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District 55 sets supply drive for clear backpacks as safety measures expanded
Laurens County School District 55 parents learned early this month that clear backpacks will be required in all schools, and the school district has set Monday, Aug. 1, 5 to 7 p.m., for its annual School Supply Drive Through to provide clear backpacks and supplies for its students. Families bill have to be pre-registered and…
Read MoreBrooks sworn in as council approves annexation, tags streets for repair
Clinton, S.C. – Tom Brooks is officially Clinton’s new city manager, having been sworn into office Monday night, a month ahead of his planned start date of May 1. During these first few weeks he’ll be working several days a week in Clinton until transitioning full time here, and eventually relocating to the city with…
Read MoreState legislators look to tax reform, redistricting
Laurens County, South Carolina – Members of the South Carolina House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday, Jan. 11, and S.C. District 9 Senator Danny Verdin said of all the issues the legislators are facing, none are as urgent as U.S. Congressional redistricting, which faces a swift timetable. “Redistricting the seven congressional districts is the first…
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