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Trade War brings defense of BMW Spartanburg - w/ Update, Presidential Visit?

South Carolina Democrats Slam House Republicans for Turning Their Backs on Workers and One of the State’s Largest Employers Columbia – Before Donald Trump manipulated the stock …
Hwy 56 proposed development beside the Recreation Center

2 Photos - Developers turned down for R-3 zoning

The Clinton Planning Commission has decided, informally, to hold the line against apartments since it already has permitted 609 building sites for R-3 development in recent months. Under city …
New Mixers!

House of Pizza Close to Reopening: A New Chapter for Clinton's Favorite Pizzeria

Clinton, SC - After months of anticipation, downtown Clinton's House of Pizza is set to reopen at a new location after the original restaurant was destroyed in a fire in August of last year. The …

Cambridge Farm passes first test - next reading in June

A 303-acre annexation into the City of Clinton was moved forward on a 6-1 vote Monday by the city council, after 16 people participated in public comments. This was not a public hearing - since …
Opinion

Vic's View: The New Industry

In July, we received this information about Clinton’s newest corporate citizen: KEY HIGHLIGHTS Nordson Industrial Coating Systems (ICS) is excited to be establishing a new …

Why They Come

The Constitution of the United States requires that a census of the people be taken every ten years. The first census, taken in 1790 by marshals of the US judicial districts, recorded a population of …

Hanging out with X

Hanging out with Elon Musk’s son, X, has triggered something in our President Donald J. Trump. According to a read-out of a phone call between the Presidents of peacetime the United States of …

Vic's View: THIS is what she is interested in

Imagine my surprise - as the editor of a newspaper in her congressional district - to find out that our Congresswomen Sherri Biggs had penned an “op-ed” about the current state of affairs …
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Sports

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 …
Clinton High School Stars Sign with Colleges
Clinton High School recently hosted a signing ceremony for two standout student-athletes, Tushawan Richardson and Jamirah Rivers, as they committed to continuing their academic and athletic pursuits …
Carina Giangeruso, freshman from Hamilton, NJ, an All-American and 4th place national finisher for the PC women's wrestling team, throws the first pitch at Wednesday's Blue Hose vs Terriers softball match.
WOMAN POWER
History repeated itself for the Presbyterian College softball team and sophomore Kasey Wolfe on Wednesday night, as the Spartanburg native walked off the Wofford Terries to give PC their second …
CAL PITS - Coastal Carolina
Red Devil Cal Pitts among Bridge Builder Top 10
The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) proudly announces the 2025 Bridge Builder Excellence Award Top 10 Semi-Finalists, presented by The Spinx Corporation, which includes Clinton High's …
Chasing the National Championship -- RESULTS, 6 All-Americans
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Doubling their number of National Qualifiers from seven last year to 14 in 2025, the sixth-ranked Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team is in pursuit of an NCWWC …
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School Districts 55 & 56 along with many community partners joined forces on Saturday for the STEAM on the Square activities, a 9 am - 3 pm showcase of science, technology, engineering, arts and …
Grand opening of Nordson ICS state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in South Carolina — 225,000 square feet of advanced technology and enhanced product lines   Clinton, South …
The 7th Annual "Gone to the Dogs" Car Show, a collaborative effort between the Laurens County Cruisers and the Laurens County Sheriff's Office Animal Control, took place on March 22nd at the Laurens …
Crime
Bunky Wayne Balcombe
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Upstate registered sex offender gets 10 years in prison
COLUMBIA – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that, on April 8th, Bunky Wayne Balcombe entered a guilty plea in Laurens County to four counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 3rd degree, …
CAUTION: this information could be upsetting to some readers - Dogfighting Busted
 The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged the following subjects on Wednesday, April 2, 2025: Robert Kendale Adams, 41, was charged with Animal Fighting, Criminal …
Christopher Taylor
Career criminal sentenced to 30 years in prison for statewide break-in spree
GREENVILLE – A lifelong lawbreaker will spend the next three decades in prison after pleading guilty Thursday morning in Greenville County to charges stemming from a yearlong statewide crime …
JAMES PRESTON
K-9 Coba's killer
NEWBERRY – A Prosperity man was sentenced Monday to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including the killing a K-9 officer while Newberry County deputies and SLED …
Athletic man in a balaclava, holds a pistol in his hand, is threatened with shooting, aiming
A shooting at Clinton Manor
Shooting Incident at Clinton Manor Apartments Clinton, SC – A shooting occurred at the Clinton Manor Apartments on the night of March 13, 2025, resulting in serious injuries to a female …
Allegedly allowing THC and skipping class
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office 1d   ·   On February 28th, the School Resource Officer at Laurens District 55 High School was made aware of allegations that an …