Laurens Middle School received a generous check from the Laurens Walmart Transportation Division, thanks to Melissa Crowder.

The Laurens County Library is hosting a special December Family Night Out program – Ornament Decorating.

No sooner is the belly full of Thanksgiving bounty than thoughts turn to Christmas: the birth of Christ, winter wonders, family fellowship, Santa Claus and decorating a tree.

Ramey Gray Jenkins of Laurens District High School has won a scholarship from the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation.

Pro racer Mario Andretti famously said, “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough!”

Hundreds gathered at the recent Upper Savannah Regional Job Fair at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood represented all ages, shapes, colors and styles.

Laurens County Fire Station No. 30, a well-equipped, roomy facility on Thompson Road near Fountain Inn, opened officially via the dedication and open house route on Saturday, and the day, as well, as the brunch, came with all the fixings.

I want to thank GoLaurens for allowing me to share my views on the election results of last week.

Now, I know what Tannerite is.

Senior Kensley Armstrong, a vivacious dancer with an irresistible smile, won the Miss LDHS pageant on Thursday night.

Harry Truman astutely observed that a man can accomplish a lot if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.

GREENWOOD — Hannah Courtney Wilson had never been in a pageant before, but that didn’t stop her from being named Miss Lander University 2018-2019, following this year’s pageant, held on Monday, Nov. 12, in the Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center Auditorium.

On Nov. 20, 1780, following a fierce battle late in the day, Gen. Thomas Sumter, leading around 1,000 Patriot militiamen, gave the feared Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, leading 270 British regulars, his first defeat during the Revolutionary War.

In 2016, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) announced plans to build the William H. “Billy” O’Dell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence, so named in honor of the late, long-serving state senator from the Lakelands.

The Presbyterian College Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert, directed by Dr. Richard Thomas, will take place on Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Edmunds Hall on the PC campus.