Candlelight Vigil Planned for Double Murder Victims
Investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and SLED this weekend continued their search for the perpetrators of a double homicide in Cross Hill Friday. Following an autopsy Saturday,...
View ArticleIncident Occurs Before Deputies
Laurens County Deputy Sweat and Sgt. Timmons were stationary in their patrol cars on Chapman Road near Fountain Inn at 2:37 yesterday morning observing the entrance to a mobile home park regarding an...
View ArticleWoman Reports Weekend Assault
Laurens County Deputy Justin Yarbrough was dispatched to Joanna at 12:19 yesterday afternoon, where a woman reported she was assaulted by her former live-in boyfriend last Friday night. She said she...
View ArticleLaurens Man Charged with Forcing Sex during a Burglary
A Laurens man has been charged with breaking into a house last Thursday and forcing a victim inside to have sex. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested 21-year-old Quindarious Quinez Vance of...
View ArticleResident Complains about Dillon Drive
Early in last night’s Clinton City Council meeting a resident spoke to Council during the Public Comment period. Ms. Miriam Jackson told Council about her road. She said she came to talk about the...
View ArticleScarborough Takes Oath of Office
A brand new member of Clinton City Council was sworn in just before last night’s February meeting. Norman Scarborough, business professor at Presbyterian College, will now be representing Clinton...
View ArticleTribble Announces for State House Seat 42
A former member of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation announced he is seeking election to return to the State House from a different District. Appearing on WLBG Radio this morning, David...
View ArticleProbation Charges
Laurens County Sheriff’s Cpl Nick Moye was contacted by a State Probation agent regarding serving an arrest warrant for Probation. At 2:15 this morning Deputies arrived at a location on Milton...
View ArticleCHS Student Arrested
A Clinton High School student was arrested yesterday on Simple Possession charges following an investigation that began with information from an administrator at another school. Public Safety...
View ArticleLaurens City Court Sends Four to Jail
Laurens City Police yesterday placed four people in the Johnson Detention Center following convictions in Laurens Municipal Court on charges of Attempting to Purchase Excessive Amounts of Ephedrine....
View ArticleJoanna Man Charged with Kidnapping and Domestic Violence
A Joanna man was arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged abduction and assault and of his former live-in girlfriend. The Sheriff’s Office booked 25-year-old Jeffrey Allen Arrowood of 105...
View ArticleMore Homes of Hope Coming to Clinton
There goes the neighborhood. But that’s not always a bad thing. A piece of property near the intersection of North Broad and Elizabeth Streets is now to be purchased by the City of Clinton....
View ArticleCharges Filed in Cross Hill Double Homicide
Two Cross Hill residents were picked up by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, and were being held in the Johnson Detention Center overnight, pending charges. Sheriff Ricky Chastain...
View ArticleKinards Break-in Alleged
The Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect yesterday in connection with a break-in in early January in Eastern Laurens County. 21-year-old Timothy Blake Hill of 218 Old Leapord Road, Cross Hill was...
View ArticleSafecracking
The Sheriff’s office yesterday served charges citing an alleged theft of items form a safe last fall in Western Laurens County. 19-year-old Kayla Nicole Morse of A-2 at 120 Eagle Trace, Greenwood was...
View ArticleTwo Men, Two Locations, One Day
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday booked two men in connection with alleged meth labs at two Waterloo locations on a date in early January. Delivered to the Johnson Detention Center...
View ArticleMeth Trafficking Alleged
Trafficking in Methamphetamine was one of the charges served yesterday on a Clinton man, following his arrest. Public Safety Officer Stephen Lawton reported he was on routine patrol on North Sloan...
View ArticleClinton Approves Economic Development Allocation
Clinton City Council this week approved City Manager Frank Stovall’s recommendations on how to allocate economic development funds it expects to receive from the Clinton Newberry Natural Gas...
View ArticleHow do You Define Dysfunctional?
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to a residence on North Sloan Street at 6:12 last evening on a domestic disturbance, after an unknown person called to report hearing arguing from the residence....
View ArticleDrugs Alleged in Child Neglect Charge
A child neglect charge citing activity in Laurens County was lodged on a Greenville woman yesterday. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office charged 28-year-old Bailie Grace Sanchez of 100 Turtle Creek...
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