Clinton SC
Prisma Laurens County responds to Thursday morning shooting
From Prisma Health release: Clinton, SC – In a release sent to media Thursday evening, Prisma Health leaders credited law enforcement and team members at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital for helping quickly resolve an active-shooter incident that occurred just before 2 a.m., Thursday, April 11, at the hospital. Greenville Health Authority (GHA) Police were…
Read MoreHospital shooting by ‘armed visitor’ at Prisma Laurens
Well after sunrise on Thursday morning, visitors to the Prisma Health Laurens County Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department were being scanned by an officer with a hand-held metal detector wand after an early morning altercation just before 2 a.m. resulted in injuries to an armed visitor and a Greenville Health Authority officer. “According to the police…
Read MoreFree Zumba, health screens at Saturday’s Rocking Heart Day, Clinton Y
February is Heart Month, and Prisma Health (formerly GHS) is celebrating with its annual Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital’s ROCKING HEART DAY on Saturday, Feb.9 at the Clinton Y from 10 a.m. – noon. A free Zumba cardio workout starting at 10 a.m. will be led by Tricia Eichhorn, MD., a Prisma Health (formerly GHS) bariatric…
Read More“Elephant and Piggie’s” musical on stage this weekend at PC
Clinton resident and Laurens District High graduate Crysta Gurga is among the small cast of Presbyterian College students in this weekend’s production of “Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We are in a Play!’” and the one-act show is open to the public for $5 general admission. A total of three weekend shows will be held in Edmunds Hall on the…
Read MoreCity of Clinton seeks public input Tuesday on planned Rec Complex
Clinton, S.C. – The City of Clinton, along with the city’s Recreation Committee, will conduct a community input forum on Tuesday, Jan. 22, beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. in the M.S. Bailey Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the M.S. Bailey Municipal Center. City staff, along with representatives from the engineering firm, will reveal…
Read MoreChristmas celebrations this week prior to Saturday parades
Christmas parades across the county are set for Saturday, Dec. 1, but the Christmas season begins even sooner as Main Street organizations in Clinton and Laurens hold their tree lighting ceremonies and highlight their downtown retail businesses. Main Street Clinton will begin its celebration of “A Family Christmas” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29,, with its…
Read MoreFamily-friendly ‘Scots and Brats’ Saturday in Clinton’s mini-festival
Clinton, S.C. – Bagpipes and Highland games events will be among the features in Clinton this weekend when the City of Clinton and Presbyterian College team up for the city’s first Scots and Brats festival this Saturday afternoon, Oct. 13, from 3 to 9 p.m. “We’re calling it, ‘A Scottish Octoberfest,’” said Main Street…
Read MoreNext two weekends offer plenty of family fun across Laurens County
Laurens County, SC – A busy weekend of events started on Thursday, and now that Friday is here the options continue tonight Friday, Sep. 28. Laurens County is host to plenty of fun family-friendly events across the county over the next two weekends. All are open to the public, and most are at no or low cost. *…
Read MoreFamily Promise puts the FUN in Saturday fundraiser
Laurens, S.C. – A bed race on the Historic Downtown Square in Laurens will likely bring a lot of laughs this Saturday morning, Sep. 29 as teams push decorated beds around a temporary racetrack. Planners for the unusual event hope it also brings in a good bit of funding for the non-profit organization Family Promise, which is using…
Read MoreClinton street closed, reopened after Tuesday night hit and run
Update 10:50 p.m. Clinton, South Carolina – No one was injured in a hit and run which forced the temporary closure of Calhoun Street in Clinton Tuesday night. Officers with the Clinton Department of Public Safety and Presbyterian College Safety were able to apprehend the driver who caused the accident, said DPS Director Robin Morse. The driver,…
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