Ambassador Spotlight – Brandie Lovin
Spotlight on the Ambassador – Brandie Lovin Tell us about yourself. I moved to Laurens County permanently in 2018 and fell in love with this area. I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, taking trips and enjoying all life has to offer. Where do you work and what is your title? What…
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Find Yourself Thrift Store
Ribbon Cutting for Find Yourself Thrift Store We continued our National Small Business Week festivities with a ribbon cutting for Find Yourself Thrift Store in The City of Laurens, Main Street Laurens district. Find Yourself Thrift Store carries home items and clothing options for men, women, and children. Business owner, Michelle Tutt, and her family…
Ribbon Cutting for Carolina Waste Management
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Carolina Waste Management The perfect way to kick off National Small Week, participating in a celebratory, Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting! Carolina Waste Management, LLC Services is a residential and commercial trash service for Laurens County and surrounding areas co-owned by brothers, Brown Patterson and Neal Patterson. Thank you The City…
The Brew – Laurens County
The Brew – April 20, 2022 Starting our day by spending time with local entrepreneurs, Chamber Ambassadors, and community members at The Brew is the best! This new Chamber initiative is growing, along with our business community, yay! Blake and Christie Finley highlighted and talked about their business, Southern Trade Outfitters, LLC, and asked for…
9th Annual TEAM Ecology
Protecting Our Environment TEAM Ecology is the only program in the state that teaches protection of the environment to all public school 3rd graders at an Outdoor Education Center at no cost for the students. This would not be possible without our sponsors and volunteers; thanks to you all for helping impact the lives of…
Bourbon & Bubbles Ribbon Cutting & BAH
Bourbon & Bubbles Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours Last night, we had an evening filled with celebration and conversations at Bourbon & Bubbles Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours in Clinton! The event began with welcomes and well wishes from our President/CEO, Amanda Munyan, the City of Clinton, SC Mayor, Bob McLean, County Representatives,…
Thornwell Child Abuse and Prevention Month Awareness Breakfast
Thornwell Child Abuse and Prevention Month Awareness Breakfast We enjoyed attending Thornwell‘s Child Abuse and Prevention Month Awareness Breakfast. What great information from guest speakers and the musical performance by the 4k Class of the Child Development Center was a special treat. We welcome Thornwell’s new President, Rev. Myron Wilkins, to Laurens County. The City…
Team Ecology 2022
What an exciting and educational week it has been for 3rd-grade students in Laurens County public schools. Team Ecology is an annual environmental education program for students as they learn about our natural resources and how to protect them. Thank you Laurens County Conservation District for partnering with us and the Joe Adair Science Outdoor…
Ambassador Spotlight – Aryele Redmond
Spotlight on the Ambassador – Aryele Redmond Tell us about yourself! “I have lived in Laurens County for the past 10 years! I moved to Clinton 4 years ago when my husband and I purchased our first home. I love to do anything outdoors (hiking, going to the lake, swimming, etc.) I will be married…
Grab A Bag SC Event
Grab A Bag SC Kick-Off We are so excited and proud to have our new umbrella organization Keep Laurens County Beautiful! We had the pleasure to partner with PalmettoPride, SCDOT, Keep Laurens County Beautiful, and Lt. Governor Pamela Evette to kick off the #GrabABagSC litter pickup campaign. The event, held at the Laurens County Airport,…
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…
Grab A Bag SC Impact
#GrabABagSC Thank you Lt Governor Pamela Evette for spearheading the #GrabABagSC, and partnering with PalmettoPride to Kickoff Grab A Bag event in Laurens County! We are excited about the huge success and turnout from today. We appreciate the great support for our Countywide litter prevention efforts from all participants. During today’s event, we removed 4,020…
KGCB Annual Meeting
KGCB Annual Meeting Our KLCB Affiliate Coordinator, Courtney Crosby Stonell, had the opportunity to attend the Keep Greenwood County Beautiful Annual Meeting on March 24th, to show her appreciation for the important partnership we share with Greenwood County. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. :Helen keller We look forward…
Annual Lake Greenwood Cleanup
Lake Greenwood Cleanup Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Lake Greenwood Cleanup! This event shows what an impact we can make working together. Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB)Â partnered with Keep Greenwood County Beautiful (KGCB) to host this annual event, blanketing the lake parameters with litter removing volunteers. Together we had 227 participants…
“Beautiful” Things Are Happening
“Beautiful” things are happening due to the collaboration of leadership across Laurens County … we were thrilled to have the first Keep Laurens County Beautiful Board of Directors meeting yesterday at the Chamber, our new KLCB Affiliate Coordinator, Courtney Crosby Stonell, is doing an amazing job! We look forward to watching this initiative continue to…
Todd Quarter Clean-up
Todd Quarter Clean-up Thanks to the volunteers who came out help pick up litter around Lick Creek Bridge on Todd Quarter Road in Waterloo. They removed 29 bags of trash threatening the riparian area running into the creek and from there to Lake Greenwood. We appreciate them helping keep our roads and lake clean, especially…
Litter Prevention & Beautification Efforts Continue to Grow Across Laurens County
– The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce team officially welcomes Courtney Stonell as the Laurens County Beautification  Affiliate Coordinator.
Lake Greenwood Clean-Up
This year, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, through the Laurens County Beautification efforts, are partnering to advance the impact of the annual clean-up on the Laurens County side of Lake Greenwood. Community volunteers, including adults and student groups, are encouraged to participate in the 13th annual Lake…
Litter Prevention & Beautification Efforts Continue to Grow Across Laurens County
LAURENS COUNTY, SC, June 11, 2021– Laurens County Council, the City of Clinton, City of Fountain Inn, and City of Laurens, in partnership with the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office are cracking down on litter through the Litter Prevention Task Force. The County wide partnership includes areas of impact,…