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Rick Shealy Announces Run for SC House District 1

Laurens County, SC — [March 4, 2026] — Rick Shealy, a farmer, business owner, eighth-generation South Carolinian, and lifelong conservative Republican, today announced his candidacy for the South Carolina House of Representatives, District 14, pledging to bring principled leadership, common-sense solutions, and a strong local voice to Columbia. Shealy said his decision to run comes…

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LCSO investigating shooting death in county

Officers from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting death that occurred Friday morning. The shooting took place around 4:20 a.m. Deputies responded to the incident at Leaman Street near Shealy Circle in Cross Hill where a shooting had taken place and later in the Lisbon Road area of Mountville where LCSO deputies…

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Filing opens December 7 for March municipal elections

Municipal elections set for March 2 may seem like a long time off, but with filing opening in early December, those considering a run in local town and city elections have a couple of weeks to begin making their plans. Filing opens on Monday, Dec. 7, for all the open seats, all of which are non-partisan,…

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