Laurens, South Carolina

Business Resources | Businesses | Churches | Colleges | Entertainment | Government | History | Hospitals | Jobs | Libraries | Media | Organizations | Real Estate | Recreation | Schools | Tourism | Weather

Laurens is located in northwestern South Carolina close to where I-385 from Greenville joins I-26 (about two-thirds of the way from Columbia to Greenville). It is the county seat of Laurens County. Both Laurens and Laurens County are named after Henry Laurens of Charleston, who was president of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War.

General Information, Jobs

• Weather

  –  Current conditions –  10-day forecast

• Laurens data - demographics, economics, education, housing, poverty
  
• History of Laurens
• Job openings
• Laurens County links

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Arts, entertainment, dining
  –  Festivals, events
  –  Laurens County Community Theatre
  
• Attractions
  –  Historic Laurens County - historic houses, churches, sites
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  –  Laurens County Speedway
  –  Recreation and sports organizations
  
• Related travel, tourism resources
  –  Old 96 District Tourism Commission
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Laurens real estate
  

Business Resources

• Laurens First
• Laurens County Chamber of Commerce
• Laurens County Development Corporation
• Main Street Laurens - public/private partnership to ensure continual growth and prosperity of downtown Laurens
  
• Better Business Bureau - Greenville

Businesses

• Banks in Laurens
• Credit unions in Laurens
• Realtors, real estate agents in Laurens - residential
  

Media

• Newspapers, magazines, journals
• Radio stations
• Laurens guides
  –  Laurens County South Carolina
  

Government

• City of Laurens
  –  Laurens Fire Department
  
• Laurens County
  –  County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  –  Laurens County Emergency Medical Services
  –  Laurens County Fire Service, Emergency Preparedness
  –  Laurens County Sherrif's Office
  –  Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission
  
• Laurens Commission of Public Works
• Renewable Water Resources - ReWa - formerly Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority

Schools, Colleges, Libraries, Museums

• K-12 schools
• Colleges, universities
• Libraries, archives, museums

Hospitals, Churches, Helping Organizations

• Churches, temples, religion
• Laurens County Health Care System
• Community, service organizations
• Environmental, conservation organizations

Places Near Laurens

• Clinton
• Cross Hill
• Fountain Inn
• Hickory Tavern
• Lake Greenwood