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Multiple Undercover Drug Sales Alleged
A Clinton man has been charged with multiple sales of crack cocaine to an undercover drug agent this year. Clinton Public Safety yesterday charged 53-year-old Pernell Davis of 206 Tribble Street,...
View Article25th Anniversary Celebration of Laurens County Hospital
The Laurens County Memorial Hospital has its 25th Anniversary Celebration set for Thursday evening in the Ferguson Meditation Garden on the hospital campus. GHS Laurens County Spokesperson Jamie Adair...
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Strategic Plan & Expansion of Title 1 Programs
The E.B. Morse Elementary Chorus performed at the opening of last night’s District 55 School Board meeting, held in their school. Principal Dr. Ameca Thomas updated the School Trustees about the...
View ArticleAnother Identity Theft
Another report of Identity theft was made with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday. Deputy Charles Nations was dispatched to Laurens Police at 3:09 yesterday afternoon and spoke with a...
View ArticleTwo on Motorcycle Held for Drug Charges
A Sheriff’s Deputy was on Church Street, Laurens at 3:43 yesterday afternoon and was at the intersection with Anderson Drive when he reportedly observed a burnt-orange motorcycle enter the intersection...
View ArticleLCDC Updated on County Budget Cuts
Laurens County’s Economic Development agency reviewed the proposed cut to its budget during their bi-monthly board meeting yesterday. The Laurens County Development Corporation Board Chairman Stan...
View ArticleSTEM Training now ‘Elementary’
National business leaders are concerned about the need for more people trained in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for new jobs being created. This area of expertise is referred to as “STEM.”...
View ArticleCut Your Grass, or We Will
Laurens Building and Zoning Director Clay Rykard last evening asked City Council to consider adopting a plan to deal with unkempt lawns in town that is similar to one used in the city of Greer. Rykard...
View ArticleFee for Credit Card Use
Paying for Laurens City garbage collection by credit card will soon include an extra fee to be used in covering the cost of the transaction. City Clerk Gwen Kinard reported to City Council last evening...
View ArticleLaurens City Council Gives 1st Reading to Budget
Laurens City Council last evening gave unanimous 1st reading approval to a $6 ½ million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1st. The spending plan projects that both expenses and revenues of...
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Laurens Officer Recognized for Saving an Infant
A Laurens Police Officer was recognized at last evening’s City Council meeting for his quick action in a recent incident saving the life of an infant. Police Chief Sonny Ledda presented Sgt. Michael...
View ArticleCandidates Forum Rescheduled For Next Thursday
The Candidates Forum for Laurens County Council District 3 scheduled for this coming Tuesday night has been rescheduled for next Thursday evening, May 28th at 6:00 pm at the Gray Court Town Hall. The...
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Baby Girl Is Still Smiling
Baby Girl. Baby Girl is smiling…….I don’t know how. She’s the WLBG Pet of the Week because she’s at Laurens County (SC) Animal Control. And she’s in the shelter because she was surrendered by her...
View ArticleCar Keyed
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to Tandy Way at 10:23 yesterday morning on a report of vandalism. A woman said she noticed that someone had ‘keyed’ her vehicle. Damaged was estimated at $1,000.
View ArticleSolar Panel Cut, Gate Open – Cows Out
Deputy Jamie Lee Edwards was dispatched to a farm on Garrett Road, Gray Court at 1:04 yesterday afternoon. The farm’s owner said that sometime in recent weeks someone had come onto his property and...
View ArticleTwo Sought for Thefts from Vehicles
A report of two males being observed in a neighbor’s vehicle dispatched Clinton Public Safety to Phillips Street at 1:37 yesterday morning. Officer Kuykendall spoke with the vehicle owner, who...
View ArticleFootprint on Her Arm
A 911 hang-up call dispatched Laurens Police to a Spring Street apartment at 1:31 this morning. Officer James Woody located a woman at the scene who indicated her boyfriend had just run out the back...
View Article“Too Much Ephedrine!”
A Union man was arrested yesterday on charges from an attempted purchase in Laurens last month. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged 26-year-old Andrew Wallace Ivey of 109 Wedgewood...
View Article$20,000 Bond on Shoplifting ‘Enhanced’
Shoplifting has become a rather common charge, especially for Laurens Police responding to Wal-Mart. But sometimes the charge is more that simple Shoplifting….like yesterday, with the arrest of...
View ArticleNo Permit, “Waiting on ‘Open Carry’ Law”
A Deputy met with a man yesterday morning who reported a verbal exchange between himself and another student in a Piedmont Tech classroom the day before. He said after leaving school he stopped for a...
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