1st Degree Burglary, Assault, Kidnapping
A home break-in and assault last Thursday was alleged in the arrest of a Clinton man Friday. The Sheriff’s Office charged 22-year-old Shaun Douglas Staton of 914 North Adair, Clinton with Criminal...
View ArticleHeroin Trafficking Among Many Charges
Clinton Public Safety Sgt. Cathy Anderson responded to the McDonalds’ on Highway 56 at Interstate 26 at 7:49 Saturday night on a report of an altercation in progress. An argument inside the store and...
View ArticleAttempted Murder Charges on Gray Court Man
Laurens County Deputy Charles Nations and other officers went to 122 Bull Hill Road, Gray Court at 4:11 Sunday morning to serve warrants on a man wanted for Attempted Murder. Nations reports arriving...
View ArticleClosings/Delays for Tuesday 24 FEB
Laurens County School Districts 55 & 56 2 Hour Delay Newberry County Schools 2 Hour Delay Laurens County Offices...
View ArticleMan Seen Fleeing Theft Scene
Clinton Public Safety responded to Waldon Street at 12:04 yesterday afternoon on a report of items being stolen. A woman advised Officer Ryan Mercer that a man in his early 20’s was seen fleeing the...
View ArticleArrest After Alleged Cursing at Kids
Clinton Public Safety Officer Shane Harris responded to Forest Street at 4:11 yesterday afternoon on a disturbance report. He reported arriving to observe a man standing at the bottom of the front...
View ArticleCounty Council Considers 2nd Vote on Fire Bonds
Laurens County Council has 2nd reading consideration of issuing bonds to fund construction on new fire stations, along with repair of existing rural fire stations, on the agenda for this evening’s...
View ArticleCharges Pending on Two Groups of Two
Four people were being held overnight, pending charges from the Sheriff’s Office. Two women were placed in the Johnson Detention Center yesterday and were being held for charges. A 29-year-old...
View ArticleHighway Deaths Up at State & Local Levels
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety yesterday reported that highway fatalities across the state remain up this year. As of midnight Sunday night, 117 people have died on South Carolina...
View ArticleFunds for More Rural Fire Training
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has presented a check to help with volunteer firefighting training in Laurens County. A check was presented last Friday morning at the Laurens County Fire...
View ArticleInitial State Education Funding Plans Get Positive Report
Superintendent Dr. Billy Strickland was hopeful in his legislative update on what he termed some positive proposals by the by the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee. He noted a proposed...
View ArticleTwo Juvenile Incidents, One Arrest
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to a residence in the Clinton Mill community at 8:39 last night over an assault that reportedly included one juvenile throwing food at their sister. Those involved...
View ArticleAssault with Box Cutter
The Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for an alleged domestic assault with a box cutter yesterday morning. 34-year-old Ronnie Brooks Trammell of 12118 Highway 56 North, Clinton was jailed then charged...
View ArticleCaught Hiding under Table, Man Arrested for Alleged Assault
Sheriff’s Corporal Farrah Cook responded to an apartment on Reedy Fork Road, Laurens at 7:40 last night on a 911 hang-up call where a woman was heard saying “he hit her in the head.” A man’s...
View ArticleManufacturing Meth in Presence of a Child
Two women are now charged with Manufacturing Methamphetamine in the presence of a Minor Child outside Laurens Monday. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old Shelly Brooke Finley of 1463 Sunset Blvd,...
View ArticleTrafficking in Meth
Charges of Trafficking in Methamphetamine were served yesterday on two men arrested early in the morning on Interstate 385. 19-year-old Malcolm Issiah Robinson 134 Kathy Drive, Clinton was 1st issued a...
View ArticleOccupants of Suspicious Truck Face Meth Manufacture Charge
Meth Manufacturing charges were served yesterday on a man and woman found in a truck at 633 Crawford Road, Gray Court. Deputy Jeremy McMahan was dispatched to that location between Laurens and Hickory...
View ArticleFire Bond Gets 2nd Vote with 2 No Votes
Laurens County Ordinance #782, was given second reading approval at last night’s Laurens County Council meeting. The ordinance provides for the issuing of a $2,450,000 General Obligation Bond to...
View ArticleCounty Coalition to Enforce Litter Laws
In a comment sounding a lot like an angry newscaster from the movie Network, Laurens County Chamber President Greg Alexander left no doubt about the seriousness of a crackdown announced yesterday on...
View ArticleWinter Storm Warning
The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning for Laurens and Surrounding Counties now in effect until 7:00 Thursday morning. 100% chance of Rain and Snow tonight, becoming all snow after...
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