The game is over, it's time for us to get back to work!!!

The Big One’s Blog
September 13, 2008

Well, it’s the day after the Laurens County Championship that the Raiders won defeating the Red Devils 35 to 0. Guess what, today the sun came up in Laurens the same way as it did in Clinton, and the challenges that faced us as a county before the football game still exist.
The folks in Laurens are happy, the folks in Clinton are not so happy, but in the end for all of us it was just a football game, a nice diversion from the real issues facing us now.

Sure, for a week folks from Laurens and Clinton can declare how much we hate each other. It’s our way v/s their way of life. The game takes precedence over everything else. We are not friends, we are rivals. We can’t stand them, and they can’t stand us.

Well the game is over, but what about us? What about the challenges facing our county? The same problems still exist in our county. We need jobs, we need a land use plan (Zoning) to protect us from having unwanted businesses like another dump locate in our county, and we need to work together to achieve both.

The elected officials from the cities of Laurens, Clinton, and Gray Court, as well as Laurens county officials, the Laurens County Development Corporation, and our state delegation are working hard to bring us jobs, and I for one think that we are about to see the fruits of their labors, and boy are we going to be pleased. We are on the verge of unprecedented growth in Laurens County, and no matter where it is located; it helps all of us out.

It’s time for us to become Laurens County residents again. Sure, we can continue to root for the Raiders or Red Devils, but we need to root for our county now. Holding on to petty differences or defending our “Home” turf by opposing what helps out another part of the county works against progress. Let’s present a united front to folks coming into our county looking to locate their industry or business here. Whether it’s a company locating in the Industrial park in Owings or a plant out on the interstate in Clinton or Laurens, it helps out everyone in Laurens County.

Well, I have said my piece. I promise to climb down from my soapbox and write a funny blog next time.

'Til next time, God Bless all!!!
The Big One