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Christmas fun continues throughout county
Laurens County, South Carolina – Christmas activities stretched across the county last week, and this weekend they continue with Holiday Wine and Chocolate Tasting, in-store shopping events in Laurens and Clinton and a Christmas at the Park Saturday afternoon in Cross Hill. Cross Hill’s Christmas at the Park is planned for 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the…
Read MoreAbercrombie tapped as new director, Main Street Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – The Main Street Laurens Board of Directors announced this week the appointment of Brad Abercrombie as director of the non-profit, and while Abercrombie officially doesn’t start the new job until July 28, he’s already working to play catch up. “Typically, we’d have started on Squealin’ (on the Square) in the winter,…
Read MoreSCDOT to hold May 27 drop-in public information meeting concerning Enoree River bridge
Enoree, South Carolina – SCDOT will hold a drop-in public information meeting regarding the bridge on S-112 (Beaverdam Church Road)/S-116 (Kilgore Bridge Road) over Enoree River at the border of Laurens and Spartanburg counties. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Beaverdam Baptist Church, 1252…
Read MoreLibrary’s Clinton Branch opens to public Sunday at 3 p.m.
Clinton, South Carolina – Staff members of the Laurens County Library’s Clinton Branch were finalizing arrangement of more than 30,000 books which had been delivered by a moving company in the last two weeks, unloading boxes, hooking up computers and getting ready to wow the people of Clinton who have waited many years for their…
Read MoreDistrict 55 selected for $13.5 million in educator incentive grant
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens County School District 55 announced at a recent press conference that it had been selected for a highly competitive, federally funded Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant totaling $13.5 million over a three year period. To prepare for the application process, the district partnered with the National Institute for Excellence…
Read MoreJoanna Spring Festival on tap for this Saturday
Joanna, South Carolina – The Joanna Spring Festival Committee has rescheduled its annual festival for Saturday, June 17, and the committee still has plenty of space for certain vendors. “We don’t need any more food vendors but we still have plenty of space for vendors who don’t require electricity,” said festival committee member Donna Price.…
Read MorePrisma gains staffing help through collaboration with state agencies, S.C. National Guard
Jan. 13, 2021 Clinton, S.C. – Like other hospitals across the Upstate of South Carolina, Prisma Health Laurens County is feeling the squeeze caused by the high numbers of COVID-19 patients, and four South Carolina National Guard medics have already been assisting at the local hospital. “Prisma Health is experiencing the effects of extreme…
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 MoreEmergency Match Challenge offers LC Safe Home help in time of need
A recent fire at the Laurens County Safe Home required staff of the shelter to relocate their clients to safe locations, and now staff are hoping a recently-announced 2-to-1 matching grant by Silent Tears, SC provides the opportunity to alleviate some of the financial burden which the agency had felt even before the fire. “The…
Read MoreLedda resigns as Laurens Police Chief
Laurens Police Chief Sonny Ledda submitted his resignation from the Laurens Police Department Monday. Ledda submitted his resignation to Laurens Mayor John Stankus Monday morning. “After much deliberation and prayerful consideration, I have decided to tender my resignation from the Laurens Police Department,” Ledda said in a message to the Laurens County Advertiser. “By many accounts…
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