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It was named Clinton after Henry Clinton Young, [11] a lawyer from the county seat of Laurens, who planned the first roads in the area. [10] As the railroad began to grow, so did the town, and more plots of land were developed around the railroad. With the population's growth came the establishment of the First Presbyterian Church in 1855. [12]
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. -An attorney for a Laurens County man charged with murder is asking a judge to order the victim's mother to stop posting about her daughter's death, and the criminal case on ...
A female deputy employed by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office who alleged she underwent an invasive strip search as part of her training has sued for sexual harassment, naming the sheriff, a ...
Laurens County was formed on March 12, 1785. [4] It was named after Henry Laurens, the fifth president of the Continental Congress.. One of nine modern counties of the Colonial Ninety-Six District, Laurens County hosted more "official" (i.e. officially recognized and contemporaneously documented by competent governments) battles than did half of the original colonies.
Norris Dendy was born in May 1900 [1] [a] and was one of nine children of Martha (née Duckett) and Earl Young Dendy. [2] Both of Norris's parents were the children of freed slaves; Martha was born near present-day Joanna, South Carolina, in 1867, and Earl, who went just by the name "Young", was also born in Laurens County. [2]
The city of Laurens is served by Laurens County School District 55, which also includes the neighboring towns of Gray Court, Hickory Tavern, and Waterloo. The following public schools are located within the city of Laurens: E.B. Morse Elementary, Ford Elementary, Laurens Elementary, Sanders Middle, Laurens Middle and Laurens District 55 High ...
WPCC (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Oldies/Beach music format licensed to Clinton, South Carolina, and serving Laurens County, South Carolina. [2] The station is currently owned by Thomas Patterson, Jr., through licensee Large Time Radio Network LLC. [3] [4] WPCC signed on an FM translator at 96.5 FM in January 2017. [5]
Clinton High School, nicknamed the Red Devils, is a member of South Carolina's AAA high school classification, competing in Region III. The Red Devils' main rivals are the Laurens Raiders ; their annual season-opening rivalry football game attracts some 10,000 spectators each year.