Laurens County Conversations – A conversation with Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn
January 27, 2021
Welcome to the first edition of Laurens County Conversations. In these conversations we will talk with community leaders, movers and shakers about things that impact Laurens County. In this conversation,…
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EngenuitySC’s 2021 Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report identifies areas of growth/opportunity in economic competitiveness
January 25, 2021
Columbia MSA maintained or improved rank in all five indicators of economic competitiveness On Monday, Jan. 25, EngenuitySC unveiled its 2021 Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report in an online launch event…
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A Mess of Collards
January 21, 2021
By Tom Poland Last week an email from my friend, Pat Branning, known for her gorgeous Shrimp, Collards, & Grits cookbooks, sent me on a quest. Pat and I…
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Finding the “Write Words” Just Got Easier
January 20, 2021
Have you ever been at a loss for words? It seems like the most important occasions call for the perfect message, but you just don’t know where to start. Now…
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Love and Kindness on Full Display in Laurens County
January 18, 2021
It’s been one month since the fire at the Landau Apartments in Clinton and the house fire in Joanna. People across the county stepped up to help the displaced families…
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Parades, programs and presentations: Citadel finds new ways to celebrate MLK Day despite pandemic
January 15, 2021
It may be the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be held in the COVID-19 environment, but that won’t stop communities across the country — including The Citadel —…
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The Illusion—Looking Young Forever
January 13, 2021
By Tom Poland Late, late afternoon it was. She walked into the restaurant and lit it up. A beautiful woman will do that, light up a place, but she…
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Upstate Mediation Center announces 2020 Peacemaker Award
January 11, 2021
The Upstate Mediation Center (“UMC”) is pleased to announce the 2020 Peacemaker Award recipient is Meliah Bowers Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson was nominated for her work in organizing the Lawyers Standing…
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Lander’s Dean of Nursing Leads by Example in COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
January 6, 2021
Nursing students and faculty from Lander University’s William Preston Turner School of Nursing are among the first people in South Carolina to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. Dr.…
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Fueling wider circle connections in a COVID world
January 6, 2021
By Reba Hull Campbell One surprising joy of this strange COVID holiday season has been the unexpected reminder of how my wider circles of friends and acquaintances provide necessary threads…
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Insignificant Treasures
January 6, 2021
By Tom Poland The things we collect. When I am gone my daughters will think their dad was a bit touched. Just why did he hang onto a rusty…
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Greenville Venue Crawl promises a unique approach to event planning – February 28
January 5, 2021
On Sunday, February 28th, more than thirteen of Greenville’s most sought after venues will open their doors for the 2nd annual Grenville Venue Crawl presented by Woodford Reserve. Produced by…
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Smut or Soot? Either Way It’s Dirty
December 21, 2020
By Tammy Davis This dirty little Christmas story happened to a friend of mine, a single mother named Dee. Her kids were young and still believed in Santa.…
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Winter Is Upon Us
December 21, 2020
By Tom Poland As I write it’s 38 degrees and rain is falling. We always seem to be just a few degrees away from snow. This winter a light…
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My Favorite Christmas Books
December 16, 2020
By Tammy Davis Angela and the Baby Jesus, by Frank McCourt, author of best seller Angela’s Ashes Angela and the Baby Jesus is based on the true story…
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If Another Earth Exists
December 16, 2020
By Tom Poland There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility…
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Christmas and Corona
December 10, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part 12 of a Very, Very Long Series – The Corona Chronicles When Covid-19 hit back in March, we lost our routines. Quarantine wiped out…
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Shifting Gears, End Of The Road
December 10, 2020
By Tom Poland Driving a straight means real driving. Need to pass a slowpoke? Down shift to third and hit it. By 5th gear he’s in the rearview mirror.…
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Lander receives grant for Race and Identity Dialogue series
December 8, 2020
Lander University will present a Race and Identity Dialogue series of virtual presentations and discussions beginning in January. The series is supported by funds from the National Endowment for the…
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Two local businesses hosting socially distanced visits with Santa
December 7, 2020Sitting on Santa’s lap and sharing a Christmas wish list is just one of the many activities that has been impacted by the coronavirus this year. With a number of…
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Q+ Architects expands leadership team: Robyn Rogers, Spencer Hutchinson named firm associates
December 7, 2020Quackenbush Architects + Planners named Robyn Rogers and Spencer Hutchinson firm associates, expanding their roles to reflect the firm’s growing list of projects and clients. “As key members of our…
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No Crying At Christmas
December 3, 2020
By Tammy Davis As a first-year teacher, December found me worn out and looking forward to the Christmas break. That last day of school was a cold, dreary one,…
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Amazon announces 2020’s Best Books of the Year
December 3, 2020
On November 19, Amazon announced 2020’s Best Books of the Year, selecting Brittany K. Barnett’s “A Knock at Midnight” as the top pick. The inspiring true story is a brilliant…
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Nature’s Engineers
December 3, 2020
By Tom Poland Back when I worked in wildlife cinematography, I tried to film the beavers on an old woodland pond back home. I’d get up before dark and…
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Sea Cadets raise new jack over USS Columbia memorial
December 1, 2020
Who were those masked young people at Memorial Park in Columbia recently, and what were they doing? Those were members of the Columbia (CL-56) Palmetto Division of the Sea Cadets,…
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Healthy Holiday Travel, Fun Starts With You (Literally)
November 23, 2020
By Dr. Cynthia Feldman, PharmD, MBA As fall blurs into a long holiday season, lots of things can make us feel pretty icky, and we pharmacists are trained to be…
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Dreams and Dreamers and Drive-Thru Safaris. Part Two in a Series About Eudora Farms
November 23, 2020
By Tammy Davis Imagine getting a private tour of Disneyland led by Walt Disney himself. That’s how I felt as I walked the Eudora Farms property in Salley, SC,…
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The Sad Ballad Of Moses Corley
November 23, 2020
By Tom Poland Each Thanksgiving, I Remember Moses We all cross paths with a person we can’t forget. And so, a man by the beautiful name of Moses Corley…
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Camels and Ostriches and Zebras, Oh, My! Part One – My Big Adventure at Eudora Farms
November 19, 2020
By Tammy Davis When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong. I kept seeing posts on Facebook about a drive-thru safari park in Salley, SC. Lots of excitement about that…
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Where Big Trees, History, and Preservation Live
November 19, 2020
By Tom Poland October 26 found me on a history adventure courtesy of Ralph Scurry. Ralph and I met at a book talk in Edgefield several years ago. Ralph…
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Quackenbush Architects receive 3 2020 AIA Columbia Design Awards
November 18, 2020
Quackenbush Architects + Planners received three American Institute of Architects Columbia awards for its innovative work on the Center for Health and Well-Being at the University of South Carolina, a…
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South Carolina’s Hammock Coast gears up for festive holiday season
November 17, 2020
The “Most Wonderful Time of Year” is nearly upon us and while Christmas celebrations in 2020 will be different, they will be no less special along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast.…
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Honest Columbia-area homebuyers return forgotten coins worth $15,000
November 11, 2020When an Irmo, SC couple recently sold their house to James and Clarrisa Munford, they were sure they had tied up all the loose ends before the sale. Repairs had…
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Country Mice and City Mice and A Little College Football History
November 10, 2020
By Tammy Davis Clemson’s star quarterback Trevor Lawrence tested positive for COVID. That was the headline for sports talk radio as we headed to the upstate, or God’s-country as…
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When The Apothecary Worked Magic
November 10, 2020
By Tom Poland Remember the old drugstores? Most have faded into the night. They retreated to a place called “Obscurity” but I recall them with fondness and I feel…
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Names, Let’s Get Them Right
November 4, 2020
By Tammy Davis This is not a story about politics. It’s a story about good manners and respect, something we all seem to be lacking right now. I’ve been…
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A Page Right Out Of Americana
November 4, 2020
By Tom Poland My excursions along backroads always reveal two nostalgic sights: the rusting tin and decaying wood of crumbling barns and old pickup trucks beneath sheds. They’re going…
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Things That Scare Us
October 29, 2020
By Tammy Davis Halloween has always been a stress-free holiday. Until 2020. To trick or treat or not? That is the question. Like most 2020 issues, there is no…
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Black Cats, Bad Luck, & Worse Luck
October 29, 2020
By Tom Poland Was it left to right, or right to left? When a black cat crossed the highway in front of Dad, he made a sweeping “X” movement…
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Mayor Steve Benjamin presents Keys to the City to former owners of Yesterday’s Restaurant
October 27, 2020In Recognition of the Restaurant’s Decades of Economic & Cultural Contributions to Five Points & City of Columbia On Tuesday, October 27 Mayor Steve Benjamin will present the Keys to…
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All Kinds of Heroes
October 22, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Three of a Series on the Life of American Hero Major James Capers, Jr. Part Two here. He finally convinced the girl of his dreams…
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LCSO K-9 Unit Fundraiser this Saturday
October 21, 2020
Join the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit this Saturday at Tractor Supply (917 E. Main St. Laurens) for our family friendly fundraiser! Activities for the kids, raffles, food, and…
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Doko, the film festival for high schoolers, goes all-virtual for 2021
October 20, 2020
In its third year, the Doko Film Fest is going completely virtual. The film competition for students aged 14 to 18 – the first such event for high school-aged filmmakers…
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Strange, Promising Life Forms
October 19, 2020
By Tom Poland Here I am biking along a nature trail, when a juvenile delinquent squirrel shoots across my path with a cigarette in his mouth, only it wasn’t…
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Just Say Something announces winners of the 4th Annual Red Ribbon 5K at Sugar Creek
October 15, 2020
Just Say Something, a community-based organization, kicked off Red Ribbon Week (October 23rd-31st) with the 4th Annual Red Ribbon 5K in Sugar Creek. The Sunrise Red Ribbon 5K at Sugar…
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Sports Sound Bites Coming to the BUZZ!
October 13, 2020
It was a match made in Steamers. Brenda Stewart and Monte Dutton met for breakfast at the Clinton cafe on the Square to see the sites, those being LaurensCountyBUZZ.com and…
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Pumpkin Carving Contests and Erin Brockovich’s Bosom
October 12, 2020
By Tammy Davis Back in its hay day, The State newspaper hosted an annual pumpkin-carving contest for employees. I’m crafty and clever but could never win a prize. One…
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The Epitome Of Elegance
October 12, 2020
By Tom Poland Not that many years ago I wrote about Cape Romain Refuge in Aida Roger’s original trend-setting volume, State of the Heart South Carolina Writers on the…
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The Stoplight Project aims to help people express social distance comfort levels
October 11, 2020
NDB Association & Event Management recently announced the creation of The Stoplight Project, a campaign to bring awareness to the varying degrees of social distancing comfort levels in local communities.…
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Masks, A Review
October 8, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Eleven of the Corona Chronicles Before Corona, I loved writing reviews about movies, restaurants, and concerts. I never thought I would write a review…
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