OUR VIEW: Anniversaries. First off let us say, Squealin’ on the Square was great. Not one complaint did we hear - and that’s not easy, managing that amount of people in a …
View from the Corner Office. We unloaded the U-Haul trailer on a Monday morning. It was packed to the gills with boxes filled with books. There were a few pieces of office furniture, a …
Birthdays, horror, & COVID oh my! Last Wednesday, October 6, I turned 28. Months in advance I requested to take the day off so my sister and I could do something fun to celebrate. But …
Journalism. You’ve got to loved a retired journalist. Ernie Segars, who did such great work at The Clinton Chronicle, then retired as Laurens County Administrator, and now writes an …
LETTER: The problem is the continuing disturbance by outdoor partying at Presbyterian College.The editor,This might be a second futile attempt to find someone interested in correcting a …
EDITORIAL: The Human Factor. Laurens County will have $13 Million to spend from the federal COVID-19 relief fund. A Committee-of-the-Whole of the Laurens County Council will meet to decide …
I remember sitting at a gas station here recently and I saw a man asking for money as people left the store. I sat in my car for a while and watched because I was intrigued as to how many …
Something to Talk About The inscription on Lady Liberty, standing in New York Harbor reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched …
OUR VIEW: City Manager. Just as we did when Thomas Higgs became the Laurens County Administrator, we are offering unsolicited advice to Rebecca Vance as she becomes the Interim City …
VIC’S VIEW: At the banquet table, time to feast. Bigger. Stronger. Faster.Anyone who has watched high school football likely has seen this principle in …
In last month’s column, I scratched the surface on some of my favorite books growing up. I figured for this month, what better way to follow that up than by sharing some of my favorite books …
20 years since 9/11. More Than Ever, We Need to Live Up to Their Legacy By Joe Reagan, Wreaths Across America Director …
Lessons from 9/11 that Congress Could Learn. Most Americans alive 20 years ago remember where they were on September 11, 2001. They remember the airplane hijackings, the …
LETTER: “PC is grateful for all of you, and we look forward to being your faithful partners in progress.” Letter to the EditorClinton Chronicle August 30, …
OUR VIEW: Expanding History. Congratulations are in order to the Rosemont Preservation Society for earning a $350,000 SC Conservation Bank grant that allows for land purchase at the …
OUR VIEW: County Administrator. Congratulations are in order for Thomas Higgs, the former interim city manager of Clinton, who now will be the Laurens County Administrator. In Clinton, he …
Rhett Wilson: 8 Steps To Totalitarianism. America, birthed in freedom, continues moving away from that shining virtue.In his recent sermon on July 4th, “The Truth Shall …
VIC’s View: We don’t care how you did it in Michigan. So here’s what not to do - use Covid money to give yourself a Bonus.A Michigan county council did just …
Olympic Efforts in District 56. Presently the Summer Olympics are the rage on NBC. Morning, noon, and night there is an abundance of coverage...sports we like and even those we …
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control would do well to heed the request of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation. We are sure the agency does not need a reminder, but …