Spotlight on the Ambassador – Jenny Turner
Spotlight on the Ambassador – Jenny Turner Tell us about yourself. I am originally from a small town on the coast of North Carolina and love the beach! I currently live in Spartanburg with my wonderful husband, Roger. We have two fur babies, our cat Marlo and our dog Hector. I also love coffee and…
Women @ Work
Women @ Work – Happy Hour & Networking What a great turnout and fun event Women @ Work – Happy Hour & Networking! Thank you, Laurens County ladies, for networking with us! We enjoyed meeting, greeting, and growing our friendships! Communication, coordination, and collaboration across Laurens County equal success!
Legacy at Hays Re-dedication & Ribbon Cutting
Legacy at Hays Re-dedication & Ribbon Cutting We had an incredible crowd to celebrate the re-dedication and ribbon cutting of a treasured historic building in the City of Clinton, SC … Local philanthropist and entrepreneur, Leonard Pitts, purchased the building previously known as Dr. Hays’ Hospital and transformed it into the Legacy at Hays Premium…
Tipsy Gypsy Consignment Boutique Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
Tipsy Gypsy Consignment Boutique Ribbon Cutting So much to celebrate! We are so excited for you, Shelby Bruce, and for the City of Clinton, SC to have such an awesome new business, TG Consignment Boutique, in place! We will visit often! Thank you City of Clinton Mayor Bob McLean, Joe Timmons, Main Street Clinton, SC,…
LCCF 7th Annual Laurens County Community Enhancement Grant Program
Laurens County Community Foundation 7th Laurens County Community Enhancement Grant Program Now Accepting Grant Applications! The Laurens County Community Foundation (LCCF) is pleased to announce the commencement of the seventh annual Laurens County Community Enhancement Grant Program. Competitive grants in amounts up to $1500 will be awarded in September to Laurens County programs or organizations…
Ambassador Spotlight: Jammie King
Spotlight on the Ambassador – Jammie King Tell us about yourself. I am a proud wife of 22 years to my husband, Ashley King, and mother to an amazing 16-year-old, Aidan King. I enjoy spending time with family and reading in my spare time. I was born and raised in Laurens County and graduated from…
Ribbon Cutting for Designs by D & Friends
Ribbon Cutting for Designs by D and Friends Congratulations, Designs by D & Friends, on the Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of your new storefront location on Main Street Laurens! Now located at, 120 South Public Square in Laurens, Designs by D offers floral designs, wedding planning, and vendors consisting of 16 amazing booths. The event…
Leadership Class XXIII Graduation
Leadership Laurens County Class XXIII Graduation 38+ years of Leadership Laurens County is something to be proud of! Class XXIII officially celebrated their graduation on June 9th! What an amazing program, we are so thankful to host. Great job to the Board of Regents and program participants!
Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Loop Trail groundbreaking
Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Loop Trail Groundbreaking What a great celebration today!!! Congratulations to the Laurens County Trails Association on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Loop Trail groundbreaking! We are lucky, it will be located near our office. We can’t wait to watch the progress & have the opportunity to enjoy this new Laurens…
Thomas Mechanical Heating & Cooling Groundbreaking Event
Thomas Mechanical Heating & Cooling Ground Breaking Congratulations Thomas Mechanical Heating & Cooling LLC! Thank you for choosing to expand your business here, we are so excited for your team and Laurens County! Looking forward to your grand opening!
Ware Shoals River Cleanup
KLCB partnered with Greenwood County SC Government litter prevention and educate our youth on the importance of taking pride in our community and keeping our waterways clean! We heard from Laurens County Fire Department Chief, Greg Lindley, about the importance of water safety. Much praise to the volunteers and Children’s Escape Zone for showing up…
Trekking on a Trail with SC7
What an amazing day, hiking the @PalmettoTrail with South Carolina 7 in Laurens County! Thank you, Laurens County administration, and Musgrove Mill Golf Club for hosting Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and Tom Mullikin with SC7 today. We encourage you to follow SC7, get outside, appreciate, enjoy, and protect our beautiful outdoors. Check out the Palmetto…
Take Action SC Workshop
It was a pleasure to have SC DHEC come to Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center and tell us about their Take Action program, an activity-based curriculum supplement that introduces solid waste, recycling, and composting to kindergarten through eighth-grade students. We even participated in creating a compost bin from plastic bottles and can’t wait to…
TATT Connect “tackling Litter in the upstate”
Thanks, Ten at the Top for hosting Upstate Connect at the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce to discuss Tackling Litter in the Upstate. Great discussions were had, ideas shared and connections made. We were able to speak to many people across the update including the Urban League of the Upstate, Spartanburg, and Pickens County Environmental…
Smart Business Workshop
Recycle Right SC Thank you, Alex Miller, with SC DHEC for partnering with us and Laurens County Chamber to provide a Smart Business Workshop for local businesses! Attendees enjoyed hearing about the variety of ways their business can be more eco-friendly through the SC DHEC’s Smart Business Program.
Laurens County Disability And Special Needs Board Fun Day
LCDSNB Fun Day Thanks to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office for inviting us to LCDSNB Fun Day! We started the morning off by talking about the importance of not littering and ways we can recycle our trash. Then we got to get our hands in some dirt by planting flowers in a recycled plastic bottle…
Laurens County Freedom Fest Parade
Thank you, The City of Laurens, for hosting the first Laurens County Freedom Fest Parade. We had a fantastic time and were honored to win 2nd place for our float. We would like to congratulate American Legion for the much-deserved first place. We the people support a litter-free Earth!
KLCB Community Champion Award- 2nd Quarter
2nd Quarter Community Champion Award The Keep Laurens County Beautiful Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer that has initiated and/or actively engaged in an activity that has significantly contributed to the success of the KLCB program. The recipient of the 2nd quarter award is Marilyn Easter Marilyn Easter has been dedicated…
KLCB Community Champion Award- 1st Quarter
KLCB Community Champion Award – 1st Quarter 2022 The Keep Laurens County Beautiful Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer that has initiated and/or actively engaged in an activity that has significantly contributed to the success of the KLCB program. The recipient of this new quarterly award is Roland Tim Sain. Tim…
KLCB Affiliate Announcement
Happy B-Earth day! Keep Laurens County Beautiful officially joined the KAB network on Earth Day, Friday, April 22,2022 with a B-Earthday celebration at the Chamber office. KLCB is the 36th local affiliate across South Carolina. In addition, KLCB joins more than 700 KAB affiliations, including 26 state and several international affiliates. We can’t send out…