A special election will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 to fill the unexpired term for Laurens County School District 56, seat 5. Running to fill the vacancy are…

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CHS GEAR-UP will be hosting a Parent Night for the Class of 2024 on Tuesday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center. Students will begin to explore the…

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The LCSD 55 Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.  The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the large training room of…

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The Laurens County School District 56 School Board will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Clinton High School in the auditorium. The meeting will begin…

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A Laurens County native and long-serving leader at Presbyterian College has been promoted to serve as the school’s executive director of strategic initiatives.Leni Neal Patterson, a 1983 graduate of PC,…

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Piedmont Technical College’s Newberry Campus is not only a stop on students’ career paths. Now it is also a stop on the Newberry Made Art Showcase Tour, in which local…

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Lander University is excited to announce a partnership with LCA Vantage Healthcare and Lopez Foundation, Inc. through a program launching health care technology and digital storytelling game design courses focused…

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Twenty-five Laurens District High School students, elected by their teachers, participated in the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy kickoff event on Friday, September 17. The purpose of the Leader Academy is to…

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“Lander University is the place to be.” If the phrase wasn’t being used to describe the Greenwood, S.C., institution of higher education before, it will be. Dr. Richard Cosentino, Lander…

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Laurens County Museum will present the fourth in the Revolutionary War Lecture Series on Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 pm.  “The Cherokee War of 1776” will be presented by Durant Ashmore,…

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The Lander University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday (Sept. 14) to freeze tuition and general fees for the 2022-23 academic year. The unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees marks…

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Come on out to Kid’s Day at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site. Kid’s Day will run from 10:00am-12:00pm and is designed for kids ages 8-14. The kids will be taken…

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CommUniversity, an opportunity for Lander University students to learn more about what Lander and the community have to offer, was back last week, after a one-year hiatus caused by the…

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Presbyterian College has a rich story to tell – and a new leadership position dedicated to sharing it further and with more people than ever before. PC president Dr. Matthew…

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As a follow up to the most recent talk in the lecture series “Shots Fired in the Backcountry”, the Laurens County Museum hosted a field trip to the on Saturday,…

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Piedmont Technical College (PTC) this fall has seen a surge in high school students looking to get a head start on their career pathways. In total, PTC has nearly 900…

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The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its free after-school programs Spark! and ENGAGE. Apply online at www.scgssm.org/outreach. ENGAGE is a six-week after-school engagement offered in person this fall…

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Nine automotive technology students at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently completed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Program. Each passed the EPA’s certification test with…

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Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD 55) announced Wednesday evening that three of the district’s schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Friday, September 3, 2021, and continuing through Thursday,…

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In a memo received from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) on Thursday, August 26, 2021, Laurens County School Districts learned of a mandate that took effect on Monday,…

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The Fall 2021 semester at Lander University has launched with yet another year of record-breaking enrollment and residence halls filled to capacity. Classes began Monday, Aug. 23, and as the…

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We are sad to share the news that Presbyterian College’s “Action Joe” passed away Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Clinton. Joseph O. Nixon, the College’s longtime dean of students and…

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Lander University has named Dr. Jennifer Yates as assistant provost of Faculty Development, Teaching and Learning, according to Dr. Scott Jones, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at…

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Moving Jade Kinseth into Lander University’s New Hall was no small feat. The 18-year-old freshman from Powdersville arrived and quickly filled three luggage carts and two elevators with her belongings.…

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“I immediately knew when I started working at Lander that this was much more than a job,” said Anissa Lawrence, chair of Lander University’s Staff Senate, to a crowd of…

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Laurens County School Board 55 Board of Trustees will meet for their August meeting on Monday, August 23rd. The meeting will be held at the District Administrative Office in the…

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Mary Katherine Black has been selected as assistant principal for Sanders Middle School in Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD 55). Following the announcement, the 2013 graduate of Laurens District…

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Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD 55) has announced Kathy McMillan-Bennon as Director of Academic Interventions. McMillan-Bennon is transitioning to the new role from her post as assistant principal at…

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The presidents of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Lander University today signed a series of articulation agreements that will enhance the transfer process for qualified PTC graduates from PTC to…

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Showing up at school on Saturday and Sunday isn’t most young people’s idea of a good time, but a group of South Carolina high school students turned it into a…

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PC community ready for students’ fall semester arrival Presbyterian College students will be back on campus this week for an eagerly-awaited beginning to the 2021-22 academic year. Welcome Week at…

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Lander University recently hosted its Transfer Summit in partnership with the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) on August 2. “This summit is an opportunity for all our statewide partners…

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United Way of Laurens County will hold their second annual book bag giveaway on Tuesday, August 10th at 11:00 am at the United Way of Laurens office (16 Peachtree Street,…

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The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law on March 11, 2021, resulting in the US Department of Education providing additional monies for the Elementary and Secondary School…

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