“Frequent Flyer Miles Earned”
Multiple charges were served on a man arrested by the Highway Patrol early yesterday morning. 37-year-old Bronson Lee Starnes of 202 Humming Court, Fountain Inn was charged with 3rd Offense Driving...
View ArticleFailure to Register as Sex Offender
The Sheriff’s Office early yesterday placed a man in the Johnson Detention Center to hold for a warrant. Later in the day 50-year-old William Russell Parris of 70 Smullen Drive, Laurens was served with...
View ArticleGreen Grid Rewards
The Laurens Commission of Public Works recevied a preliminary report on the Green Grids Reward Program earlier this week. This pilot program is providing energy-saving electric meters and load...
View ArticleCouncil Votes on New War Memorial
A site for a proposed new monument honoring Armed Forces was approved by Laurens County Council last evening. The vote was to place the monument at the corner of North Harper and East Main Streets,...
View ArticleStake-Out Results in Two Arrested
An early morning police stake-out yesterday resulted in the arrests of two people who have now been charged with multiple crimes. Sheriff’s Lt. Marlon Higgenbotham was off Branch Road in the Ora...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Stabbing Another woman
A Clinton woman was being held with bond on charges of stabbing another woman yesterday morning, and she’s accused of threatening a witness to the assault. Clinton Public Safety arrested 46-year-old...
View ArticleMan Breaks In, Threatens with Gun
A man reportedly broke into an apartment and threatened people inside with a gun late last night. Laurens City Police were dispatched to Laurens Terrace Apartments at 11:01 pm after a woman called to...
View ArticleTwo Arrested on Break-In & Thefts
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Pony Trail Drive in Western Laurens County at 8:28 Tuesday night to investigate the theft of items. Reports on the investigation completed...
View ArticleFour Charged with Drug Violations in a Park
A woman and three men were served with drug charges yesterday from Ware Shoals Police. They were arrested around 6:30 Tuesday evening at Pitt’s Park along the Saluda River in the Laurens County portion...
View ArticleDipping Into Local Option Sales Tax
Laurens County Council this week voted to change the formula for use of Local Option Sales Tax revenues. State law requires 71% of these funds to toward property tax relief, but the county has recently...
View ArticleCity Manager Gets 5-Year Extension
The agenda for Clinton City Council’s meeting on Monday included an executive session to discuss several issues including a personnel matter involving the Clinton City Manager. When Council returned...
View Article20 Arrested in Clinton Drug Roundup
Clinton Public Safety conducted a Sting yesterday, arresting 20 people from locations in the Clinton area from around 10 am on into late afternoon. Charges reportedly come from warrants that cite drug...
View ArticleWe Have Rain…and Then Some
Thunderstorms have brought lightning and sometimes heavy rain to Laurens County overnight. In the Wattsville community just outside Laurens, a tree came down onto a house, damaging the house and...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with this $100 Bill?
Clinton Public Safety yesterday charged a Laurens woman in connection with an alleged counterfeit bill presented in town Wednesday. 20-year-old Ashley Amanda Brewington of 107 Woodmont Lane, Laurens...
View ArticleAssault by Pepsi Can
A warrant was served yesterday following an early morning assault. . Deputy Timothy Byrd arrested 36-year-old James ONeil Wright of 135 Dragon Trail, Laurens and had him held for the warrant. Charging...
View ArticleTeen Charged with Assault by Mob
Clinton Public Safety yesterday arrested an 18-year-old female in connection with an alleged Mob attack on another female early this month. 18-year-old Maleka Keshundra Neal of 80 Palmetto Street,...
View ArticleClinton To Retain 29% of Sales Tax
Yesterday WLBG reported that Laurens County Council voted Tuesday night to change policy of using 100% of the Local Options Sales Tax to reduce property taxes. Next fiscal year they plan to use 71% for...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting for USC-U Laurens Campus
The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce held ribbon-cutting ceremonies yesterday afternoon for the new USC-Union at Laurens campus. Representatives from County and City government were on hand for...
View ArticleFuture Scholarships – Educating Laurens County
A “Futures Scholarship” concept to see that all Laurens County High School graduates can get additional education was formally presented to Laurens County Council this week. The “Future Scholarships –...
View ArticleConviction for Lewd Act on a Child
Ten years in the State Prison system was ordered after a Hickory Tavern area resident was found guilty during Laurens County General Sessions Criminal Court this week for two charges of Committing a...
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