Clik here to view.
State Education Superintendent at LDHS for District 55 Opening Assembly
More than 400 educators gathered at Laurens District 55 High School on August 17 for the district’s annual opening assembly. During her address to the group of educators, Cassie Power, 2015 District...
View ArticlePoints from Proposed Plan for Clinton Electric Rates
City of Clinton Rate Response Plan – Presented 8/17/15 Short Term (0-6 Months) Improve Communication – new web site to answer questions and inform progress Assistance Agencies – help customers find...
View ArticleProposed Solutions to High Electric Bills in Clinton
Clinton City Manager Frank Stovall last night proposed solutions to the problem created by exceptionally high electric bills this summer. He divided the solutions into Short Term, Intermediate and Long...
View ArticleWhy This Summer’s Electric Bills are So High in Clinton
At a marathon meeting of Clinton City Council last night, citizens expressed their frustration at the continued extraordinarily high utility bills. Several people told the Mayor, Council and assembled...
View ArticleNo Answer for Unexpected Question
Monday’s special meeting of Clinton City Council was called for the specific purpose of discussing electric power rates, but there was one other issue brought up. During the public comment period at...
View ArticleSplit Vote to Approve Church Street Rezoning
Laurens City Council last evening voted to approve a request from City Building and Zoning Director Clay Rykard to rezone property at 805 Church Street from R2 to R3. Mayor John Stakus and council...
View ArticleChange in Funding for Main Street Laurens
Two ordinances to change the way Main Street Laurens is funded were unanimously approved on 2nd reading by Laurens City Council last evening. The first ordinance removes the special tax assessment on...
View ArticleSkeletal Remains Mystery Solved
In November of last year an off duty Laurens County Sheriff’s Deputy was hunting on property off Warrior Creek Church Road north of Laurens when he discovered a human skull. A thorough search of...
View ArticleHarassment by Drones!
In California, there’s great concern about folks flying drones over forest fires, getting their private video views….but causing a hazard to aircraft trying to fly over the fire to dump fire...
View ArticleAssault Due to Hickey…on Her Cheek?
Laurens Police were dispatched to an apartment on Independence Avenue at 11:20 last night, where Officer Billy Robert Sellers reported finding a 29-year-old man with multiple wounds visible on his legs...
View ArticleIt Started Due to Lack of Validation Stickers
Laurens Police Officer Doug Jones reported he was patrolling Caroline Street at 3:00 yesterday afternoon when he observed a car headed toward Hillcrest Drive without validation stickers on the license...
View ArticleMiddle School Student Taken for Armed Robbery Charge
Laurens Police Sgt. Michael Gainey was on duty at Laurens Middle School at 9:00 yesterday morning when contacted by Deputy Shepard with the Sheriff’s Office, inquiring about a student registered at...
View ArticleAlleged Child Neglect of Children, Aged 2 Years and 2 Months
A young Laurens woman was arrested yesterday regarding alleged neglect of her children in late July. The Sheriff’s Office charged 22-year-old Sandra Elexis James of 302 Lakeview Drive, Laurens with two...
View ArticleSix Charges Following Police Pursuit
Clinton Public Safety yesterday had six drug and traffic charges yesterday for a Cross Hill man, arrested following a police pursuit early yesterday morning. Sgt. Thomas Peay reported he was conducting...
View ArticleCriminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Contact of a sexual nature in a four-month period this year was alleged in a man’s arrest yesterday. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office charged 46-year-old Troy Anthony Edwards Sr. of 170 Shepard...
View ArticleMultiple Sex-Related Charges from Past 2 ½ Months
A Spartanburg County man is facing multiple sex-related charges following his arrest by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday. 37-year-old Terry Glenn Stokes was booked in the Johnson Detention...
View ArticleTheft of Just Under $5,000 in Items
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 9:21 yesterday morning to investigate a theft of items valued at $4,710. Deputy Allen met with a man on Tullyton Road, Fountain Inn who said that since 4:00...
View ArticleFailure to Register for Sex Offender Registry
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged 52-year-old Harold Ernest Mims of 478 Airport Road, Clinton with Failure to Register for the Sex Offender Registry. Harold “Tiny” Mims is accused of failing to...
View ArticleThree Laurens Auto Break-Ins This Morning
Laurens Police were investigating three automobile break-in in the early morning hours today. Officers responded for two cases on Cummings Street and one on Owens.
View ArticleClik here to view.
$15,000 Support for Laurens City High School Graduates
The City of Laurens recently donated $15,000 in support of the Laurens County Future Scholarship. Chamber of Commerce President Greg Alexander yesterday said these funds will go directly for high...
View Article