Clinton South Carolina
War Stories: Clinton honors city’s veterans
Clinton, South Carolina – Charles Nally was a young Army soldier in West Germany when he faced his most dangerous day of service completely by mistake. The Clinton resident, now 88, was out with fellow soldiers in the early 1950s on a border patrol when a commander sent sharp orders to return. “We’d gone into…
Read MoreClinton’s Rhythm on the Rails and plenty of BBQ this weekend
Clinton, South Carolina – Rhythm on the Rails returns this weekend to Clinton, and among the highlights is the Purple Masquerade Tribute Band. “It’s one of those situations where he looks like Prince and he sounds like Prince,” said Main Street Clinton manager Joe Timmons. “When he performed in Lancaster once, I think some of…
Read More“Affordable” and smaller City of Clinton rec complex gets go-ahead
Clinton, S.C. – After more than three years of discussion and starts and stops in clearing and grading, Clinton City Council gave City Manager Tom Brooks the approval to send contractors back to work on the long-planned Clinton Recreation Center. In the last four years, council has been presented with several different plans, all deemed…
Read MoreNew life for former Clinton hospital as Legacy at Hays apartments
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton native Leonard Pitts was surrounded by family and friends as the City of Clinton and the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce assisted in a joyful ribbon cutting and opening of Legacy at Hays, a new premium apartment building in the completely renovated buildings which for decades served as Dr. Hays’…
Read MoreTown Rhythms brings Beach Music back to Clinton Thursday at 7 p.m.
Clinton, S.C. – Main Street Clinton is bringing beach music back to The Depot, as the city’s traditional Thursday Night Town Rhythms returns this week, June 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. The classic beach music sounds will be performed by The Barker Duke Band, which is a subset of the popular and large North…
Read MoreDistrict 56 superintendent seeks input on modified 2023/’24 calendar
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton District 56 may be joining Laurens District 55 in taking on a modified school year calendar for the 2023/24 school year, but it won’t make that final decision until late this month. At last week’s regular District 55 school board meeting on Monday, May 23, the board approved a modified…
Read MoreDistrict 56 seeks input on modified ’23/’24 calendar
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton District 56 may be joining Laurens District 55 in taking on a modified school year calendar for the 2023/24 school year, but it won’t make that final decision until late this month. At last week’s regular District 55 school board meeting on Monday, May 23, the board approved a modified…
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 MorePC students, athletes walk for ‘diversity in an environment of unity’
Clinton , S.C. – On the campus of Presbyterian College last week, a group of students from the Multicultural Student Union (MSU) scrambled and brought together almost 250 students, faculty and administrators to show the Clinton community and the PC family that unity, love and diversity can co-exist. The Thursday morning “Unity Walk” was in…
Read More‘Robust plan’ leads to robust shock as Clinton council receives $46M estimate
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.…
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