Assault Leads to Child Neglect Concerns
What began as a report of an assault is turning out to be a potential case of Child Neglect. Clinton Public Safety Lt. Cathy Anderson responded to a residence on report of an assault at 12:28 this...
View ArticlePorno Possession Cited in Probation Arrest
South Carolina Pardon, Probation and Parole yesterday arrested 38-year-old Ryan O’Neil Miller of 107 Apple Orchard Road, Clinton on a Violation of Probation charge. He is alleged to have failed to...
View ArticleCharges Pending in Fight between Two Females
Laurens Police Officer Patrick Craven was on patrol on South Harper Street at 11:02 last night when he observed a southbound red truck in which the driver was not wearing a seat belt. He stopped...
View ArticleLocal Drug Arrest & Federal Felon Caught
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested an Enoree area woman on ten drug charges, following a search warrant being executed at her home. Deputies arrived to find the suspect not at...
View ArticleCell Phones in Class, as a Good Thing?
Among technological advances discussed at last night’s District 55 School Board meeting, School Trustees were briefed on use of cell phones in the classroom. Board members who attended last week’s...
View ArticleNew Safety Devices for Laurens Elementary
A new measure to improve school safety was reported at last night’s Laurens County District 55 School board meeting. Principle Phillip Dean of Laurens Elementary School announced that schools’...
View ArticleB.S.M.S. State Champs – 12th Consecutive Year!
At last night’s meeting of the Laurens County School District 56 Board of Trustees, Dr. David O’Shields provided a historical perspective for the Science Olympiad competition in South Carolina....
View ArticleStolen Gates in Yard across the Street
An arrest was made yesterday in connection with a Joanna break-in early this month. Deputy Jeremy McMahan was dispatched to 110 North Marion Street around 10 the morning of February 4th to...
View ArticleNewberry County Woman Facing Laurens Police Charge
Laurens City Police arrested a Newberry County woman yesterday on a Drug Charge from an alleged offense in Laurens late last month. 39-year-old Tonya Dawn Crapps of 55 Duds Lane, Prosperity is...
View ArticleParole Arrest from Georgia to L.C. Detention Center
South Carolina Pardon, Probation and Parole yesterday placed 29-year-old Michael Anthony Crowe of 5949 Highway 151, Lafayette, Georgia in the Laurens County Detention Center, charged with Violation...
View ArticleAccessory after a Felony
Assistance to a wanted felon is alleged in the arrest of a Clinton woman yesterday. The Sheriff’s Office has charged 36-year-old Angela L. Copeland of 97 Palmetto Street, Clinton with Accessory...
View ArticleEqualization of Education Funds
At Monday’s meeting of the Laurens County School District 56 Board of Trustees, Finance Director Dr. Gerald Robinson spoke about cash flow. Dr. Robinson explained that a principal part of the...
View ArticlePlay & Panel Discussion on Health Issues
GHS (Greenville Health System) is sponsoring a one-act play “Window Panes” tomorrow evening at PC. In a conversation with WLBG yesterday at Laurens County Memorial Hospital, spokesperson Jamie...
View ArticleCounty Supports More Passenger Train Service
Phil Astwood of the Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains was at last night’s Laurens County Council meeting, requesting a Resolution of Support for having enhanced passenger train service...
View ArticleNew Fire Stations Needed
Laurens County Administrator Ernie Segars alerted County Council last evening of an impending need to build new and repair old fire stations. Referring to areas of Laurens County that are more than...
View ArticleSchool Break-in Attempt Discovered
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to 3597 Abercrombie Road outside Fountain inn at 7:01 yesterday morning to investigate a Burglary. The call came after a Fountain Inn Police...
View ArticleArrest from Alleged Assault
Laurens Police Master Patrolman James Woody responded to Milliken Street at 12:25 this morning, where a woman called about a possible credit card fraud. The woman who called met the officer in...
View ArticlePromotion at CPW
The Laurens Commission of Public Works (CPW) this week announced the appointment of Tijuana Wormley to the position of Customer Service Manager. Tijuana has been with the CPW as cashier and...
View ArticleFILOT Concept Reviewed
Laurens County District 55 School Board members this week were briefed on several issues discussed at the recent convention of the South Carolina School Board Association. One was the matter of...
View ArticleTransformation of Old CHS Underway
During this week’s meeting of the Laurens County School District 56 Board of Trustees, board members were briefed on progress being made on the renovations at the former Clinton High School on...
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