Child Neglect, Assault Alleged
Child Neglect Charges were served yesterday on a Clinton man and a woman, citing unsatisfactory living conditions for children. Clinton Public Safety charged both with Unlawful Neglect. 45-year-old...
View ArticleGirl Scouts Help with Environment
The Daisy Brownie Girl Scout Troop 1145 and its leader, Brenda Simmons were in attendance at last night’s Laurens County Council meeting. City Council recognized the troop for helping with litter...
View ArticleLaurens City Council Looks at the Numbers.
Laurens City Council received its annual financial audit at last evening’s meeting. Sheryl Meadows with the McKinley Cooper CPA firm presented council with the Audit for the fiscal year...
View ArticleNew Industrial Prospects Promising
Laurens County Development Corporation Director Marvin Moss was upbeat on prospects for new industry locating in Laurens County Tuesday. He told the LCDC board that Laurens County has hosted eight...
View ArticleWednesday 3-19-14 Sports Delays and Postponments
The Laurens vs. Easley baseball game scheduled for 6:00 pm tonight at Ed Prescott Field will be delayed 1 hour and will now start at 7:00 pm. WLBG will go live a few minutes before that. The Clinton...
View Article$$ Not the Only Consideration
Choosing a company for providing professional services should not only be about the cost. So seems to be the thoughts of Laurens City Council with an ordinance given final approval this week. The...
View ArticleResults of “Enhanced Enforcement”
The Highway Patrol coordinated a two-day enhanced enforcement campaign with local law enforcement here in Laurens County last Friday and Saturday. Highway Patrol spokesperson Lance Corporal Tony...
View ArticleHappy Trails to You…..Could Be!
The newly formed Laurens County Trails Association’s (LCTA) Board of Directors is seeking public input as it works to establish a trail similar to Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail. The purpose of...
View ArticleHillywood Comes to Clinton Tonight
The US has Hollywood …India has Bollywood…but Rawanda? Yes…they’ve got Hillywood, the Rwanda film industry’s name for the country’s rolling hills, and home to a blossoming film community. As Rwanda...
View ArticleFights at Oak Street Park
Clinton Public Safety Lt. Eric Robinson was dispatched to a fight in progress at Oak Street Park just before 5 yesterday afternoon. He talked with a 17-year-old male who said he was on the...
View ArticleSave a Downtown Building
Laurens City Council this week gave the go-ahead to seek a grant for the city to repair a building on the Historic Square. Laurens Main Street Laurens Director Jonathan Irick requested the council...
View ArticleBurglary Attempt Interrupted
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Gray Court Estates Drive on a Burglary Report at 2:43 this morning after a woman reported hearing voices near her bedroom window. She said when she pulled the...
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“Don’t Trash Laurens” Campaign Winners
Three people were awarded prizes today for submitting winning slogans in the “Don’t Trash Laurens” campaign. Doniya Ferguson, a student at E.B. Morse School, won 1st Place for her slogan “Keep Your...
View ArticleHarassment via Social Media
Laurens Police Officer Michael Polson met with a local woman just before 3 yesterday afternoon who complained of being harassed by messages sent to her from a Clinton woman through facebook. The...
View ArticleStolen Car Recovered, less Parts
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office located a vehicle parked at the end of Cook Road, Cross Hill late yesterday morning that was thought to have been stolen from Greenville County. Deputy Paterson...
View ArticleUnlawful Pistol Possession
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol was the charge served yesterday on an Atlanta area man, arrested Wednesday night by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. 23-year-old Vacenta Rakey Rice of 1708 Hunters...
View ArticleFailure to File & Respond to Alerts
State Probation and Parole and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday both had charges on a homeless Laurens County man. 38-year-old Quinton Rainey, also known as “Four Five,” is charged with...
View ArticleNatural Gas Line Replacement
Natural gas line safety is a concern for many people, in light of the recent explosion in New York City that killed several people. Locally, the Laurens CPW has been working to replace the oldest...
View ArticleTribble Filed Yesterday For House Seat 42
David Tribble announced yesterday he was filing as a candidate in the Republican Party for South Carolina House of Representatives in District 42, which covers all of Union County and areas of...
View ArticleDuncan Seeks Another Term in Congress
Congressman Jeff Duncan yesterday announced that he has filed for re-election to the United States Congress. He said “I am seeking re-election to the US House of Representatives because there is...
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