Judge denies landfill permit

GreenvilleOnline.com - Wed Nov 04

For close to four years, residents of Gray Court have fought to keep North Carolina-based MRR Highway 92 LLC from building a landfill near their homes in rural Laurens County.

Speakers will talk about Revolutionary War ancestors

GreenvilleOnline.com - Wed Nov 04

The Revolutionary War and the people who fought in it will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Greer Chamber of Commerce's Pelham Power Breakfast Series to Feature Bob Inglis

GreenvilleOnline.com - Tue Nov 03

Greer Chamber of Commerce's Pelham Power Breakfast Series to Feature Bob Inglis The Greer Chamber's 'Pelham Power Breakfast' series is hosting an upcoming event on Wednesday, November 11 from 8:00am-9:00am at the Cottages at Brushy Creek.

Fight one, fight them all

GreenvilleOnline.com - Sun Nov 01

We won't get into legalities here. Though an administrative law judge filed his decision Oct.

Gray Court landfill denied permit

GreenvilleOnline.com - Sat Oct 31

GRAY COURT - An administration law judge has rejected a permit to build a new landfill in Gray Court, saying the company proposing the landfill did not sufficiently demonstrate it was needed.

Laurens District Genealogy Society Meeting Nov. 10

GreenvilleOnline.com - Fri Oct 30

Subject: Laurens District Genealogy Society Laurens District Genealogy Society Meeting Date.. November 10, 2009 Time ... 7:30 PM Place ... Laurens County Library Speakers... Dianne Culbertson, Janet and J.D. Norris,and Sarah Jane Armstrong Topic ......Applications and eligibility to join the National Society Daughters of the American ...

Retired patrolman brings gun on school trip

WIS-TV Columbia - Fri Oct 23

Newberry authorities are investigating a report that a retired South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper went on a school trip with about 100 students and parents while carrying a loaded weapon inside a holster.

Gray Court Teen Killed When Car Hits Tree

WHNS - Wed Oct 21

Troopers said that a teenager was killed when her car slammed into a tree on Tuesday night.

DOT to close I-385 north in Laurens

Tribune-Times - Wed Oct 21

Despite objections of economic hardship and higher transportation costs, the state Department of Transportation Commission decided to proceed with a plan to close northbound lanes on Interstate 385 in Laurens County for up to eight months.

I-385 north to close for 8 months

Tribune-Times - Fri Oct 16

The state Department of Transportation Commission decided Thursday to proceed with a plan to close northbound lanes on Interstate 385 in Laurens County for up to eight months to lay a new concrete highway despite criticism that it will negatively impact Greenville area businesses.