Area Breaking News

The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified the person killed in a shooting involving a Clinton Police officer Sunday night at Highland Park Apartments on Musgrove Street in Clinton. The deceased was identified as Brodie Reese, 31, of Clinton. Chief Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton and Deputy Coroner Randy Riddle responded to a call reporting a…

A Simpsonville man killed in a motorcycle crash in Laurens  Friday night. The victim, who was piloting the motorcycle, was identified as Philip Sims, 54, of Simpsonville. The accident occurred at Palmetto Street and South Harper Street in Laurens around 7:44 p.m. The incident is currently under investigation by the Laurens City Police Department and…

A construction worker  who died in an accident at Walmart in Laurens late Wednesday night has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Emergency personnel were called to the scene at Walmart after around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, and the Laurens County Coroner’s Office was called to PrismaHealth Laurens County Memorial Hospital around 11:20 p.m.…

The Laurens County Council passed third and final reading of the county’s 2026-27 general and fire services budgets Monday night during a special called meeting at the Historic Laurens County Courthouse. Council approved the balanced general budget of $42,463,311 that includes a millage increase by a 4-2 vote. Councilmen Justin Lane and Matthew Brownlee voted…

Jimmy Poole won the Republican nomination for the District 4 seat on Laurens County Council in Tuesday’s primary runoff election. The lifelong Laurens County resident defeated Lonnie Wilson with 53.35% of the vote, 773-676. “I want to say congratulations to my opponent on a great campaign, and I want the folks in Cross Hill and…

Champ, the Laurens County dog neglected and starved in 2018, has died, his adopters announced on the “Justice for Champ” Facebook page. “We are grateful he was himself until his last day and did not suffer,” the post read. “Champ became the greatest blessing of our lives. He was loyal, loving, gentle and so smart.”…

Laurens County voters have a quick turnaround for runoff elections following the June 9 Republican and Democratic Primary elections. The run-offs, which involve one GOP nomination for Laurens County Council and several statewide seats including governor and attorney general, are set for Tuesday, June 23. Early voting will be held today (Wednesday) and Thursday of…

A Laurens County jury convicted a Clinton man of murder Saturday following a week-long trial at the county’s Hillcrest Judicial Complex, and he will spend the next 45 years in prison After the trial spilled into the weekend, Vincent Marc Viner, 34, was found guilty of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission…

Less than a week after a Walmart truck driver was killed when the Freightliner he was driving on I-26 near Exit 49, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of three people for allegedly going on a spending spree using the victim’s financial cards. The Freightliner semi truck crashed and overturned around 3:50 a.m.…