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INTERNATIONAL: The United States has bombed Iran; and Iran has fired back at U.S. bases, CNN reports

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the United States has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, and all U.S. planes were outside Iran …

The Juneteenth Freedom Train makes a whistle stop in Uptown Clinton

Clinton will begin its observances tomorrow (June 19) of the Third Thursday Food Trucks evening, known as The Whistle Stop and named in conjunction with the city’s annual Rhythm on the Rails …
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Juneteenth on the Square

While protests and rallies unfolded across the country under the banner of “No Kings,” the people of Laurens chose a different way to …

Laurens County & The Revolution

Laurens County – A new chapter in South Carolina’s Revolutionary War history will be commemorated on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 1 p.m., with the dedication of a South Carolina Historical …

Rebuilding from Helene

SC lays plans to rebuild or repair an estimated 900 homes damaged by Hurricane Helene ANDERSON — South Carolina plans to rebuild or repair an estimated 900 homes damaged by Hurricane …
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Protect and Defend Liberal Arts Education

Liberalism is the political and social philosophy that promotes democracy, freedom, civil liberties, and limited government intervention. The goal of Christian Nationalism is to restrict freedom and …

This Father’s Day, Let’s Break the Manosphere’s Hold on Young Men

On Father ’ s Day, imagine fathers and father figures sitting down with their sons and the young men in their lives—to talk, to listen, and to speak the truth …

OPINION: Wilson needs to go back to law school to study Constitution

Maybe S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, the MAGA-acolyte who wants to be governor so bad he can taste it, needs to go back to law school. After hearing his so-called warning about June 14 plans …

I am not

They came for the Venezuelans, and I am not a Venezuelan. They came for the Cubans, and I am not a Cuban. They came for the Colombians, and I am not a Colombian. They came for the …

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 …

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Laurens, SC – May 31, 2025 — The parking lot of Whiteford’s in Laurens came alive Saturday evening as the Greenwood Rock N Roll Cruisers hosted the first of two classic Cruise-In …
The powerful words of a former President of the United States, the late Ronald Reagan, rang out loudly and clearly over the Laurens County Veteran’s Monument at the Laurens Public Library …
No offense to the South Carolina High School League, but we want a State Championship trophy that’s old school. So, the Pride of Clinton Legacy Group bought us one. It’s the trophy being …
How do you name “a winner” of courage? That was a dilemma for organizers of the first ESPYs-style Laurens County Sports Awards program held at Presbyterian College. It was an …
Sports
A very successful season is celebrated
Clinton High School celebrated the student-athletes who competed for and won Region, State, and District championships in this academic year, at last Wednesday night’s Athletic Awards program. …
Moss is new PC VB coach
Presbyterian College and the Blue Hose athletic department have announced Maddie Moss as the new head coach of the PC volleyball program. A former collegiate team captain and standout …
The Journey Continues for Clinton High’s Brett Young
On Wednesday, May 21, Clinton High School hosted a special signing ceremony for senior Brett Young, who officially committed to continuing both his academic and athletic career at Newberry College. …
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 2025 A-AA-AAA State Championship Runner-up - Clinton Red Devil boy's tennis
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe
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 …
Player of the Year -- Megan Powell, DP/P, Winthrop (action photos are from Winthrop vs Radford)
Clinton hosts a half-week's worth of fans for softball
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 …
Crime
House and Senate hold their organizational sessions on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Statehouse in Columbia, SC.
SC representative charged with distributing child sexual abuse material
COLUMBIA — A state representative has been charged with distributing child sexual abuse material, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Rep. RJ May, a founding member of the …
Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks at his annual fish fry on Friday May 30, 2025. (Photo by Shaun Chornobroff/SC daily Gazette)
SC congressman again proposes closing ‘loophole’ that allowed Charleston shooter to buy gun
A decade after nine people were gunned down in a Charleston church, South Carolina’s lone Democrat in Congress is launching another effort to close the loophole that allowed the hate-filled …
Police looking for 2 drivers who hit a man who was recorded on Facebook Live shortly after incident
Hit-and-Run Fatality The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has issued this statement: “Laurens County Coroner’s Office was called about a death from a hit and run at 700 Fleming …
Kevonte Cunningham
MURDER CHARGE - Kevonte Cunningham
  On June 4th at approximately 6:30AM, deputies responded to the area of West Corporate Center Drive and Highway 72 E in Clinton in reference to a gunshot victim. The victim …
Local, state and federal law enforcement gather Monday, June 2, 2025, to announce arrests during a raid of a Summerville-area nightclub a day earlier. (Left to right, front row): State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel, Gov. Henry McMaster, Charleston County Sheriff Carl Ritchie and Attorney General Alan Wilson. (Screenshot of Charleston County Sheriff’s Office livestream)
SC police, ICE arrest 80 people in raid of unlicensed nightclub - update: “That made me realize, how easily everything can be taken away.”
Two alleged cartel members and one person wanted by Interpol for murder in Honduras were among at least 80 people arrested during a weekend sting operation at an unlicensed nightclub in Charleston …
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"Hot Boy" is sentenced
NEWBERRY – A Newberry man with a significant criminal history is headed to prison for 25 years after pleading guilty last Thursday to a charge of trafficking fentanyl, 8th Circuit Solicitor …