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2 planning requests

Annexation and rezoning will come before the City Planning Commission. A change for high-density residential and a request to have property annexed into the city limits will come to the City of Clinton Planning Commission Monday night. The commission’s meeting is 6 p.m. at 211 N. Broad St.,...

Developers to downtown Laurens

The Laurens County Development Corporation is going uptown. The development group’s Board of Director approved today (July 20) a plan to lease the second floor of The Midtown Building in downtown Laurens for its 3-member staff. That moves it from quarters now shared with the Laurens County...

H2O Blue no more

The Clinton area has beaten an attempt to burn off industrial wastewater 3 miles from the city center. Today (July 20), people concerned about the proposed evaporation plant got a notice that said H2O Blue withdrew their permit application to DHEC’s Bureau of Water for a no discharge permit...

Combatting Hunger

Hunger takes no holiday in Clinton, FoodShare Laurens has drive-thru. Five days after Independence Day, FoodShare Laurens struck a blow for hunger independence with a Friday food give-away at the Victory Worship Center parking lot in Clinton. Vehicles followed a roped off path to the shopping...

SC DDSN Announcement

Training at Whitten Center. DDSN ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE PLAN TO STRENGTHEN SERVICES AT SOUTH CAROLINA’S FIVE REGIONAL INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES Columbia - The South Carolina Commission on Disabilities and Special Needs unanimously voted during the July 15, 2021, commission meeting to...

Chamber Celebrations

Three Businesses & a parking plaza. On July 14th, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting on the corner of East Main and North Harper for the “Welcome Plaza” parking lot in Laurens. This new addition is the first electric vehicle charging station in Laurens County...

Concerns near Clinton

Owner of a company that wants to bring wastewater to Clinton for an evaporation process declines comment to Upstate TV station - comments period to DHEC is now open.

A project to start soon

A Memorandum of Understanding. During Monday evening’s regular City Council meeting, Council unanimously gave authorization, which would allow Public Works Director Joey Meadors to enter into a MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Laurens County regarding the Capital Sales Tax Project. On...

Laurens County revolution role

The Revolutionary War - right here at home in Laurens County. The popular Laurens County Museum Revolutionary War Lecture Series will resume Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 7:00 pm with “Laurens County Heroes, Villains, and Heroines”. Historian and Battlefield Preservationist Durant Ashmore will...

A battlefield/history experience

Kid’s Day at Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site, July 16. On July 16, Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site will be offering a Kid’s Day program from 10 a.m. - noon for children ages 8-14. The kids will be taken on a one-hour Ranger guided hike of the 1-mile British Encampment...