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POLITICSWhere SC Governor Candidates Split ◆ POLITICSSC Lieutenant Gov. Hopefuls Pitch Audits, Schools, Reform ◆ POLITICSClinton Council Faces Final Vote on Whitten Center Land Sale ◆ POLITICSGreer Sets Workshop and Forum Before Vote on Flock Cameras ◆ POLITICSLouie Blanton Gets Order of the Palmetto in Spartanburg ◆ POLITICSClinton Sets Nov. 10 Hearing on Two Proposed Subdivisions ◆ POLITICSSC Early Voting Passes 280,000 After Three Days ◆ POLITICSSC Early Voting Opens With Nearly 98,000 First-Day Ballots ◆ POLITICSClinton Voters Can Cast Early Ballots in Laurens Through Oct. 31 ◆ POLITICSClinton Planning Commission Puts Two Housing Annexations on Hold ◆ POLITICSLaurens County Council Leaders Back Shealy for House 14 ◆ POLITICSGreenwood District 50 Puts $175M School Bond on Ballot ◆

Laurens County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Laurens County Council, Clinton City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Laurens’s federal delegation includes US Rep. Sheri Biggs (SC District 3) and Senators Darline Graham and Tim Scott. In Columbia, Clinton is represented by Sen. Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III (District 9) and Rep. Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam (District 42).

Laurens County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Clinton Police Department budget run through Clinton City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the South Carolina General Assembly. The Laurens County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.

HERE Clinton covers Laurens County Council meetings, Clinton City Council sessions, South Carolina General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Laurens County is governed, it’s HERE.

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Oct 31 Where SC Governor Candidates Split

Oct 31 SC Lieutenant Gov. Hopefuls Pitch Audits, Schools, Reform

Oct 30 Clinton Council Faces Final Vote on Whitten Center Land Sale

Oct 29 Greer Sets Workshop and Forum Before Vote on Flock Cameras

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Oct 31, 2026

Where SC Governor Candidates Split

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The three candidates who laid out their plans for South Carolina governor this week agree on the problems, from the cost of living to health care, schools and roads. Where they part ways is on how far state government should go to fix them, and voters settle it on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Oct 31, 2026

SC Lieutenant Gov. Hopefuls Pitch Audits, Schools, Reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The race for South Carolina lieutenant governor rarely gets the spotlight, but the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot are offering very different ideas about what the No. 2 job should actually do. Republican state Sen. Mike Reichenbach is the running mate of Alan Wilson. Democrat Sam Skardon is paired with Jermaine

Oct 30, 2026

Clinton Council Faces Final Vote on Whitten Center Land Sale

CLINTON, S.C. — Clinton City Council is set to cast its final vote Monday, Nov. 2, on selling more than…

Oct 29, 2026

Greer Sets Workshop and Forum Before Vote on Flock Cameras

GREER, S.C. — Greer residents will get two chances in November to hear about, and speak up on, the license…

Oct 29, 2026

Louie Blanton Gets Order of the Palmetto in Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Louie Blanton closed out 32 years as a Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District commissioner this week with the…

Oct 24, 2026

Clinton Sets Nov. 10 Hearing on Two Proposed Subdivisions

CLINTON, S.C. — Two housing proposals that stalled at the Clinton Planning Commission in October are headed for a public…

Oct 23, 2026

SC Early Voting Passes 280,000 After Three Days

COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 280,000 South Carolinians have already voted, the state's newest turnout figures show after three days…

Oct 21, 2026

SC Early Voting Opens With Nearly 98,000 First-Day Ballots

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters wasted little time once in-person early ballots became available for the 2026 general election,…

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Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III

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Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

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Darline Graham

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Clinton is in Laurens County, South Carolina. Mayor, City of Clinton: Comer H. "Randy" Randall; City Manager, City of Clinton: Joey Meadors.

Latest Clinton Politics News

Clinton Council Faces Final Vote on Whitten Center Land Sale
Oct 30, 2026
CLINTON, S.C. — Clinton City Council is set to cast its final vote Monday, Nov. 2, on selling more than 557 acres of former Whitten Center land to…
Clinton Sets Nov. 10 Hearing on Two Proposed Subdivisions
Oct 24, 2026
CLINTON, S.C. — Two housing proposals that stalled at the Clinton Planning Commission in October are headed for a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to a…
Judge Bars Justice Dept. From Threatening Election Workers
Oct 31, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a federal judge in California on Friday ordered the Trump administration to stop warning state and local…
Justice Dept. Widens Alaska Senate Probe With New Subpoenas
Oct 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department has sent out a fresh round of subpoenas in its criminal investigation of Alaska's U.S. Senate race, focusing on whether allies of…
Appeals Court Won’t Freeze 20,000 California Ballots
Oct 31, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A divided federal appeals panel on Friday turned down the Trump administration's emergency request to make California pull aside mail ballots from roughly 20,000…
Where SC Governor Candidates Split
Oct 31, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The three candidates who laid out their plans for South Carolina governor this week agree on the problems, from the cost of living to health…
SC Lieutenant Gov. Hopefuls Pitch Audits, Schools, Reform
Oct 31, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The race for South Carolina lieutenant governor rarely gets the spotlight, but the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot are offering very different ideas about…
New Statewide Program Aims to Help Small SC Towns Run Better
Oct 31, 2026
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Small South Carolina towns and counties that run on a handful of employees will soon have a new place to turn for training and help,…
How Fast SC Counts Votes on Election Night
Oct 31, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When South Carolina polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, the long ballot will start filling in quickly. Voters are choosing a U.S. Senator, a governor,…
Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska Ballot Spark State
Oct 30, 2026
WASHINGTON — Five days before Election Day, Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race is now the subject of both a state investigation and an expanded federal court fight over…
Pew Chief Warns 2026 Midterms Pose Unusual Test
Oct 30, 2026
WASHINGTON — With the midterm elections days away, the president of Pew Research Center is cautioning Americans not to treat any one survey as a forecast, arguing that…
Federal Trial Tests Exceptions in SC Six-Week Abortion Ban
Oct 30, 2026
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge is weighing whether the exceptions written into the South Carolina abortion ban are clear enough for doctors to follow, as a three-day…