Chinese Spring Festival at LDHS This Evening
Laurens District 55 High School is hosting a Chinese Spring Festival Celebration in the commons area this evening from 5:00-6:00 PM. All of the community is invited to attend the event, made possible...
View ArticleGray Court Mayor Cites Reasons for 8th Term
Gray Court Mayor John Carter yesterday issued a release regarding his campaign for re-election to an 8th term as Mayor. He listed a two-page document highlighting 2014 as “A Year of Accomplishments.”...
View ArticleGrant Seeks Expanded Restaurant Offerings
Laurens City Council this week voted unanimously to provide Main Street Laurens with $20,000 in hospitality tax revenue to be used to stimulate growth in the restaurant sector on the square. Main...
View ArticleAttempted Murder of Three: 13 to 18 Years Old
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged a man with three counts of Attempted Murder in Laurens County three springs ago. 21-year-old Jason Patrick Tolson, formerly of 257 Beason Street, Woodruff, was...
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New Adoption Shelter Under Construction
It’s getting closer and closer to reality now. The new Adoption Center of the Laurens County Humane Society under construction near Clinton now has a roof and the work is progressing at a rapid...
View ArticleDomestic Arrest after Argument
Laurens Police were dispatched to East Hampton Street just before 4:30 yesterday afternoon where a young female indicated she and her child’s father had argued and that he had taken their child from...
View ArticleMarijuana & Paraphernalia
Clinton Public Safety Officer Mercer was on patrol in the East Main and Springdale area when he reportedly observed a Ford truck make an improper turn onto East Carolina and he conducted a traffic stop...
View ArticleKiwanis 100th Anniversary
Laurens City Council this week approved a proclamation honoring the 100th Anniversary of Kiwanis. Appearing on behalf of the Laurens Kiwanis Club Tuesday night was Glenn Blocker, a member of the...
View ArticleHe’s Accused of Assaulting Neighbor by Shower Rod
A Ware Shoals man arrested Wednesday was charged yesterday with an assault on a woman Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday served a warrant charging 23-year-old David Matthew Evans of 96 Zany...
View ArticleIllegal Dumping off Sumter Street
A case of illegal dumping on Sumter Street was reported to Laurens Police at Noon yesterday. A man noted someone has been dumping shingles, clothing and other items behind a building at the corner of...
View ArticleWalker Updates Rotary on Plans for County Trails
The Laurens County Trails Association is planning public meetings this coming spring to get public input on what places may already exist and where people believe trails should be created. Association...
View ArticleMore Homes Possible from Neighborhood Initiative
Laurens City Council this week unanimously approved a Resolution authorizing a Neighborhood Improvement Program for the Laurens Mill Community. Jim Childress of Genesis Homes plans to construct two new...
View ArticleLaurens Plans Summer Camps for Youth
Laurens City Council gave a unanimous endorsement this week of an S.R.O Summer Camp for at-risk school children. The support had been requested by Laurens Police Student Resource Officer Todd Bailes,...
View Article#75,000 Bond on 1st Degree Burglary Suspect
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a man in connection with a Western Laurens County home burglary last May. 25-year-old Kareem Jamara Thompson of 7 West Court Street, Ware Shoals was charged with...
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Trafficking, Firearms, Stolen Goods, Child Neglect
An Upper Laurens County man is facing multiple drug, firearm, theft and child neglect charges following his arrest yesterday. A woman of the same address is also facing the same child neglect charges....
View ArticleGuns and Gear Valued Over $6,000 Stolen
An Enoree area man reported leaving his Garrett Road residence at 8:30 yesterday morning, then returning at 4:15 yesterday afternoon to find his front door kicked him. Deputy McMahan noted muddy...
View ArticleAssault by Cheeseburger
Clinton Public Safety Officer Chris Wilkes was dispatched to Elizabeth Street at 9:32 last night on an anonymous report of a fight in progress. A woman on the scene with a black eye stated a man at the...
View ArticleAssault by Auto
An attempted assault by auto last week was alleged in the arrest of 20-year-old Justin Hunter Davis of 676 Sparrow Road, Clinton. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged Davis with Reckless Driving and...
View ArticleMeth Manufacture & Trafficking
Charges of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Manufacturing “Meth” were filed yesterday on two people who were arrested by the Sheriff’s Office yesterday morning between 12:30 and 1:00. Deputy Charles...
View ArticleFatal Fire Victim Officially Identified
The victim of a fatal house fire outside Clinton in December has now been officially identified. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols told WLBG yesterday that positive identification required DNA...
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