting, Clinton City Council voted to sign a petition joining other cities requesting that the governor vote against what is being called the South Carolina Business License Tax Reform Act. Mayor Bob McLean said that, as he understood, every mayor was sent a copy of the petition because if it…
Read MoreClinton rewards Christmas spirit
Clinton City Council named winners Monday night for its Spirit of Christmas contests, which included awards for parade winners and for business and residential Christmas light displays. Parade winners included Bellview Baptist for non-profits, Deerfield Farm for commercial, Clinton High School Cheerleaders for educational, CHS Jr. ROTC for performance and CHS chapter of FFA was the…
Read MoreScots and Brats: Bagpipes and bratwurst in Clinton’s Vance Park Saturday
Clinton, South Carolina – Prisma Health will repeat as the title sponsor of Clinton’s second annual Scots and Brats, a mini-festival Saturday afternoon that blends an Oktoberfest vibe with the Scottish heritage of Presbyterian College and the PC School of Pharmacy. Scots and Brats runs this Saturday afternoon and evening, Oct. 12, from 3 to…
Read MoreOn basis of ‘vote buying scheme’ City of Clinton sued in PMPA lawsuit
The City of Clinton is one of four Upstate electric providers named in a lawsuit which claims that potential votes for a planned rate adjustment were negotiated in a “vote buying scheme” among four of the 10 municipal electric provider members who make up Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (PMPA). The City of Clinton and…
Read MoreWalsh takes Ward 6 race, incumbents hold in two Clinton seats
Nine candidates were vying for three different seats in the City of Clinton municipal election and once the votes were tallied, incumbents held their seats in two races but Ward 6 incumbent Jimmy Young lost to challenger Megan Walsh. Mayor Bob McLean easily held on to his seat despite a fairly strong showing by supporters…
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