August 1: First Day of School and Election Day for LCSD55 School Board Seats

July 31, 2023

August 1 is the first day of school in Laurens County and election day for three open seats on the LCSD55 school board.

The open positions are Seat 1, Seat 3 and Seat 7.

On the ballot for these openings are:

Seat 1:

  • Kelvin L. Byrd
  • Tabitha Keitt
  • James Lang
  • Jerome D. Parson

Seat 3:

  • Adam Brock
  • Adam Brown
  • Heather Hall Elders
  • Angela Lowe Wells

Seat 7:

  • Shenese Gilmore
  • Chip Jenkins
  • Josie Cummings Parker

Polling locations will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

The following precincts will be open:

PRECINCTS:

LCSD55- Seat 1                       

Jones                Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 1279 S Frontage Rd

Owings             Owings Community Center 4719 N Old Laurens Rd

Gray Court      Gray Court Town Hall 329 W Main St

Greenpond      Greenpond Volunteer Fire Department 87 Winding Hollow Rd

Cooks               Bethany Baptist Church 134 Bethany Cir

Youngs             Bramlett United Methodist Church 2043 Bramlett Church Rd

Ora-Lanford    Ora ARP Church 23420 Hwy 221 N

Hickory Tavern Hickory Tavern School 163 Neely Ferry Rd

LCSD55-Seat 3            

Maddens         New Prospect Baptist Church 4996 Hwy 221 S

Mountville      Mountville Fire Dept 424 Mart Teague Rd

Waterloo         Laurel Hill Baptist Church 101 Riverfork Rd

Ekom               Union Baptist Church  536 Old Quaker Church Rd

Mount Olive   Reedy Grove Church 6608 Riverfork Rd.

LCSD55-Seat 7            

Laurens 3       The Ridge at Laurens  301 Exchange Dr

Bailey              Holly Grove Baptist Church 92 Holly Grove Church Rd

Wattsville        Ford Elementary School 601 Lucas Ave

Lydia Mill        Bell Street School 600 Peachtree St

Ora-Lanford    Ora ARP Church 23420 Hwy 221 N

Long Branch    Leesville Southern Methodist Church 2252 Leesville Church Rd

Clinton Mill     First Pentecostal Holiness Church 403 Academy St