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Updated: August 5, 2020 @ 5:20 am Full Forecast Welcome, Guest Sign Up Log In Dashboard Logout My Account My Account Dashboard Profile Saved items Logout Toggle navigation Home Subscribe e-Edition Contact Us About Us Careers Special Sections Staff Directory Rack Locations Support Form News COVID-19 Letters from home COVID-19 resources Crime Who got booked Hurricane Isaias Money Business Building Permits Local Business Property Transfers Julie Jason: Money Manager, Columnist and Author Columnists Chris Trainor Pam Stone Carl White Tom Poland State The Nerve National World News Sports Kickoff 2019 Lakelands sports Fishing NASCAR Winter Olympics Podcast Obituaries Opinion Editorials Whiting's Writings Guest Columns Letters to the Editor Forms Guest Column Submission Letter to the Editor Submission Community Pets Public Meetings Calendar Sunny 103.5 Government Links County Links Schools Links Sex Offender Registry Senior Expo Lifestyles Accent Taste The Beat Faith Worship Directory Patrick Vaughn, The Unlikely Preacher Columnists John Rosemond Mary Ann Crum Curiosity Corners Ministers Clemson Extension Paul Crutcher Dr. Robert Lesslie Celebrations Wedding Announcement Engagement Announcement Kidsville Lakelands Parent NIE Contests Crosswords Sudoku Money Pages Classifieds Place an Ad Autos Homes Jobs Public Notices Full coverage: Coronavirus (COVID-19) +3 Lander, Food Bank of Greenwood County partner to open pantry and help students in need +2 Laurens County conducts state's first jury trial since COVID-19 pandemic closure +10 COVID-19 Drive-by parade celebrates Self Regional Healthcare retirees By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY sdonaghy@indexjournal.com 2 hrs ago Food, family and co-workers often greet retirees at Self Regional Healthcare’s private dining room for their deserved send-off. +10 COVID-19 Drive-by parade celebrates Self Regional Healthcare retirees By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY sdonaghy@indexjournal.com 2 hrs ago Food, family and co-workers often greet retirees at Self Regional Healthcare’s private dining room for their deserved send-off. +3 Lander, Food Bank of Greenwood County partner to open pantry and help students in need +2 Laurens County conducts state's first jury trial since COVID-19 pandemic closure News Matthew Hensley: Partisanship should not shape how we view pandemic 2 hrs ago Last week, medical doctors led a press conference about an ongoing pandemic. And within hours, a number of social media platforms removed footage of the event because of concerns about informa… Abbeville County School board votes to allow 10 attendees at regular meetings 2 hrs ago School boards continue to prohibit the public from physically entering their regular meetings because COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state. +5 County Council honors employees at meeting 2 hrs ago Greenwood County Council honored several county employees at its meeting Tuesday. It also bid farewell to a longtime employee. COVID-19 update: 5 more deaths recorded in Lakelands; toll in Laurens County hits 35 7 hrs ago Five more coronavirus-related deaths were recorded in the Lakelands, nearly a tenth of the 52 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths state health officials announced on Tuesday. +8 See who was booked at the Greenwood County jail -- Aug. 4, 2020 19 hrs ago Filing for nonpartisan offices opens today in Laurens County Aug 4, 2020 Filing for nonpartisan political offices in Laurens County will begin at noon today. +3 Gary rallies Abbeville County School District teachers during Opening Day event Aug 4, 2020 ABBEVILLE — With uncertainty ahead in regards to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, interim Superintendent Mason Gary rallied Abbeville County teachers at the district’s opening day event Monday m… Preservation SC receives grant from Freshwater Coast Community Foundation Aug 4, 2020 The Freshwater Coast Community Foundation is granting $15,000 to Preservation South Carolina, for the development of educational and cultural programming, connected to the historic Trinity Epi… COVID-19 update: Greenwood County adds 17 cases Aug 3, 2020 State health officials reported 1,105 new confirmed cases and nine new probable cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, as well as 11 additional confirmed deaths and seven new probable deaths. breaking Laurens man's body found in Reedy River near the Riverfork Boat Ramp Aug 3, 2020 The body of a 30-year-old Laurens man was pulled from Reedy River near Riverfork Boat Ramp in Waterloo on Monday. Police: Beer snatcher nabbed after carjacking Aug 3, 2020 Authorities say a beer thief took a car at knifepoint and led officers on a vehicle chase. +2 Greenwood Soup Kitchen closes; volunteer tests positive for COVID-19 Aug 3, 2020 The hungry will have to find another source for a midday meal other than the Greenwood Soup Kitchen, temporarily. +21 See who was booked at the Greenwood County jail -- Aug. 3, 2020 Aug 3, 2020 +2 Stonecutters’ beautiful legacy Aug 3, 2020 I love back roads and their fading vestiges of yesteryear. Bull Durham and Coca-Cola ads painted onto brick and old Camel cigarette signs don’t bother me at all. In fact, I love ’em, and, no, … Toadly in love Aug 3, 2020 Since writing about Carl the toad, I have received a flood of inquiries asking if I still see him on my way to the barn in the morning, how he is weathering the heat and if Steve the snake has… Support our COVID-19 coverage Blog: Letters from home From telecommuting to the new public home school model, a growing number of us are homebound as we take unprecedented steps to slow and hopefully stop the spread of the new coronavirus. This blog is our attempt to catalog some of the daily changes we are experiencing together. Our long national nightmare is over By Matthew Hensley When will the teleconferencing be over? By James Hicks I don't know. The check is in the mail? By Matthew Hensley Sports +4 Post 20 avoids elimination, shuts out Lexington to force Game 3 By WESLEY DOTSON wdotson@indexjournal.com 8 hrs ago With its season on the line following a lopsided loss in Game 1 of the playoffs, the Post 20 Greenwood Braves bounced back in a big way Tuesday against Lexington. +24 PHOTOS: Piedmont Junior Golf Tournament of Champions By SKYLAR ROLSTAD srolstad@indexjournal.com 9 hrs ago 120 golfers participate in Catfish Feastival Memorial tournament From staff reports Aug 3, 2020 The Ware Shoals Catfish Feastival Memorial golf tournament drew 120 golfers on July 18 at The Links at Stoney Point. Participants raised $8,491 for the Ware Shoals Catfish Feastival. Monday Musings: Many traditions will be on pause in 2020 football season By SKYLAR ROLSTAD srolstad@indexjournal.com Aug 2, 2020 A long walk through campus, the savory aroma of hundreds of grills growing stronger as you near the stadium and the satisfying vi...