County council rejects proposed fireworks ordinance with 3-3 vote

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County council rejects proposed fireworks ordinance with 3-3 vote

After months of debate and public input, the Laurens County Council voted down an ordinance Monday that was designed to increase protections for livestock owners who say revelers setting off fireworks in what were once quiet, rural areas are endangering their animals. The ordinance failed to pass on third and final reading after the vote ended up tied at 3-3 with newly installed councilmen Matthew Brownlee, Justin Lane and Arthur Lee Philson vot…