Research is underway this summer to combine interests in physics and music.  Sydney Blue, a PC junior with a double major in physics and music, is using her research “Sound Propagation in Granular Materials,” to study how to efficiently send sound through granular materials.

The Titusville, Florida student of PC said “Since the Earth’s surface is granular material, this work has many applications including land mine detection and oil exploration.”

Blue explained that granular materials are common materials that include sand and grains. However, they are relatively mysterious because they do not act like normal mediums such as water or air.

She said “This project interested me because the study of granular acoustics seemed like a nice intersection of my two majors. So far, I have been amazed at learning about the electrical components and the math behind sound production.”

Sydney Blue is involved in several music ensembles including the PC Choir, orchestra, opera and musical theater, hand bells, percussion ensemble, and theater. She is also a coordinator for the Student Volunteer Sevices for the Presbyterian Home.

Her work this summer is in cooperation with the PC Summer Fellows Program, which is designed to enhance the academic experience of PC students by providing them with opportunities to work with faculty during the summer. The program is intended for motivated students to gain research experience with direct faculty mentoring. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity in a living-learning environment.

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A young man’s exchanging nude photos with a female was alleged with an arrest by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday. 18-year-old Noah Samuel Hitt was booked with a Rhode Island address. A warrant showing an address of 268 Daventon Road, Pelzer accuses him of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Deputy Hunnicutt states that on February 1st, 2017 the subject did knowingly and willfully cause a minor to send nude photos of herself, as well as receive nude photos of him. Noah Samuel Hitt was being held in the Laurens County Detention Center earlier this morning with a cash or surety bond set at $3,000.

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A Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine charge was served yesterday on a man arrested Sunday by Clinton Public Safety. 26-year-old Nikolarus Corey James of 131 Longview Drive, Cross Hill was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance.

Lt. Steven Lawton states that on Sunday, July 16th Mr. James had in his possession an amount of white powdery substance believed to be cocaine that was in excess of one gram. This reportedly occurred on A.B. Jacks Road at Clinton Manor Drive in Clinton.

A second warrant states that on July 16th Mr. James had in his possession a white rectangle-shaped pill that was identified as Alprazolam 2mg, a schedule IV controlled substance. This reportedly occurred on A.B. Jacks Road at Clinton Manor Drive in Clinton.

Clinton Public Safety also issued tickets Sunday charging Nikolarus James him with Driving under Suspension and Open Container of Beer or Wine.     Personal recognizance bonds were set totaling $1,250 on the two ticketed charges.

Nikolarus Corey James was released yesterday on posting cash or surety bonds totaling $25,000 on the Cocaine and Alprazolam charges.

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More flexibility with sick leave was granted employees of the Laurens C.P.W. with a vote of the Commissioners at their July meeting last evening. The Commission approved recommended changes to the Employee Handbook. These changes will now allow employees to use their sick days to cover being home with a sick family member. General Manager… Read More »

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A Laurens County Museum Association fund-raising effort to pay for the installation of a sprinkler system for the new museum building is almost complete, and the Laurens Commission of Public Works last night unanimously approved a request to assist with installation of a water tap to complete the system. The tap mostly will involve labor… Read More »

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A new Master Plan for Downtown Laurens was presented to the Laurens Commission of Public Works last night by Main Street Director Jonathan Irick.  He said the plan is “to ensure that future projects and funding are utilized to the fullest order.” Irick said the idea is to help transform the Downtown area into an active place, the center of commerce and art where residents can interact, learn and grow.

Some of the ideas to achieve that goal included traffic configuration and utilizing present and future trails and greenways, as well as expanding the Downtown to include the Sullivan Park and Rich Hill areas.

Irick said another idea is to have a permanent home for the Farmer’s Market, noting this project could be a recipient of a USDA grant. The plan included renaming Palmetto Street as Festival Street, removing pavement to reveal the original brick surface. The plan projects buildings on the short street to host eateries and roof cafes. With vehicular traffic removed, the street would end at a new Amphitheater.

Jonathan Irick called the Historic Laurens County Courthouse as “The most underutilized building in Laurens County.” Ideas for expanding its use included accommodating programs for local collages, and adding trees and public art, especially highlighting Laurens’ rich African American Heritage.

Other ideas included additional playground area near the railroad.

Irick also talked of practical steps needed to achieve these goals, including trying to find local benefactors. He said in other upstate towns, benefactors have funded a local “Historic Boutique Hotel.”

The Commissioners last night were also shown an example of signs used in Traveler’s Rest as an example of what are called “Way-Finding Signs,” which are decorative and not that expensive.

The C.P.W. accepted the report on the new Laurens Master Plan as information. This evening, the plan will be presented to City Council, which is expected to vote on whether to accept the new plan as the Official Master Plan for the City of Laurens.

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Two Hickory Tavern residents were arrested Sunday following an alleged shooting in Laurens County. Yesterday, one was served with multiple Attempted Murder warrants. Both were served with a drug charge.

The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged 22-year-old Austin Edgar Clayton of 110 Crawford Drive, Gray Court. He was served with three counts of Attempted Murder and one warrant charging him with Possession of a Firearm during a Violent Crime.

Deputy Jonathan Brown states that on July 16th Mr. Clayton did discharge a firearm at three people in an attempt to kill each of them. A 4th warrant states that he was in possession of a pistol during the Attempted Murders.

A 5th warrant also charged Mr. Clayton with 2nd Offense Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. It states that he was in possession of marijuana with intent to distribute this Schedule I controlled substance, and has prior convictions for this offense.

No bond was set for any of the five charges. Austin Edgar Clayton remained in the Laurens County Detention Center today.

A second person arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office following the alleged Sunday shooting incident was 24-year-old Lindsey Jordan Smith, also of 110 Crawford Drive, Gray Court. She was also charged yesterday with Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. Deputy Jonathan Brown states that on July 16th Ms. Smith possessed marijuana with intent to distribute this schedule I narcotic drug.

Lindsey Jordan Smith was released yesterday on a $10,000 cash or surety bond on her single charge.

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Local Notes: 

Clinton 11-12 DY All-Stars… We need to catch up on how the team is doing in the state tournament down in Hartsville

• Monday (1): Greer 6 – Clinton 5… Clinton was supposed to play a team from Greer on Sunday but bad weather caused that game to be postponed until Monday… When thy played the game, Greer took a 6-5 win handing Clinton their first loss of the tournament and dropping them down into the loser’s bracket… Clinton scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st off a Justin Copeland single and a homerun from Austin Copeland. Greer would score 5 runs in the bottom half off 2 walks, 2 errors and 3 hits…Clinton scored 2 more in the 2nd making the score 5-4, which remained the same until the 4th… Clinton tied the game in the top of the 4th…  Kason Copeland singled and scored off a single from Caleb Taylor… Greer managed to push across the winning run in the bottom of the 5th off a leadoff walk, a single and a sac bunt making the final score 6-5 and putting the All-stars in the losers bracket.

• Monday (2): Clinton 8 – Delmae 0… Again because of the rain delay on Sunday and having to make the game up Monday morning, Clinton was forced to play a second game on Monday… Good news here as Clinton bounced back to take an 8-0 win and stay alive in the tournament…Led by a dominating pitching performance from Zach Fortman the All-stars were able to rebound from a tough loss earlier in the day… Fortman pitched a complete game shutout, throwing only 53 total pitches and only facing 1 batter over the minimum.  He allowed 2 singles, 1 of which was quickly erased with a double play and struck out 3…Clinton put up 2 runs in the 3rd.  Bryce Young reached on a hit by pitch and Luke White followed with a homerun to centerfield making the score 2-0 after 3 innings…The bottom of the 5th saw the All-stars put the game away scoring 6 runs off 4 hits and 2 errors by Delmae…  Kason Copeland led off being hit by pitch and stole 2nd… Bryce Young singled moving Copeland to 3rd…  Young then stole 2nd…  Luke White reached on an error scoring Copeland and moving Young to 3rd…  Zach Fortman executed a perfect bunt single to score Young and White advanced to 3rd.  Fortman would steal 2nd and with runners on 2nd and 3rd Caleb Taylor hit a sac fly scoring White. With 2 outs, Justin Copeland reached on an error that also scored Fortman putting the All-stars up 6-0…  Justin Copeland would keep the inning going reaching on another Delmae error and advance all the way to 3rd on a single from his brother Austin.  Austin would steal 2nd.  With 2 outs and runners at 2nd and 3rd, Wil Stewart drove a single to left centerfield scoring both Copelands and making the final score 8-0… “Playing 2 games in one day can really stress your pitching, but we managed to stay alive and that’s all that matters. “Head Coach Matt Stewart commented afterwards… “Other than the 1st inning against Greer today we’re continuing to get good pitching and defense.  Our hitting as a team has been terrible…  If we are going to have any chance at advancing that must improve quickly…  Still proud of the way our kids bounced back after a tough loss today and beat a good Delmae team…  Zach Fortman pitched one of the best games I’ve seen at a time we really needed him the most. We’re still in and at this point that’s all we can ask for!”…With the win against Delmae, Clinton was supposed to play Greer again yesterday at 6:30pm and when I get those results I’ll pass them on.

 Countdown to Kickoff… The numbers of days left to the first football games are as follows;

• Clinton at Laurens (8-25-17): 36
• Laurens Academy at Holly Hill (8-25-17): 36
• PC at Wake Forest (Thursday, 8-31-17): 42
• PC home opener vs. Campbell (9-18-17): 58 

Pro Sports    For more information on any of the following games, click on their score.

• Cubs 5 – Braves 1… In a game that did not finish until early this morning due to a rain delay, the Braves got off to an early lead against the Cubs last night in Atlanta as Nick Markakis had a solo homer in the 2^nd inning to put the Braves up 1-0… However the Cubs came right back and put 4 runs on the board in the top of the 3^rd inning and then went on to take a 5-1 win over the Braves… In the decisive 3^rd inning the cubs had a pair of homers to account for 3 of the 4 runs scored that inning… The Braves will try to avoid being swept in game 3 of the 3-game series today… The game will start at 12:10 this afternoon as the Braves need to board a plan tonight and head to LA where they will start a road trip that will keep them on the road the rest of the month as they don’t return home for a game until August 1^st.
• Drive… The Drive were off last night but will start a 7-game road trip tonight with their first stop being in Greensboro to take on the Grasshoppers in the first game of a 3-game series… The Drive are now 12-12 in the second=d half of their season and just 5 games behind Charleston who leads the Southern Division of the South Atlantic League with a 17-7 record.
• Panthers Training Camp Starts Wednesday, 7-26-17… It is almost time for the Panthers to once again start the preseason training camp at Wofford College… The first practice will start at 6:30 on 7-26-17 at Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College… To go to the Panthers website where yo can get all your questions as to dates, times, parking directions and what you can bring or not bring, click here.

This & That:

• Raider Softball Clinics… Coach Haley Register Satterfield the new head coach of the of the Laurens Raider varsity softball team will be holding FREE softball clinics at LDHS this summer… The clinics are open to all young ladies between the ages of 8 and 13 who are interested in learning to play softball and depending on participation they may lead to a travel team being formed this summer… The clinics will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings between the hours of 7:00 – 8:15 pm… The clinics will end July 31^st and there will not be any clinics during the July 4^th week.… Each young lady needs to bring a glove, bat, tennis shoes and cleats to practice… If you have any questions about this, contact coach Satterfield at hmregister@laurens55.org..
• Laurens Middle School Football Meeting… There has been a lot of teacher and coaching turnover in Laurens School District 55 since the end of the last school year and LMS has not been immune to that syndrome where coaches are concerned… That is why on Thursday, July 20^th they would like all students who will be in the 7^th and 8^th grade at LMS who plan on playing football this fall to come to meeting at the LMS football field where they will have the opportunity to meet the new coaching staff and AD… Parents are more than welcome to come and the new staff will be glad to answer any questions from students or parent… The meeting will start at 6:00 pm and again it will be at the LMS football field on the 20^th of this month.
• CHS Athletic Booster Golf Tournament… Athletic Director Nickie Templeton and Booster Club President Buddy Bridges have released information about the 2107 CHS Booster Club Golf Tournament… This year, the tournament will be held at Musgrove Mill, on July 27…  Registration begins at 8:30…  For more information: CHS Golf Tourney Brochure 2017… This is a major fundraiser for our Red Devil student-athletes, and it is also a lot of fun… GO BIG RED!
• Clinton YMCA Fall Flag Football and Cheerleading… Registration is now open for flag football and cheerleading at the Clinton Family YMCA… For flag football there will be 3 age groupings 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12…. Cheerleading is open to youth in grades K-6…. For more information including cost, fall-out dates, click here… The last day to register is Friday, August 18^th… Of course you can call the Clinton YMCA at 833-1555.
• Clinton YMCA Better Together 50^th Anniversary Celebration… The Clinton YMCA will be celebrating their 50^th year in operation this June… To help celebrate this milestone the YMCA is offering a way that current members can get 20% off their membership for a year by  referring a new member who also gets the same 20% off for a year… This special celebration offer can be taken advantage of for the remainder of the calendar year… For complete details call the Clinton YMCA at 833-1555 or simply click on the following which has all the details, click here … Don’t let this opportunity to save on Y memberships pass you by and help celebrate the YMCA’s 50^th year! !

Sport and Specialty Camps at the Clinton & Laurens YMCA as well as Presbyterian College and the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department. 

The Family YMCAs of Clinton and Laurens want to remind you that they have a full summer of specialty camps and activities available for the youth of our area… If you go to the WLBG home page and look down in the Featured Sports section on the right side toward the bottom of the page, you will find a posting that has information about these camps at both YMCAs or simply click here to go to that posting…

• Clinton YMCA: No further summer camps… See above for flag football and cheerleading information.
• Laurens YMCA: The next camp at the Laurens YMCA is a soccer camp for youth ages 7-15 that will take place from Tuesday, August 8 to Thursday, August 10^th…The camp will be conducted by the Lakeland Toros a Greenwood based soccer team… The camp will be in the mornings from 9-11 am and with the experience of the Toros should be an excellent camp!… Click here for more information.

City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Sports… For more information on any of the following camps call 681-7275 and go The Ridge to register… You can also email them at laurensprd@yahoo.com

• Laurens Parks & Recreation Youth Football Camp….The Laurens Parks and Recreation Dept. is having a youth football camp on July 22^nd for youth ages 7-12… The camp is designed to teach the proper fundamentals of football and to give the attendees experience and knowledge of what it takes to make it to the NFS… Autwan Edwards, Rahim Abdullah and Airese Currie all of whom are NFL draftees will be coaching the camp… Ramon Robinson an elite QB coach in the southeast will also be one of the coaches… The cost of the camp is $65 and those who register will automatically be registered for the Parks and Recreation youth tackle football program this fall….You do noy have to be a resident of Laurens to attend and you do not have to play in the youth football program this fall to attend.
• Basketball Camp… This camp will be July 31 – August 2 and is open to youth ages 9-13… The cost of this camp will be $40 and will be held at The Ridge from 9:00 am – noon each day.

2017 PC Sports Camps… PC has different sports camps throughout the summer… Below are the next couple of camps that I know of being held at PC.

• Boys Evening Day Soccer Camp… August 4-6…Boys 5-15… This camp is designed to help young men improve their skills at any level through teaching fundamentals and game play… For more information on how to register and what to bring, click here.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to reports scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.

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The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested 33-year-old Holly Marie Brabham of 10 Grandview Drive, Simpsonville in connection with a drug possession in Laurens County Monday. She was charged with Possession of Less than One Gram of Meth. A warrant states that on July 17th in Laurens County she was in possession of Methamphetamine, a schedule II controlled substance, without authority. With a cash or surety bond set at $25,000, Holly Marie Brabham remained in the Laurens County Detention Center this morning.

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Drug charges were served on a Greenville man yesterday who had been arrested following a traffic stop on a moped on Laurens’ North Harper Street Monday evening.

Laurens Police Officer Van Pelt issued a ticket charging 38-year-old Robert Daniel Simmons of 52 Smythe Avenue, Greenville with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 7:35 Monday evening on North Harper.

In a warrant served yesterday, Officer Cheek states that based on investigation of Officer Van Pelt, the defendant was in possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine during a lawful traffic stop on North Harper Street Monday.

Robert Daniel Simmons was released yesterday on personal recognizance bonds totaling $5,500.

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The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Simpsonville man Monday  and held him for drug charges. Yesterday, 45-year-old Christopher Rex Howard of 531 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville was charged with

Distribution of Methamphetamine 3rd Offense.

A warrant states that Investigator Nations’ work indicates that on July 17th in Laurens County one Christopher Rex Howard possessed more than one gram of methamphetamine, with intent to distribute. The warrant states he had prior drug-related convictions.

No bond was granted. Christopher Rex Howard remained in the Laurens County Detention Center this morning.

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Laurens City Police yesterday charged an out-of-state man on accusations of being part of a conspiracy to steal over $6,000 in merchandise from Wal-Mart. 21-year-old Dexter Dontravius Hosch of 720 King Court, Bethlehem, Georgia was arrested yesterday and charged with Grand Larceny, Criminal Conspiracy and with Failure to Stop for a Blue Light.

Detective Kanipe states that on December 19, 2016 the defendant conspired with two individuals to enter Wal-Mart off East Main to steal items totaling $6,458.52 while Dexter Hosch remained in the car to make a quick escape. This escape reportedly led to a vehicle pursuit with Sgt. Jones.

Mr. Hosch allegedly conspired with two other individuals to steal items from Wal-Mart at 922 East Main. Prior to the incident in Laurens, he and his co-conspirators allegedly stole merchandise from Wal-Mart in Newberry.

Detective Kanipe states that an investigation of Sgt. Doug Jones indicates that on December 19, 2016 Dexter Hosch failed to stop for a blue light and siren when Sgt. Jones initiated a traffic stop on the defendant, driving a red GMC SUV.  Instead of stopping for the blue lights and siren, the defendant allegedly increased speed and took evasive maneuvers to evade Sgt. Jones on Highway 221 North in the city of Laurens and continued outside the city limits, with the pursuit lasting approximately three miles.

With cash or surety bonds set totaling $40,000 on the three Laurens City Police charges, Dexter Dontravius Hosch remained in the Laurens County Detention Center this morning.

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A Clinton area man was charged yesterday with breaking into a Cross Hill fire station and damaging personal property at a nearby residence last month.

35-year-old Bryan Lee Roeker was arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Monday and booked as a homeless person.

He was charged Monday with Failure to Stop for Blue Light, 2nd or subsequent offense and Driving under Suspension, 2nd Offense.

A warrant citing the investigation of Deputy Atwood states that on June 5th in Laurens County Roeker drove a 2006 Chrysler 300 and failed to stop for a blue light and audible siren from a law enforcement vehicle on Highway 101 South. It adds that the defendant has a prior conviction on this in 2015. Roeker was also accused of driving June 5th while his privilege to drive was under suspension, and that he had had at least one prior DUS conviction in the past five years.

He was also served with a Bench Warrant Monday that states he has been convicted of a Regulation of Fires on Certain Land with a sentence of 30 days or a $50 fine.

Meanwhile, Bryan Lee Roeker was held for additional charges from Lt. Timothy Byrd regarding alleged activity in Cross Hill Monday. In those warrants, served yesterday, Roeker is charged with Trafficking in Meth or Cocaine Base, Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth in Proximity, with Burglary 3rd Degree and with Malicious Damage.

Warrants served yesterday cited investigation of Lt. Byrd as indicating that on Monday Roeker had in his possession 43.5 grams of methamphetamine without authority to do so and that this occurred within a half-mile of a public playground. He’s is also accused of entering the Cross Hill Fire Department building at 349 North Main Street in Cross Hill without consent and with intent to commit a crime therein. Also on Monday, he is accused of damaging personal property at a residence on Liberty Springs Street in Cross Hill. He allegedly damaged a motion detector light and unplugged a solar panel flood light that was mounted on that victim’s porch.

Bryan Lee Roeker remained in the Laurens County Detention Center this morning.

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The water tank on Fleming Street in Laurens is to get a new paint job soon. In their July meeting Monday evening, the Laurens Commission of Public Works approved a resolution authorizing the General Manager to accept a bid for repainting the tank. The bid of $273,700 from Scott Enterprises of Maryville, Tennessee was the… Read More »

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The new Laurens Master plan has now been approved. The plan for future development of the Downtown area was devised after recent public meetings. We reported yesterday on some of the issues it covered, as reported to the CPW Monday evening. Laurens Main Street Director Jonathan Irick last evening presented the plan to Laurens City… Read More »

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Last night Laurens County Council held another budget workshop in the painful process of trying to approve a new budget for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year. The county is currently operating on last year’s budget, pending completion of the new budget. Frustration with the long process this year was voiced last night by Council Chairman Joe Wood, and County Administrator Jon Caime.

Chairman Wood asked each council member, “Just what will it take for you to find a budget you will vote to pass?” Councilman David Pitts suggested “Let’s just go ahead and pass last year’s budget that was balanced, then we can just work on supplemental appropriations.” Councilman Nash agreed, but Council Members Garrett McDaniel and Diane Anderson said they would not vote for last year’s budget.

McDaniel said that they have been working too hard on the new budget to just accept last year’s. Ms. Anderson said that there are many new bills to pay since last year. Councilman Stewart Jones said he wanted to keep working with the new budget to try to balance it, and he wanted council to consider options to reduce spending.

Administrator Caime voiced his frustration by telling council, “I just don’t trust our numbers.” He added “When I arrived here auditors were switched, and if things had gone on as they were, the county would have been bankrupt in a year.” Caime apologized to council for his frustration but said “I have got to give this county a firm financial picture, I am just trying to get your money aligned with your rules.”

Council agreed with Caime that they will reconsider another updated budget after he does more financial research. “Put all paper work you have aside and a new printed budget will be ready by the weekend,” said Caime,

There will be another budget session with the new printed budget available where, Caime said, “We can examine it line by line and finalize this thing.”

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Local Notes: 

Clinton 11-12 DY All-Stars Stay Alive in State Tournament

• Luke White and Wil Stewart combined for a no hitter to avenge an earlier tournament loss to Greer Tuesday in the Dixie Youth Ozone State Tournament in Hartsville taking an 8-0 win… White went 5 and two thirds innings allowing only 1 base runner who reached on a hit by pitch and was quickly doubled off on a line drive to RT Corley…  Stewart came on to finish the last 1 and a third innings and each had 1 strikeout… Clinton scored 1 in the bottom of the 1st off a single from Austin Copeland and a double from White… The bottom of the 3rd saw the All-stars score 3 more..  Caleb Taylor and Justin Copeland would single.  Stewart followed with a 1 out single to score Taylor…  White would again double to score both Copeland and Stewart putting Clinton up 4-0 after 3 complete innings… In the 4th, two fielder’s choice and a single from Kason Copeland would score 2 more runs for the All-stars… In the bottom of the 5th the All-stars would score their last 2 runs off a Justin Copeland single and an error by Greer making the final score 8-0…”What a pitching performance from Luke, allowing only 1 base runner and throwing only 39 total pitches in 5 and two thirds innings, and Wil stepping in there finishing it out the way he did!  Absolutely great job by those guys… That kind of pitching will keep you in any game.  Guys played hard today and we hit it a little better…  It’s down to the final 4 from the original 12 teams… We’re still in it and live to play again tomorrow (Wednesday). .. Obviously we’re very proud of that!!  Head Coach Matt Stewart commented afterward… Clinton will played Hartsville at 5:30pm Wednesday (yesterday) at Byerly Park in Hartsville… As soon as I get the results I’ll pass them on.

 Countdown to Kickoff… The numbers of days left to the first football games are as follows;

• Clinton at Laurens (8-25-17): 36
• Laurens Academy at Holly Hill (8-25-17): 36
• PC at Wake Forest (Thursday, 8-31-17): 42
• PC home opener vs. Campbell (9-18-17): 58 

Pro Sports    For more information on any of the following games, click on their score.

• Cubs 8 – Braves 2… As you may recall, the Braves swept a 3-game series with the D-backs in Atlanta last weekend to even their record at 45-45 on the season… Well yesterday afternoon the Braves found themselves on the other side of a series sweep as the Cubs took an 8-2 win to sweep their series with the Braves in Atlanta… The Cubs led 3-0 going into the bottom of the 6^th inning when the Braves finally got on the board on a sol0 homer by Ender Inciarte… The Cubs got that run back in the top of the 7^th and the Braves responded in the bottom of the inning getting that run back to make it 4-2….. The Cubs broke the game open in the 8^th scoring 3 more runs and added an insurance run in the 9^th… The run that the Braves scored in the 7^th was off the bat of Tyler Flowers as he had a solo homer…. The Braves are on the road the rest of this month with their first stop being out in LA tonight to start a 4-game series with the Dodgers.
• Drive 8 – Grasshoppers 2… The Greenville Drive started a road trip last night and the first stop was in Greensboro to take on the Grasshoppers… The trip got off to a good start as the Drive took an 8-2 win… The Drive scored one in the top of the 1^st inning and the score stayed 1-0 until the top of the 5^th inning when thy pushed 7 runs across the plate and then held the Grasshoppers to just 2 runs to take the win… The Drive had 13 hits in the game and only one of them was a homer and that was a 2-run home by the Drive’s DH Isaias Lucena in the 7-run 5^th inning.
• Panthers Training Camp Starts Wednesday, 7-26-17… It is almost time for the Panthers to once again start the preseason training camp at Wofford College… The first practice will start at 6:30 on 7-26-17 at Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College… To go to the Panthers website where yo can get all your questions as to dates, times, parking directions and what you can bring or not bring, click here.

This & That:

• Raider Softball Clinics… Coach Haley Register Satterfield the new head coach of the of the Laurens Raider varsity softball team will be holding FREE softball clinics at LDHS this summer… The clinics are open to all young ladies between the ages of 8 and 13 who are interested in learning to play softball and depending on participation they may lead to a travel team being formed this summer… The clinics will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings between the hours of 7:00 – 8:15 pm… The clinics will end July 31^st and there will not be any clinics during the July 4^th week.… Each young lady needs to bring a glove, bat, tennis shoes and cleats to practice… If you have any questions about this, contact coach Satterfield at hmregister@laurens55.org..
• Laurens Middle School Football Meeting… There has been a lot of teacher and coaching turnover in Laurens School District 55 since the end of the last school year and LMS has not been immune to that syndrome where coaches are concerned… That is why on Thursday, July 20^th they would like all students who will be in the 7^th and 8^th grade at LMS who plan on playing football this fall to come to meeting at the LMS football field where they will have the opportunity to meet the new coaching staff and AD… Parents are more than welcome to come and the new staff will be glad to answer any questions from students or parent… The meeting will start at 6:00 pm and again it will be at the LMS football field on the 20^th of this month.
• CHS Athletic Booster Golf Tournament… Athletic Director Nickie Templeton and Booster Club President Buddy Bridges have released information about the 2107 CHS Booster Club Golf Tournament… This year, the tournament will be held at Musgrove Mill, on July 27…  Registration begins at 8:30…  For more information: CHS Golf Tourney Brochure 2017… This is a major fundraiser for our Red Devil student-athletes, and it is also a lot of fun… GO BIG RED!
• Clinton YMCA Fall Flag Football and Cheerleading… Registration is now open for flag football and cheerleading at the Clinton Family YMCA… For flag football there will be 3 age groupings 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12…. Cheerleading is open to youth in grades K-6…. For more information including cost, fall-out dates, click here… The last day to register is Friday, August 18^th… Of course you can call the Clinton YMCA at 833-1555.
• Clinton YMCA Better Together 50^th Anniversary Celebration… The Clinton YMCA will be celebrating their 50^th year in operation this June… To help celebrate this milestone the YMCA is offering a way that current members can get 20% off their membership for a year by  referring a new member who also gets the same 20% off for a year… This special celebration offer can be taken advantage of for the remainder of the calendar year… For complete details call the Clinton YMCA at 833-1555 or simply click on the following which has all the details, click here … Don’t let this opportunity to save on Y memberships pass you by and help celebrate the YMCA’s 50^th year! !

Sport and Specialty Camps at the Clinton & Laurens YMCA as well as Presbyterian College and the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department. 

The Family YMCAs of Clinton and Laurens want to remind you that they have a full summer of specialty camps and activities available for the youth of our area… If you go to the WLBG home page and look down in the Featured Sports section on the right side toward the bottom of the page, you will find a posting that has information about these camps at both YMCAs or simply click here to go to that posting…

• Clinton YMCA: No further summer camps… See above for flag football and cheerleading information.
• Laurens YMCA: The next camp at the Laurens YMCA is a soccer camp for youth ages 7-15 that will take place from Tuesday, August 8 to Thursday, August 10^th…The camp will be conducted by the Lakeland Toros a Greenwood based soccer team… The camp will be in the mornings from 9-11 am and with the experience of the Toros should be an excellent camp!… Click here for more information.

City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Sports… For more information on any of the following camps call 681-7275 and go The Ridge to register… You can also email them at laurensprd@yahoo.com

• Laurens Parks & Recreation Youth Football Camp….The Laurens Parks and Recreation Dept. is having a youth football camp on July 22^nd for youth ages 7-12… The camp is designed to teach the proper fundamentals of football and to give the attendees experience and knowledge of what it takes to make it to the NFS… Autwan Edwards, Rahim Abdullah and Airese Currie all of whom are NFL draftees will be coaching the camp… Ramon Robinson an elite QB coach in the southeast will also be one of the coaches… The cost of the camp is $65 and those who register will automatically be registered for the Parks and Recreation youth tackle football program this fall….You do not have to be a resident of Laurens to attend and you do not have to play in the youth football program this fall to attend.
• Basketball Camp… This camp will be July 31 – August 2 and is open to youth ages 9-13… The cost of this camp will be $40 and will be held at The Ridge from 9:00 am – noon each day.

2017 PC Sports Camps… PC has different sports camps throughout the summer… Below are the next couple of camps that I know of being held at PC.

• Boys Evening Day Soccer Camp… August 4-6…Boys 5-15… This camp is designed to help young men improve their skills at any level through teaching fundamentals and game play… For more information on how to register and what to bring, click here.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to reports scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.

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Laurens County Family Court yesterday delivered 34-year-old Demorris Cornelius Boyd of 340 Church Street, Laurens to the detention center with a Bench Warrant Citing Contempt of Court. It states he failed to pay and directs he be held until his case is discharged by due course of law.

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A Fountain Inn Municipal Court Bench Warrant was served yesterday as 26-year-old Richard Michael “Rick” Gilliam of 305 Boyd Street, Fountain Inn was placed in the Laurens County Detention Center. It states he was convicted this year on May 9th on a charge of Discharging a Firearm into a Dwelling and sentenced to 30 days… Read More »

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A phone call to a woman in Laurens County was cited yesterday with a Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrest. 46-year-old Larry Edward Turner of 745 Green Meadow Drive, Newberry was charged with Unlawful Telephone Communication. A warrant states that on July 18th he used profane, obscene, vulgar and/or indecent language in a telephone call for the purpose of annoying or harassing the victim and/or her family. Larry Turner was released on a $1,050 personal recognizance bond yesterday afternoon.

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