Laurens SC
At 3 on the 3rd : Public sought for School Prayer Walk for children’s safety
Earlier this month it was announced that two more school age children in South Carolina had passed away from COVID- 19, and now several Laurens groups are inviting the public for a School Prayer Walk to pray for safety for the county’s children. The walk is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3, at…
Read More‘Friday Night Live’ – Laurens welcomes county, PC downtown tonight
Presbyterian College students and area residents can enjoy one of the last Friday Night Live concerts tonight, Friday, Sept. 17, when the City of Laurens and Main Street Laurens host “Your Home Away From Home.” “We will be doing all our regular events, with corn hole and other games in the pedestrian alley, and businesses…
Read MoreTwo decades later, artist retraces labor, impact of 9 -11 memorial
“I didn’t want these people to be forgotten.” – Retired art educator Jim Brinson. From the Sept. 8 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser, Page 1. Laurens, S.C. – This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and for the first time in many years Laurens artist Jim Brinson got a close look at…
Read MoreSweet Tea, Soulified 7 at tonight’s downtown Soiree
Laurens, S.C. – The heat of August calls for iced tea refreshment, and this Friday night there will be plenty of iced tea flavors to choose from and music by Soulified 7 when Main Street Laurens hosts its annual Sweet Tea Soiree as this month’s Finally Friday event tonight. “Merchants around the Downtown Square are…
Read MoreCounty condemns mausoleum at Forest Lawn
July 27, 2021 Laurens, S.C. – After months working to get the owner of Forest Lawn Mausoleum to make badly needed repairs, Chuck Bobo, the director of Building Codes for Laurens County, placed a condemned notice on the structure today, Tuesday, July 27. “We have been working with South Carolina Labor, Licensing and Regulations Agency…
Read MoreBeach music from Jukebox 45 as Main Street Laurens hosts Finally Friday
This Friday, evening, July 9, Laurens residents will have another chance to come out to the Historic Downtown Square for music, dancing, shopping and dining when Main Street Laurens hosts its July “Finally Friday,” featuring music by Jukebox 45. “Jukebox 45 is a band that plays a lot of hits from the ’50s and ’60s…
Read MoreThe Blood Connection responds to regional shortage with early June blood drives
June 2, 2021 Laurens, South Carolina – Starting this Thursday, June 3, the mobile unit for The Blood Connection has scheduled several donor events in Laurens County to try and meet the desperate need for all types of whole blood across the upstate. Scheduling spots are still available when the bus will be at Walmart…
Read MoreImmunity for parents, Safe Haven for babies
The South Carolina Department of Social Services announced this month that earlier in April an infant born at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital had been surrendered to Laurens County Sheriff Deputies and then to DSS under Daniel’s Law, the name for the state’s Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act. Daniel’s Law was established after a…
Read MoreDial Place road closure set for Monday, April 26 for Hwy. 76 roundabout
April 23, 2021 Laurens, S.C. – The Laurens County Branch of the South Carolina DOT has announced a road closure where Dial Place enters U.S. Hwy 76 west of Laurens for the continued construction on the roundabout. “Detour signs will go up early by Monday morning the 26th of April and the road will be closed…
Read MoreThe new debate – Allergies or COVID?
April 15, 2021 Laurens, S.C. – Yellow pollen clouds aren’t quite as thick as they were a week or so ago but allergy season is still in full swing, and the “Is it COVID or is it allergies?” question is a common thread in conversations in workplaces and in doctors’ offices. Dr. Nate Benitez with…
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