4 days ago · Navy veteran Ray Riley honored in his ‘final fight’ Bitter end: May River edges Raiders in state finals; Raiders frustrate Fury, advance to state title tilt

Jan 21, 2025 · Laurens’ future growth addressed, town halls planned for proposed land use ordinance; Thornwell hires former Raider Dean as head football coach

Feb 2, 2025 · Laurens, South Carolina Dallas Earl Mattison, 86, of Laurens and husband of the late Carolyn Simmons Mattison, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at NHC Healthcare in Clinton. Born in Laurens, SC on January 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Clifton Wyatt and Amy Lyons Mattison. A member of ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Laurens, South Carolina – Parents with children and teachers joined in the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce’s recent ribbon cutting for the Laurens YMCA’s recently opened YMCA Child Development Center (YCDC). Together with board members, county and state-level leaders, Laurens YMCA and ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Following are the First Place essays for Elementary, Middle and High School divisions from the 2025 MLK Essay Contest. Winners won $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for this place.

Laurens, SC – [1/31/2025] – The Laurens County Democratic Party (LCDP) will hold its crucial county convention on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at 10:00 am in the Laurens County Library meeting room.

Feb 1, 2025 · Laurens, South Carolina – A workshop held late last week gave members of the public a chance to get a glimpse of the large scale updated land use ordinance which was approved for First Reading by Laurens City Council Tuesday evening, Jan. 28. The new ordinance, at almost 200 pages and available for viewing on the city’s website, has been months in planning, Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn said ...

Jan 22, 2025 · A residence on East Hampton Avenue in Laurens was completely destroyed by fire Monday as plumes of smoke rose high above the downtown area. City of Laurens firefighters were on the scene of the blaze four minutes after being dispatched at 11:09 a.m., and found the house heavily consumed with fire, said Laurens Fire Chief Neil Roberts.

Dec 11, 2024 · A write-in candidate won Tuesday’s special election for an at-large seat on the Gray Court Town Council. Dylan Cook, a local real-estate agent, received 34 write-in votes to defeat registered candidates Brian K. Shumpert and Billy J. Pearson.

Jun 11, 2024 · Laurens County Council voted unanimously to pass third reading of the county budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year Monday night. The balanced budget does not include a tax increase and totals about $46.2 million for the county’s general operation budget and separate fire and EMS budgets, which total about $10 million together.