Progress Reported on “Project Lorado” and 90 New Laurens Jobs
Progress for a possible new industrial plant in Laurens was announced at last night’s Laurens Commission of Public Works meeting for October. Commissioners learned that they’ve received a verbal...
View ArticleMales 29 and 16; Females 15 and 18; Arrested After Burglar Alarm
Laurens City Police yesterday morning apprehended four suspects in connection with at least one of three burglaries in town this weekend. Officers were dispatched to the Hospice Thrift Store at 105...
View ArticleFalse Police Report
Sheriff’s Deputy Taylor responded to Madden Road, Clinton at 5:34 yesterday afternoon and met with a man who stated his girlfriend and brother were at the residence when two men in a white Dodge...
View ArticleDrug Paraphernalia, Simple Possession among Charges
Drug Paraphernalia Possession was one of multiple charges served ona Belton man in Western Laurens County yesterday. Ware Shoals Police arrested 31-year-old Robert Preston Bryant of 112 Calhoun Road,...
View ArticleD-HEC Alleges Fraud in Seeking Oxycodone
South Carolina D-HEC yesterday arrested a Laurens County man on three charges of attempting to illegally obtain drugs. 35-year-old Frank Russell Addis Jr. of 5755 Indian Mound Road, Laurens was served...
View ArticleManufacturing Meth….Again
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a man on charges alleging he was manufacturing meth – again – this summer. 39-year-old Chianca Brevard Adams of 22 Morgan Street, Joanna was charged with...
View ArticleMuseum before CPW Again
Representatives from the Laurens County Museum were at the Laurens CPW meeting this week, expressing their thanks for support the CPW has provided the Museum. They shared what they have done with...
View ArticleJeff Duncan Calls for Bolder Strategy to Combat ISIS
Congressman Jeff Duncan had comments yesterday concerning the Obama Administrations cancellation of their Syrian rebel training program. Duncan said “The Obama Administration announced today that they...
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County Council Commends 100th Anniversary for ZF
Laurens County Council last evening gave unanimous approval of a Resolution of Commendation to AF Friedeichshafen for their 100th Anniversary. Officials from ZF were on hand to receive the award. ZF...
View ArticleCounty Council Praises Local Response to Statewide Flooding
Last night’s Laurens County Council meeting began with a lot of praise for Laurens County residents who initiated and participated in sending much-needed supplies to flood victims in the state after...
View ArticleClinton Burglar Apparently Scared Off
An attempted burglary of a Clinton store was discovered yesterday morning. Clinton Public Safety Officer Beaman was performing property checks when at 5:49 am he observed a glass door on the liquor...
View ArticleAdditional Charges from Weekend Burglaries
Additional 2nd Degree Burglary charges were served yesterday on a Laurens man, who was initially charged with breaking into Spa 920 at 920 West Main early Monday morning. Yesterday Laurens City Police...
View ArticleFinal Approval on Incentives for Two Industrial Expansions
Laurens County Council this week held a public hearing then gave 3rd and final reading for incentives for expansion of an existing industry in the county. Ordinance 784 authorizes a ‘fee in lieu of...
View ArticleThreatening Letter
A Clinton woman reported receiving a threatening letter. She advised a Public Safety Officer yesterday afternoon that the letter came from a man now being held in the Greenwood County Detention Center....
View ArticleBurglary on Harris Springs Road
Deputy Sibley was dispatched to a Harris Springs Road residence in Waterloo at 4:00 yesterday afternoon to investigate a Burglary. A woman reported that between 6:45 yesterday morning and 4:00...
View Article$3,800 Cash Taken
The theft of a wallet containing $3,800 was reported to the Sheriff’s Office late yesterday morning. A man advised Deputy Sibley that he had inadvertently left his wallet in his Waterloo home on...
View ArticleBurglary & Grand Larceny
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a Greenwood man for an alleged Laurens County break-in last month. 34-year-old Bobby Joe “B.J.” Sams of 103 Attaway Avenue, Greenwood was charged with Burglary...
View ArticleAlleged Assault on Pregnant Woman
2nd Degree Domestic Violence was alleged in a warrant served on a Hickory Tavern resident yesterday, accused of an assault last week. 37-year-old Travis Hewlette “Rooster” Mahon of 17605 Highway 101...
View ArticleMan and Woman Arrested After Visit In the Woods
Clinton Public Safety charged a man and women following a Wednesday morning incident. Public Safety was dispatched to 1005 East Florida Street Extension at 10:39 am on a report of a man and woman being...
View ArticleGreenwood Slashing Suspect Caught in Laurens County
Two co-workers who drove into a Greenwood County convenience store in a company vehicle yesterday had an altercation during which one allegedly cut the other’s throat. The victim was airlifted to...
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