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Laurens, S.C. — The Historic Villa at Martha Franks Retirement Community marked its grand re-opening on Monday, May 19, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and community celebration attended by …

Advancing Behavioral Health

Innovative hospital part of effort to improve behavioral health care statewide Prisma Health and state leaders break ground on $138M inpatient behavioral health hospital in the Upstate supported …

House of Pizza Clinton Celebrates Soft Opening Ahead of Grand Reopening

Clinton, SC – May 19, 2025 — A treasured local favorite is back and better than ever. The Return House of Pizza Clinton officially launched its soft opening on Friday, May 16th, and has …

If you're incarcerated ...

Friday morning dawned as a day of reckoning for some unfortunate inmates in downtown Laurens. They had to pay at least $100 bond to be released on their own recognizance from the Laurens County …

Just because you are born in this country, are you a citizen of this country?

U.S. Supreme Court divided over Trump birthright citizenship ban, lower courts’ powers WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared split Thursday hearing a major case in which …
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OPINION: Retirement Plan

In early April, I attended the  Hands Off! Rally  in Washington, DC. Living near the nation’s capital, I’ve always tried to engage in protests and events to support causes I …

Resistance

Think resisting authoritarianism is too big of a lift? Think again. This spring, while the U.S. resistance movement may not be in full bloom, it is blossoming. The “3.5 percent …

This Old House ...

Forty years. That’s how long I’ve been here – quietly bonding with this old house,  becoming it , you might say, as I clunk up the stairs every day with a cup of coffee …

Gun protections and a shooting in Myrtle Beach - And carrying guns in public places

Gun Rights Protected Under Two New Bills   Authored by Congresswoman Sheri Biggs Legislation Cuts Red Tape and Defends the Second Amendment Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheri …

A GALLERY: Saving the Earth, one replacement tree at a time

A campus whose trees were ripped apart by Hurricane Helene takes one small step toward restoration last Tuesday during the Presbyterian College Blue Hose Earth Day’s Tree Dedication Ceremony -- …

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The Clinton High boys’ tennis team is the state’s A-AA-AAA State Championship runner-up after competition Saturday in Columbia. The Red Devils -- the Upper State Champions - lost 6-0 …
The Big South Softball Tournament championship game was played in front of more than 500 fans at the Presbyterian College softball complex. The Saturday noon game came just hours after PC’s …
CLINTON, S.C. — On Saturday, May 3, families from Clinton and beyond gathered at LushAcres at Thornwell for a day of fun, food, and fellowship during the annual Spring Festival. But this event …
Sports
Kelly Hall earns esteemed Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Thursday afternoon, the Big South Conference announced that Presbyterian College women’s soccer superstar Kelly Hall was among a group of 12 student-athletes that …
The A-AA-AAA Boys Tennis Runner-up: Clinton High Red Devils
Red Devil boys tennis is the Upper State Champion - takes runner-up spot in State Championship
Next Match - Clinton High School vs Oceanside Collegiate / Philip Simmons High School Winner State Finals Round SCHSL   Saturday, May 10, 10 am, Cayce Tennis Center – Cayce, SC. …
Laurens District High School Boys Tennis - Region Champions
HISTORY MADE!
Laurens - Laurens District 55 High School (LDHS) makes another remarkable first win in athletics. The LDHS Boys Tennis Team won its first Region 1 - AAAA Championship on Monday, April 21, 2025, …
May 7-10, Big South Softball comes to Clinton
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 2025 Big South Softball Championship, a five-team four-day bracket that will be held on the campus of Presbyterian College for the first time ever. Fans …
Hey, We Know Her!
Senior Sofia Carles of the Presbyterian College women's golf team, and a graduate of the Clinton High golf program, has been named this week's Adidas / Game One Student-Athlete of the Week after …
FOOTBALL IS BACK
The Presbyterian College football team will be serving up a sneak preview of what's to come later this year as the annual Blue/White Spring Game looms nearer. Head coach Steve Englehart and the rest …
Crime
Sullivan St. & Bub Ave. shooting
Investigation Offender: Tevin O’Neil Brown -- On May 6, 2025, officers from the Laurens Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Sullivan Street and Bub …
The 100 Deadly Days of Summer
SCDPS Steps Up Seat Belt Enforcement Ahead of 100 Deadly Days of Summer   The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS), along with law enforcement partners statewide are …
Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks at a news conference on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C., about an effort to hold WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, accountable for its role in the fentanyl trade. He’s accompanied by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Robert Sprague. (Photo courtesy of Attorney General Alan Wilson’s Office)
Attacking WeChat
Attorneys general from six states, including both Carolinas, say they’re demanding accountability from WeChat, a Chinese messaging and payment platform being used by fentanyl traffickers. …
KENNETH DEWAYNE MCGAHA
Regional Crime: Abbeville trafficker catches two decades in prison for half-kilo of meth
Abbeville trafficker catches two decades in prison for half-kilo of meth ABBEVILLE – An Abbeville County man with a lengthy criminal record is headed to prison for 20 years after changing …
DAVID LYNN WELLS
The FBI: Operation Restore Justice
FBI Announces Nationwide Effort to Arrest   Child Sex Abuse Offenders   Lexington — In an unprecedented nationwide operation to protect our children and mark April’s …
SC is only state without specific crimes for strangulation. A bill aims to change that.
COLUMBIA— Strangulation is among the most common type of abuse in domestic violence situations. Yet, South Carolina is the only state without specific penalties for it. A Senate proposal …