Laurens SC
Public invited to Light of Hope Wednesday
Laurens, S.C. — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the South Carolina Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Office in Laurens will hold its annual candlelight vigil at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 25. The vigil will take place at The Church of the Epiphany, located at 225 West Main Street, Laurens. All members of the community…
Read MoreUnited Way still filling slots for May 4 fundraising golf tourney
Laurens County, SC – The United Way of Laurens County (UWLC) is hosting its 26th Annual Golf Championship Friday, May 4th at Lakeside Country Club and there are still plenty of opportunities for golfers to form teams and get involved. Golfers will enjoy a day of golf, contests, prizes, beverages and good food. Lunch will be…
Read MoreMuseum’s Friday Gala offers public fundraiser: music, dancing, dinner
Laurens, SC – The Laurens County Museum Association is sponsoring a variety of upcoming events to appeal to many in the upstate community, starting this weekend with its Night at the Museum, LCMA’s Fourth Annual Spring Gala, Friday, April 20. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Witherspoon Building, 116 South Public Square in historic Laurens.…
Read MoreSundance fans give ‘Burden’ top Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film
At this past week’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, “Burden,” the movie which tells a story from a specific Laurens event in the 1990s, was the winner of the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic films. Presented by Acura, it was the top audience award winner among the top 16 U.S. Dramatic films in the festival competition. Directed…
Read MoreLaurens’ 1990s story, ‘Burden’ among top dramas at Sundance Film Fest
Laurens, SC – Rev. David Kennedy of New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church in Laurens left this morning to be in Utah in time to see the Sundance Film Festival’s final showings of “Burden” the film which is among the 16 films in the U.S. Dramatic Film Competition. Starring Forest Whitaker as Kennedy and Garrett Hedlund in the…
Read MoreDr. King’s legacy to be presented in Jan. 13 program
Laurens, S.C. – The Sanders High Alumni Association will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 13, the Saturday morning just prior to the holiday which celebrates the life of the esteemed civil rights leader. “We will start at 10 a.m. with booths and exhibits, including two authors…
Read MoreFree for the community, ‘Santa and a Movie’ this Friday in downtown Laurens
Laurens, SC – The Laurens County Museum at 116 West Main Street, on the Historic Square in Laurens, is hosting an evening of Christmas this Friday, Dec. 8, and the events are free of charge. The evening includes visits with Santa from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and then families can stay for Christmas classic movies…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens selected for a $5,000 community vibrancy grant
Laurens, SC – For the second time in just two years, Main Street Laurens has been selected for a $5,000 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Grants, community vibrancy grant funds which will go toward the city’s brand new Food Truck Plaza, behind Verdin’s Too at the corner of N. Harper and Laurens Streets in hopes that it will…
Read MoreStorm damage causes LA school closure Monday
Laurens Academy was damaged by Sunday afternoon’s storm, and school officials have cancelled classes on Monday as they further assess the extent of the damage to the school. Several families had already expressed a willingness to volunteer in cleaning up downed trees and other needed work, but headmaster Todd Kirk explained it was still too soon to…
Read MoreFighting addiction: FAVOR meetings begin Thursday
Laurens County, SC – FAVOR-Laurens County, a new subgroup of FAVOR-Greenville, will assist Laurens County families who are trying to help loved ones fighting addictions. FAVOR stands for Faces and Voices of Recovery, and its first Family Support meeting of the new group will be this Thursday evening, Sept. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.…
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