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Training to become a guardian

Laurens, South Carolina, December 5, 2023 -- The Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, a division of the South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy, is offering free online …

A Major Road Re-opens

Business 85 in Spartanburg County Reopens to Traffic Following Major Road Project   Columbia, S.C. (December 5, 2023) - Officials with SCDOT announced today that I-85 Business in …

Remembering Rudy

South Carolina ETV and Public Radio celebrate the legacy of Rudy Mancke COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV …

Highway Closing

Section of S.C. 56 in Laurens County to be closed temporarily   Laurens, S.C. (December 4, 2023) - Beginning the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 5, a section of S.C. 56 in Laurens County will …

The People's House for Christmas - Lt. Gov. in Laurens Tonight

Governor's Mansion Christmas Open House Scheduled for December 4 COLUMBIA, S.C. –  Governor Henry McMaster and First Lady Peggy McMaster invite South Carolinians and their families to …

City Council will consider moving DSS into "city hall"

Having its 3rd meeting in 8 days, Clinton City Council will consider on Monday settling its portion of a lawsuit among member-cities of PMPA and signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Laurens …

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"Give people a chance because they deserve it"

A mighty coalition of people who want to see the differently abled students of School Districts 56 and 55 employed and self-sufficient gathered Tuesday and part of the program was a lesson about ice …

"There's no place like home"

THE WIZARD OF OZ IN DRESS REHEARSAL -- The cast and crew of Laurens County Community Theatre’s production of the timeless classic “The Wizard of Oz” staged an Emerald City dress …

The Boys of Fall: past and present

Technically, by a Governor’s decree, on Friday everybody in South Carolina was required to acknowledge the success of Clinton High School Red Devil Football. Certainly, our friends in Laurens, …

Sports
A Presbyterian College Football Team that should never be forgotten - 2 images
Chips Porter's New Book, The Southern Massacre Chip Porter, a 1981 alumnus of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina rescued the most important football of the college’s football …
Defense Shines in Blue Hose Football's season-ending victory
A pitch-perfect ending to a junior campaign that kept getting better and better, safety Brooks Russ-Martin of the Presbyterian College football team was chosen as the Pioneer Football League …
Tushawan Richardson, 122 yards passing & 145 yards rushing
Bears claw out a 3-point win
Keegan Fortman’s field goal and Zay Johnson’s touchdown catch gave Clinton a glimmer of hope late in a 27-24 loss at #2 in the state Belton-Honea Path. Unfortunately, the two Red Devil …
James Hyland, #90
10 seniors play their final game
PC Football to honor 10 seniors in season finale vs. Morehead State The 11 th and final contest of the 2023 season is on deck for the Presbyterian College football team, saying farewell to 10 …
Blue Hose run past Rams
The Presbyterian Blue Hose women’s basketball team (2-2) defeated the Columbia International University Rams (1-4) on Wednesday, November 15 with a final score of 95-43. How it Happened …
The Little Devils run the Panthers' field
The Clinton Little Devils (CLD) traveled to Charlotte, NC on Sunday, November 11, 2023 to play at the Bank of America Stadium, home of NFL team Carolina Panthers.   An awesome experience for the …
Crime

A Deadly Drug = Prison

Laurens fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years Posted on November 28, 2023 by Admin Laurens, S.C.; November 28, 2023 – A Laurens man is headed to prison after pleading guilty Monday to …

Clean Sweep, Block Party & Gatekeeper

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury indictments related to criminal activity within South Carolina prisons, including charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Child …
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Wanted: armed and considered dangerous

Laurens Police Department 2h · Shared with Public   **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**   ONE APPREHENDED AND ONE WANTED IN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING Laurens Police …
James Capuano

Regional Crime

Gray Court meth trafficker catches 16 year prison sentence Laurens – A Gray Court man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty last Friday to charges stemming from drug …
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America, get your act together

Editor: Are we Americans slow learners?   Or, do we just have short range vision?   Covid19 showed us that across our nation we had not realized how off track our public schools had …

Believe in the Declaration of Independence to Save Ourselves

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of …

Vic's View: County's Best Corporate Citizen

Ordinance #945, approved last Monday by the Laurens County Council, has the potential to be a transformative piece of local legislation. It could not be announced until 2 p.m. last Tuesday, …
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