I learned from my parents most of the stuff that is important in life. They in turn learned that from their parents.         That’s how it works when you’ve got good …

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 things don’t always go the way we planned …

Our View: A Modest Request.           We respectfully ask that the Clinton City Council release a set of goals. These were discussed Oct. 18 in yet another called session of …

When the Godly Get the Blues.       Good and godly people become depressed. Sadly, the Christian community does not always have a box for it. Instead, we subtly think that if someone …

Vaccines; Yay or Nay.    Polio and Smallpox were eradicated through vaccines. I am sure other diseases have been either eliminated or reduced in severity due to modern medicines, measles, …

An Invitation (our view).           OK, so, now it’s our turn. Coming off a very successful Squealin’ on the Square the first weekend of October in Laurens, our …

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. …

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 …

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 …

  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 …