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Wrong way on the interstate

5 KILLED IN LAURENS COUNTY WRECK - victims identified. Troopers: 5 killed in fatal collision in Laurens County early Sunday morning Anisa Snipes Updated 42 min ago | Posted on Nov 15, 2020 (file photo | Associated Press) Facebook Twitter Email Print Save LAURENS, SC (...

New Piedmont Tech President Is From Whitmire

Area Commission Selects Dr. Hope Rivers as Piedmont Technical College’s Third President. The Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Area Commission has selected Dr. Hope Rivers to serve as the college’s third president, effective January 4, 2021. The decision was made after a nationwide search to fill...

Fountain Inn Industry

New Laurens County Industry. Setterstix Corporation establishing operations in Laurens County; more than $11.7 million investment will create 80 new jobs Setterstix Corporation, a paper stick manufacturer, has announced plans to establish operations in Laurens County. The more than $11.7...

City of Clinton transfers land to Martha Dendy committee, school district

In a special called meeting, Tuesday morning, The City of Clinton transferred property: • Martha Dendy property was transferred to the Martha Dendy Committee. With funding from the City and the Capital Sales Tax initiative, the committee can start making dreams for the property a reality. • ...

New to the community

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Suspect - LCSO; Library Closed. Suspect Parsons still being sought The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has issued this statement: "A release put out by the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office stated that a home invasion had occurred in Waterloo on November 4. A home invasion did...

Laurens - Back St. and Mural

Back Street Park -- photos. The former African-American entrepreneurship area, Back Street in Laurens, is honored with the dedication Friday morning of a small, pocket park at the intersection of Highways 221 and 76 in downtown Laurens. A list of former African-American businesses, some in...

Lander and The Military

Wednesday Is Veterans Day: I Am Lander: As nation honors veterans, military service is part of life at Lander, AND Veterans in Security. JASON SMITH GREENWOOD __ Jason Smith was uncertain about his goals when he graduated from high school in Pennsylvania so he joined the military and...

PC President

BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Matthew vandenBerg Selected as 19th President of Presbyterian College. Matthew vandenBerg, vice president for advancement and external relations at Alma College (Alma, Mich.), has been selected as the nineteenth president of Presbyterian College. vandenBerg, a Certified...

Be on the lookout

STOLEN CAR. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office has issued this statement: “11/4 at approximately 4:50 p.m., deputies responded to Kitty Lane in Laurens off Highway 221 South. A homeowner had entered their residence and discovered an unknown individual inside the home. A struggle occurred...

Decision 2020

TRUMP carries Laurens County; TRIBBLE wins County Council seat, more than a thousand write-ins for coroner and sheriff; Sales Tax Wins. A red tsunami sweeping through Laurens County today has produced a new member of Laurens County Council representing a portion of the Clinton area. David Tribble...