Laurens County – The Laurens County Trails Association, in partnership with the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, invites the public to attend the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided trail walk for the new May-White Trail, found at Laurens County Park on Industrial Park Road.
The event will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the park pavilion, with a trail walk to follow.
The May-White Trail is named in honor of the rare May-White Azalea, first discovered in 1999 in the Broad River watershed by biologists Kathleen Kron and Michael Creel. Dr. Charles Horn of Newberry College has since identified this unique species in several South Carolina counties, including Laurens County…