Keep Laurens County Beautiful News & Updates
1st Quarter KLCB Community Champion Award Winner
Clinton Rotary, Our 2025 1st Quarter KLCB Community Champion The Rotary Club of Clinton is being recognized as our 1st Quarter Community Champion for their continued commitment to addressing community needs and keeping Clinton beautiful. For years, they’ve gathered twice a year to clean up Hwy 308, and now they’ve launched a new monthly initiative…
Congratulations to the 2024 KLCB Community Partner Award Winner: Tanya Towne Director of Joe Adair Outdoor Education Center!
2024 KLCB Community Partner Award Winner: Tanya Towne at the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center! KLCB is proud to recognize Tanya Towne at the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center as the 2024 KLCB Community Partner Award recipient! Tanya’s dedication to environmental education and community engagement has made a lasting impact on Laurens County.…
4th Quarter Community Champion Award Winner
Robert Whitmore, 4th Quarter Community Champion Award Winner! Keep Laurens County Beautiful is honored to recognize Robert Whitmore as our 4th Quarter Community Champion Award Winner! For 40 years, Robert has been dedicated to keeping Georgia Road in Gray Court clean and beautiful, exemplifying the true meaning of community pride. Robert’s generosity extends far beyond…
Celebrating Arbor Day and Environmental Art in Laurens County
Plant pride not litter At Keep Laurens County Beautiful, we were thrilled to celebrate Arbor Day last Friday-a day dedicated to honoring trees and their vital role in our environment. In South Carolina, Arbor Day falls on the first Friday in December, aligning perfectly with our planting season, which runs from December to mid-March. This…
Third Quarter Quarter KLCB Community Champion Award Winner
Arthur Piotrowski, Our 2024 3rd Quarter KLCB Community Champion Big congratulations to Arthur Piotrowski, a student at Presbyterian College and the Community Service and Philanthropy Chair for Sigma Nu, for earning the KLCB Community Champion Award for the 3rd Quarter! Arthur has been an incredible supporter of KLCB, inspiring students to get involved-not just on…
Second Quarter KLCB Community Champion Award Winner
Lessie Brown, Our 2024 2nd Quarter KLCB Community Champion The Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB) Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer who has initiated and actively engaged in activities significantly contributing to the success of the KLCB program. We proudly present the 2nd quarter award to Lessie Brown from Cross Hill.…
First Quarter KLCB Community Champion Award Winner
James Gambrell, Our 2024 1st Quarter KLCB Community Champion In acknowledgment of his outstanding dedication to environmental stewardship, we proudly present James Gambrell as the recipient of our 2024 1st Quarter KLCB Community Champion Award. With a remarkable commitment spanning over three decades, James has diligently undertaken the responsibility of preserving the cleanliness of Laurens…
Earth Month Summary
Laurens County, South Carolina – The April Upstate Team-up to Clean-up Challenge, supported by Palmetto Pride, a friendly competition between upstate Keep America Beautiful Affiliates, closed with grand success. Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB) reported 206 participating volunteers, with an impressive total of 11,281 pounds of trash picked up from Laurens County roadways. Upstate counties,…
LC Reedy River Clean-up
Keep it Clean, Drains to Streams We had an amazing day cleaning up the Reedy River with our friends from South Carolina 7, Laurens County representatives, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and other community members! Together, we made an impact by removing 28 bags of trash, 3 tires, and other items from a 4-mile…
2nd Quarter Community Champion Award Winner
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 Andy Harp Congratulations to Andy, owner of…