The Wednesday-noon filing deadline for non-partisan local elections passed with that part of the ballot filled in for the Nov. 6 general election in Laurens County.

Dr. John DeGarmo, Ed.D., international expert on foster care and author of the newly published book The Foster Care Survival Guide, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Thornwell Foster Care Conference on Sept. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Simpsonville.

Clinton High head football coach Andrew Webb has been trying to heat the Red Devils to a boil just in time for Laurens on Aug. 24.

The Presbyterian College men’s basketball team is in the Bahamas this week to play a pair of exhibition games in the Summer of Thunder 2018 tournament. The team departed Saturday and returns on Friday.

Laurens County School District 56 has issued new security policies for Clinton High football games at Wilder Stadium this fall.

Clinton High School has added a football scrimmage to replace the one lost on Thursday night when weather caused Woodruff High School’s annual jamboree to be canceled.

Tony Quarles took no prisoners in his relentless bid for the Limited Division championship at Laurens County Speedway. Quarles led every lap in the closing event of Saturday night.

School District 56 Superintendent Dr. David O’Shields has lived in Clinton for almost his entire life. As the school year approaches, O’Shields’ goals and aspirations are also hopes and dreams.

The City of Clinton will begin its new process of revitalizing the Martha Dendy School with the release of the Request for Qualifications on Monday, Aug.20.

The Presbyterian College Athletics Department has rebranded its Sports Information Department to the Athletic Communications Department.

The Laurens County Election Commission has released the names of candidate filing for local non-partisan elections, as of Friday.

The Laurens County Touchdown Club is preparing for another series of presentations to honor outstanding athletes in the county.

Clinton High’s goal, with two weeks left before the season opener, is to perfect simple things. It would be inappropriate to claim the Red Devils must walk before they can run.

The “called” meeting of Clinton City Council went smoothly on Thursday night. Excessively smoothly, by some accounts.

American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family whose home, located on Apple Orchard Road near Clinton, was damaged by a fire last night.

To its great credit, Woodruff High School attempted to put on a football jamboree its team wasn’t going to get to play in.

The Presbyterian College football team will begin its preparations for the upcoming season on Friday. Players returned to campus on Thursday.

When Presbyterian College students move in this month, they can expect fun, informative events and a big welcome from the PC and local business community.

On Monday, Aug. 13, three Clinton High students and four Laurens District High students will join the ZF Transmissions Gray Court team as Maintenance Apprentices.