Laurens Mill
Textile Mills Exhibit Opening June 7 at the Laurens County Museum
Almost 130 years ago, textile mills became the center of community life and livelihood in many South Carolina towns. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:00 am, the “From Cotton to Craft: The Story of South Carolina Textiles“ exhibit, on loan from the SC State Museum, will open at the Laurens County Museum, 116 South…
Read MoreDora Belle Benjamin McMahan
Laurens, South Carolina “My name is Dora Belle Benjamin, and I married a McMahan.” Anyone who knew our mom over the last few years has heard her introduce herself this way. Dora passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the age of 99. She was born on July 5, 1925. She was never ashamed to…
Read MoreSara Pennington Hill
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Sara Pennington Hill, of Laurens, SC, widow of James R. Hill, Sr., passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025, at PRISMA Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late George and Sara Lena Cisson Pennington. She was a former employee of Laurens…
Read MoreTextile mill’s ‘Dope Wagon’ recipes make their way to Downtown Laurens Farmers Market
Laurens, South Carolina – Tommy Senn of Senn Farm was busy selling his summer greens, beets, yellow squash and zucchini next to the large Welcome to Laurens Mural on Saturday as Main Street Laurens’ Downtown Laurens Farmers Market welcomed its newest vendor, Laurens’ Matt Strange and his Melford’s Classic sandwich spreads. By 11 a.m., Strange…
Read MoreHelen Eugenia Kellett
Hickory Tavern, South Carolina Helen Eugenia Kellett, age 95, of Hickory Tavern, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Hickory Tavern, she was a daughter of the late Jimmie Lee and Ethel Bolt Kellett. Helen was employed with JP Stevens Watts Plant and Laurens Mill. She was a…
Read MoreRobert A. Moore
Laurens, South Carolina Robert A. Moore of Hickory Tavern, SC, died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 23, 2022, at the age of 87. Robert was born to Thomas Edward and Sally Fay Moore of Laurens, SC, in 1935. Robert worked at the Laurens Mill prior to joining the US Air Force in June…
Read MoreBetty Sue Putnam Moore
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Betty Sue Putnam Moore, 89, of 203 King Dixon Street, and wife of Charles Earl Moore, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at PRISMA Health Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Ruth Jeanette Thomason Putnam. She was a…
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