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Main Street Laurens hosts Friday Sip & Stroll, new May events
Laurens, S.C. – Main Street Laurens’ Sip & Stroll Wine Tasting is set for this Friday night, April 29, but with music and shops open for business, the annual event is still a Finally Friday that is available for anyone whether or not they want to participate in the wine tasting. “The music is available…
Read MoreBallroom breathes new life into 1930s former armory
Laurens, S.C. – Johnny and Shenoa Cheeks recently opened their new event space in Laurens, and they are already seeing the fruits of their labor as requests for the historic armory on South Harper Street Extension outnumber the weekends. Dubbed The Ballroom Weddings and Events, LLC, the couple has rescued the historic armory, and schedules…
Read MoreNBC’s ‘Today Show’ spot extends reach of The Echo Project
Laurens, S.C. – Rev. David Kennedy and his congregation’s Echo Project have been on the national stage before, and that was the case again Tuesday morning when Kennedy was interviewed by The Today Show host Craig Melvin for the beginning of Black History Month. Melvin visited Laurens in the fall to begin filming the five-minute…
Read MoreLocal utilities prepare for potential winter storm
Laurens, South Carolina – Utility companies servicing Laurens County and the South Carolina Department of Transportation are taking steps to prepare for the projected winter storm tonight and tomorrow. The SCDOT announced it was to begin sanding or salting roads on Thursday and would continue work as needed, and encouraging motorists to stay off roadways…
Read MoreLaurens to ‘spread Christmas cheer’ Friday night
There’s the scene in the quintessential Christmas movie, “Elf,” when the only way to help Santa’s sleigh get enough power to fly is for the people gathered in the city square to sing out their Christmas cheer. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear,” said Buddy the Elf.…
Read MoreLights and music tonight in Clinton; On Friday, letters to and from Santa, movie and treats in Laurens
By Judith Brown Staff Writer Laurens County, S.C. – Children will be able to whisper their wishes to Santa tonight when the City of Clinton hosts its Tree Lighting Celebration Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the front lawn of the M.S. Bailey Municipal Building on North Broad Street. And Friday from…
Read MoreAlducin ties up loose ends for Christmas season; leaves Main Street Clinton post
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton will hold its tree lighting and launch its new musical light show on Thursday, Dec. 2, two nights before the city’s annual Christmas parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 4. “The theme is Christmas in Toyland and the city’s entire Christmas season is geared toward little kids who missed out on so…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens’ Finally Friday, early shopping events tonight
David E and the Band Levelz will take the stage again as Finally Friday brings back the Upstate group for the last Finally Friday of the year. “Everybody loves this band and David’s music and his style, so we wanted to bring him back as our final performer,” said Main Street Laurens director Jonathan Irick. This…
Read MoreRezoning sets high density development on track in Clinton
May, 17, 2021 Clinton, S.C. – Clinton City Council saw plans from three developers earlier this month during the regular May meeting, and while council still did not take a vote on which developer could purchase a tract on Highway 72, council members gave initial approval on rezoning property not far from Eastside School from industrial…
Read MoreClinton council considers options in Hwy. 72 “gateway” land sale
April 15, 2021 Clinton, S.C. – Teams of local and national-level developers spent Monday evening working to sway Clinton City Council to consider accepting their separate tentative plans for the purchase of a 40-acre tract of land on Hwy. 72 near the I-26 interchange. One group offered a higher number of homes and another brought…
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