New ZF Apprentice Program for LDHS
A new apprentice program is coming for students at Laurens District 55 High School. During last night’s District 55 School Board meeting held at Gray Court – Owings School, Superintendent Billy...
View ArticleAttempted Murder Charge from Beating by Brick
One Mountville man is accused of attempting to kill an older Mountville man this weekend. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested 26-year-old Orlando Rodriques Jones of 4543 Mountville Road on a...
View ArticleToo Much Ephedrine
Another person has been charged with trying to buy more non-prescription ephedrine products than the law allows. Laurens City Police yesterday arrested 30-year-old Timothy Rea Wells of 444 Indian...
View ArticleProbation Violation
State Probation and Parole yesterday arrested 46-year-old Russell Vaughn “Rusty” Edmonds of 127 Madden Road, Clinton. He was charged with Violation of Probation. A warrant alleges he tested positive...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Child Neglect
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a woman on child neglect charges from an alleged situation this past summer. 34-year-old Delisha Rhodes Broome of 45 Vern Cora Road, Laurens was served with...
View ArticleMan Charged with Cruelty to Children
Cruelty to Children was the charge levied against a Clinton man yesterday. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Christopher Anthony Lear of 1554 Sunset Blvd, Clinton on that charge. In a...
View ArticleFood for Fines Starts Monday
The Laurens County Library System will begin a week-long annual event next Monday, where library patrons who have fines for late returns have a chance to get those fees waived. Called “Food for...
View ArticleSix Served with Mfg Meth & More Charges
The Sheriff’s Office was holding a man early this morning, pending charges. The charges are expected to involve an active meth lab. Meanwhile, charges were served on four men and two women...
View ArticleNorboard Expansion, Spec Building Before Council
A final vote last night approved tax incentives for Norboard for a planned expansion at the company’s Joanna plant. Laurens County Council last night gave unanimous approval for ordinance 760,...
View ArticleMeat on the Wall, Christmas Tree Down, but Things are Fine Now
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Beaverdam Creek Road, Gray Court at 8:21 last night after Spartanburg County 911 received a call from the address. A woman had advised that all was OK, but a...
View ArticleMan Cut with Knife, Then Arrested
Laurens Police Officer James Woody and Lt David Brewer responded to Price Street at 2:04 this morning regarding a physical altercation between a 30-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man. Officers were...
View ArticleWoman Charged with CDV of High and Aggravated Nature
Clinton Public Safety has charged a woman with assaulting her boyfriend with a kitchen knife. 26-year-old Sherri Latwon Goggins of 611 Bailey Street, Clinton was arrested at 9:50 Tuesday night. She...
View ArticleArrest Follows Car Found at the Y Late Last Night
Laurens Police Sgt. Gainey was patrolling Anderson Drive at 11:15 last night and reportedly observed a suspicious SUV parked at the Y with the engine running and the lights on. As he approached the...
View ArticleMan Charged with Holding Gun On Another
A Clinton man has been charged with holding a gun on another man this past summer. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday booked 41-year-old Sebastian Matthew Young of 590 Phillips Street, Apartment H-2,...
View ArticleExploitation of Vulnerable Adult Alleged
Laurens City Police yesterday arrested a local man on charges of exploiting another man he had responsibility for. 52-year-old William McArthur Abercrombie of 406 Irby Avenue Extension, Laurens was...
View ArticleClinton & Laurens Participants in Economic Development Institute
City of Clinton Community & Economic Director Stephen Taylor and Laurens City Clerk Gary Coleman were among 55 local leaders and development professionals from across South Carolina who...
View ArticleManufacturing “Meth” is Alleged
Manufacturing Methamphetamine charges were served yesterday on a Laurens man arrested in the overnight from an alleged meth lab. The Sheriff’s office charged 23-year-old Robert Mackenzie Howell of 69...
View ArticleHit & Run Car Shows Evidence of Previous “Hits”
A Clinton woman called Laurens City Police to the Shoppes at Wal-Mart at 6:42 last evening on a vehicle hit-and-run. She said another woman had told her that her car was hit by another car, which had...
View ArticleNot a Good Visit with Dad?
Sheriff’s Sgt. John Carter was dispatched to Terry’s Park Road outside Laurens at 6:28 last evening and met with the resident, who said his children’s mother had scratched his neck. The officer noted...
View Article“Temp” Firm Used for Substitute Teachers
Substitute teachers in School District 55 are going to be acquired through a Temporary Employment company. District 55 Chief Financial Officer Rodney Smith advised the School Board this past Monday...
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