Posts by Brenda Stewart
Laurens receiver Quinton Watts named Touchdown Club player of the week
September 21, 2026
The Laurens County Touchdown Club has named Laurens District 55 High School wide receiver and defensive back Quinton Watts its player of the week for games played Friday, Sept. 18.…
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Clinton veteran Ed Gouge lays wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during honor flight
September 21, 2026
Ed Gouge almost turned down the invitation. When a fellow member of First Baptist Church of Clinton asked whether he would like to spend a day in Washington, D.C., as…
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Pathwise to host third annual Trunk or Treat in Clinton
September 21, 2026
Pathwise will host its third annual Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 25136 Highway 76 East in Clinton. The community event invites families…
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Lights, camera, Christmas: Clinton parade rolls out a movie theme Dec. 5
September 21, 2026
The city of Clinton will bring the big screen to Main Street this holiday season as the annual Christmas parade returns with a movie-inspired theme. The parade is set for…
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Grid Iron Update: Raiders rally through the rain, Red Devils roll on homecoming
September 21, 2026
Three Laurens County football teams played Friday, Sept. 18, and all three won. Storms moving through the Upstate and Lakelands shaped both public school games, stretching one past 1 a.m.…
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Wasperjaws to release new album with free party at the Capitol Theatre
September 21, 2026
Clinton Americana band Wasperjaws will celebrate the release of its new album, “In-Law Country,” with a free party at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event begins at…
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City of Laurens seeking part-time city clerk
September 21, 2026
The City of Laurens is accepting applications for a part-time city clerk. According to the posting on the city’s website, the clerk serves as the official custodian of municipal records…
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Clemson music professors to perform violin and piano recital at Presbyterian College
September 21, 2026
Two Clemson University music faculty members will perform a violin and piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in Edmunds Hall at Presbyterian College in Clinton. Violinist Leslie Taylor…
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Democratic candidates to meet with Laurens and Union County residents at Joanna event
September 21, 2026
Residents of Laurens and Union counties will have an opportunity to meet several Democratic candidates for statewide and local office during a community meet and greet on Tuesday, September 22,…
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City of Laurens to host community cleanup in honor of World Cleanup Day
September 20, 2026
The City of Laurens will host a community cleanup Thursday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon, inviting residents to pitch in at two locations as part of World Cleanup…
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Piedmont Technical College celebrates 60 years and says it is ‘not slowing down’
September 20, 2026
In recognition of its 60th anniversary, state and federal leaders are congratulating Piedmont Technical College (PTC) for its successful past and promising future. At an anniversary celebration honoring community partners…
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CommUniversity brings Lander students and Greenwood organizations together
September 20, 2026
Almost 70 businesses and organizations from around the Greenwood community visited Lander University’s campus on Tuesday, Sept. 15, for the annual CommUniversity event, bringing treats, games and opportunities with them.…
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Laurens County seeks paid poll managers for Nov. 3 general election
September 19, 2026
The Laurens County Board of Voter Registration and Elections is recruiting paid poll managers to staff polling places across the county. Training is provided before Election Day, so no prior…
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Anytime Fitness opens in Clinton with ribbon cutting set for Sept. 22
September 16, 2026
Clinton has a new gym, and its owners want it to be more than a place to work out. They want it to be a place where people of every…
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Laurens County providers land more than $5 million in state rural health awards
September 16, 2026
Health care providers serving Laurens County are in line for more than $5 million from South Carolina’s first round of Rural Health Transformation Program awards, part of a $167.3 million…
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Laurens welcomes two new businesses, plans free Wi-Fi downtown
September 16, 2026
Two new businesses are open in Laurens and free Wi-Fi is coming to the square, Mayor Senn told the Laurens City Council at its Sept. 15 meeting. All council members…
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Clinton council approves Cambridge Farms annexation on first reading
September 16, 2026
Clinton City Council voted 4-3 Monday to approve first reading of an ordinance annexing property at the intersection of South Carolina Highway 56 and Cambridge Road into the city limits,…
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Corn maze, bluegrass and a giant slide: LushAcres fall festival returns
September 16, 2026
LushAcres Farm will open its gates to families for its annual fall festival every Saturday in October, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24…
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District 3 community meeting set for Saturday at The Ridge
September 16, 2026
Laurens residents will have a chance to talk directly with their city representative this weekend. Councilwoman Cassandra Campbell will host a District 3 community meeting Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10…
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Laurens CPW plans systemwide outage early Sunday
September 16, 2026
Every Laurens Commission of Public Works electric customer will be without power for several hours early Sunday, Sept. 20, as crews carry out planned grid work. The outage is scheduled…
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Presbyterian softball adds Bella Ligotti to coaching staff
September 15, 2026
Presbyterian College softball coach David Williams announced the hiring of assistant coach Bella Ligotti on Tuesday afternoon. Ligotti spent three seasons in the Big South as a player at Gardner-Webb…
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Southern Twist & Trade to host fall market Friday and Saturday in downtown Laurens
September 15, 2026
Southern Twist & Trade will welcome shoppers to a two-day fall market this week, pairing the debut of the store’s fall collection with a lineup of local vendors, samples and…
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Ribbon cutting marks completion of Laurens250 kiosk at the Clinton Depot
September 15, 2026
A new four-sided kiosk at the Clinton Depot is telling the story of the American Revolution in Laurens County, and it is now officially open. Officials cut the ribbon on…
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Laurens County Council honors retiring captain, approves data center moratorium
September 15, 2026
Laurens County Council recognized a retiring sheriff’s captain, honored the county’s emergency management staff and gave final approval to a temporary moratorium on data center development permits during its meeting…
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Taste of Laurens passport offers a night to eat, shop and explore downtown
September 15, 2026
Main Street Laurens will host Taste of Laurens on Friday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m., an evening built around the food, businesses and people that give the city…
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Laurens District 55 High School to crown homecoming queen Friday
September 15, 2026
Laurens District 55 High School will crown its homecoming queen and announce the winner of the Miss Make a Difference fundraiser Friday, Sept. 18, capping a week that opened with…
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Lander Esports upholds standards for players to foster personal growth
September 15, 2026
“My highest priority is to ensure that you leave Lander ready to take on all of the adventures of adulthood.” This is the goal that Lander Esports head coach Billy…
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Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR honored with awards at SCDAR Fall Forum
September 15, 2026
The Issaqueena Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is celebrating recent chapter and individual honors received last month. The awards were presented during the South…
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Grid Iron Update: Red Devils and Saints fall on the road in quiet Week 4
September 14, 2026
Laurens County got through Friday, Sept. 11, with only two games played, and neither ended the way local fans wanted. Clinton High School The Red Devils made the trip to…
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For Lander student, children’s book is story of farming, family and faith
September 14, 2026
For Lander University student Emalie White, farming is about far more than planting seeds, tending crops and putting food on the table. It is about family, faith and gratitude for…
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Imagination Library campaign issues $95 challenge ahead of Dolly Parton Day
September 14, 2026
Laurens County First Steps is asking donors for a specific number this month: $95. The figure is a nod to “9 to 5,” the Dolly Parton song that gave the…
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Sheriff’s office K9 event raises more than $4,000 for Laurens County canine team
September 14, 2026
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office raised more than $4,000 for its K9 program during the agency’s annual K9 event Saturday, drawing what deputies described as record attendance for the popular…
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Crave Clinton marks three years with a week of specials, giveaways and pirate talk
September 13, 2026
Crave Clinton is turning 3, and the downtown shake and tea shop is stretching the celebration across a full week. The birthday week runs Monday, Sept. 14, through Saturday, Sept.…
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Gold Standard: Lander recognized for supporting those who serve our nation
September 13, 2026
Lander University has been named a Gold Standard awardee by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs (SCDVA), a statewide recognition for its commitment to those who have served the…
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Upstate invited to fill GSP for veterans’ Honor Flight homecoming
September 13, 2026
Ninety South Carolina veterans will fly from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for a special Honor Flight, and Upstate Warrior Solution is asking the community…
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Back-to-Back Champs: PC School of Pharmacy wins 2026 Self-Care Bowl at the South Carolina Pharmacy Association annual convention
September 13, 2026
For the third time in five years, a team of students from the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy (PCSP) was named the winner of the 2026 Self-Care Bowl, a competition…
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Spots still open for Laurens County Museum’s Festival of Trees
September 13, 2026
The Laurens County Museum still has openings in its second annual Festival of Trees and is encouraging the community to sign up before the holiday display opens this fall. The…
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Mayor Senn to host Talk of the Town at Press & Pointer
September 13, 2026
Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn will host the next Talk of the Town, an informal public forum, on Friday, Sept. 18, at Press & Pointer Coffee House, 103 E. Laurens St.…
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New parking lot opens in downtown Fountain Inn
September 13, 2026
Drivers and visitors to downtown Fountain Inn have more room to park this weekend with the opening of a new public parking lot at Jones and Wall streets. The city…
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Two Lander Education Leaders Named to Multi-State Coalition
September 12, 2026
Two members of Lander University’s College of Education have been named to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association Coalition of Partner States. Dr. Stephen Bismarck, dean of the College…
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, Upstate Warrior Solution stands with those who answered the call
September 9, 2026
This week marks 25 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a morning that sent a generation of Americans toward recruiting offices, firehouses and police academies. A quarter century…
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The need is real, and the Laurens County Cancer Association is meeting it
September 9, 2026
The need is real, and the Laurens County Cancer Association is answering it one tank of gas and one meal replacement at a time. Over June, July and August, the…
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Clinton High senior named National Merit semifinalist
September 9, 2026
William “Samuel” Hunt, a senior at Clinton High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more…
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Seeds for Success applications open for South Carolina student agribusiness entrepreneurs
September 9, 2026
Students across South Carolina have until Sept. 16 to declare their intent to compete in this year’s Seeds for Success Entrepreneurship Program, which offers up to $5,000 in funding for…
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Governor ceremonially signs Nutt Act protecting visitation rights in long-term care
September 9, 2026
Gov. Henry McMaster ceremonially signed the Senator Roger A. Nutt Act on Tuesday at the Spartanburg County Courthouse, marking a state law that lets long-term care residents decide who may…
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National Preparedness Month puts focus on household readiness
September 9, 2026
September is National Preparedness Month, and this year’s federal theme, “Americans Stand Ready,” frames disaster planning as a matter of self-reliance. Households that can get by on their own for…
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Upstate Forever, landowners protect more than 800 acres in Laurens and Union Counties
September 8, 2026
Local conservation nonprofit Upstate Forever has permanently protected more than 800 acres across Laurens and Union counties through three new conservation easements. The newly protected lands preserve family farms, working…
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Capitol Theatre to show ‘Tombstone’ free of charge Friday
September 8, 2026
The City of Laurens will host a free showing of the 1993 Western “Tombstone” at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, Sept. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the movie…
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National Night Out comes to downtown Clinton on Sept. 17
September 8, 2026
The City of Clinton and the Clinton Police Department will host National Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in downtown Clinton. Admission is free, and the…
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Laurens County Sheriff’s Office K9 fundraiser set for Saturday
September 8, 2026
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual K9 fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Tractor Supply Co., 917 E. Main St. in Laurens,…
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