Laurens County SC
“Dire” COVID surge creates challenges for Prisma Health Laurens Hospital
In a Thursday evening, Jan. 7, called meeting of the Prisma Health Laurens County board, Regional Chief Operating Officer Justin Benfield explained plans to add beds to enable Laurens to serve as a “surge unit,” but he said that already “the situation with COVID is real. It’s dire.” The Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital has…
Read MoreCMS students, small church food bank meeting local needs
Clinton, S.C. – A small food bank in Clinton which routinely delivers extra groceries to specific families in need received a boost this month through a large donation by students and staff at Clinton Middle School, and the help of the middle school students led to Christmas season assistance for dozens of families in Clinton…
Read MoreUncertainties linger for county’s BI-LO stores in new year
Buyers are still being sought for the county’s two BI-LO stores, which are among the last dozen or so Southeastern Grocers’ BI-LO stores which remain unsold following the first and second rounds of divestitures earlier this year. In June, 2020, it was announced that the Jacksonville, Florida-based, Southeastern Grocers was selling all its 63 BI-LO and Harveys…
Read MoreFiling 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,…
Read MoreDistrict 56, Martha Dendy association, obtain city property in Tuesday meeting
Clinton, South Carolina – Laurens County School District 56 and the Martha Dendy Community Center organization now are the owners of new property after Clinton City Council held a called meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 10. Council voted to distribute several parcels of property, including a 24-acre tract to Laurens County School District 56 for more…
Read MoreMini festival, music offered in downtown Laurens
With weather this weekend expected to be warm and sunny, Main Street Laurens is offering the upcoming Fall Family Days mini-festival as a way to bring people back to Laurens’ Historic Public Square for some live music and good food. “The weather sounds like it’s going to be perfect for getting outside,” said Main Street Laurens…
Read MoreUpgrades are coming to city, county parks
Children of Laurens County, and adults who are young at heart, will have splash pads to play in to cool off now that the Capital Project Sales Tax passed in this week’s election. The three splash pads will go into parks within the City of Laurens, Joanna and Ware Shoals as part of a large scale upgrade to…
Read MoreVoters say ‘Yes’ to CPST referendum
Laurens County voters approved a 1-cent Capital Project Sales Tax Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly in favor of a plan that will invest nearly $35 million in 16 building and improvement projects all around the county. When the votes were tallied, 14,370 people voted for the referendum (58%) and 10,366 (42%) voted against it. The “Yes” votes…
Read MorePENNIES for Parks: Upgrades await all city and county parks
Children of Laurens County, or adults who are young at heart, will have splash pads to play in to cool off if the Capital Project Sales Tax passes in next week’s election. The three splash pads will go into parks within the City of Laurens, Joanna and Ware Shoals as part of a large scale…
Read MoreAfter 18 years in “temporary storefront,” CPST will give Clinton a regional library
(Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The projects looked at today are a proposed agricultural…
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