Abigail Cunningham, senior at Clinton High School has been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. 

Lander University’s College of Education recognized students and their achievements during this year’s pinning, hooding and academic award ceremony.  

The gloves came off on Tuesday after a disagreement between the City of Laurens and SC Rep. Stewart Jones boiled over before and after Councilor Martin Lowry and Mayor Nathan Senn made comments in the Laurens City Council meeting on Tuesday night.

Thornwell, a non-profit organization committed to serving children and families in need across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, is announcing the return of daily Grab-N-Go meal pickups beginning June 6th through June 30th.

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently honored the achievements of more than 50 conscientious student leaders at its 48th Annual Student Awards and Recognition Program.

The Laurens District High School and Clinton High School Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering program showcased their Engineering Design and Development projects on Thursday at CHS.

E.A. Sween Company, a leading supplier in the ready-to-eat sandwich industry, recently announced plans to establish operations in Greenwood County. The company is investing $38 million and creating 300 new jobs.

Laurens City Council passed second and final reading of a new ordinance that would limit the days and times that fireworks may be discharged in the city limits.

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently held a scholarship luncheon to recognize student recipients of dozens of PTC Foundation scholarships for 2022.

M.S. Bailey Child Development Center is now enrolling for the 2022-2023 school year.

The Pets in the Classroom grant program recently announced the winners of the Pets in the Classroom Success Story Video Contest. The Contest, open to Pets in the Classroom grant recipients, asked teachers to share about their classroom pet experience.

On Friday, May 13, Governor McMaster signed into law legislation passed by the General Assembly that establishes early voting in South Carolina. 

United Community Bank has chosen 17 of its emerging leaders for the bank’s 2022 Leadership Academy, an internal professional development program which includes team members from across the five-state United Community Bank footprint.

Piedmont Technical College (PTC) already has offered no cost for tuition and fees for spring and summer 2022. Now the college is extending that option for students who enroll this fall.

The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, SLED, and DNR were surveilling various areas of the county on Friday, May 13 that were recently plagued by violence, property crimes, and drug offenses. As a result, eight individuals were arrested and charged as follows:

The Laurens Police Department is requesting help in locating James Leon Anderson, who has been missing since 2020.

Lander University’s William Preston Turner School of Nursing held its annual academic awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 3.

A new partnership between Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and the University of South Carolina (UofSC) aims to strengthen heart healthcare and the workforce that supports it.

Healthy Laurens, Wholespire Laurens County, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), and Ten at the Top will host the Laurens County “Health Data Walk”, one of a series of community “Health Data Walks” happening in Upstate counties on Friday, May 20.