Area Breaking News
Lexington ends Clinton’s Junior Legion season
Lexington Post 7 swept Clinton Post 56 out of the American Junior Legion state playoffs Tuesday with a 4-2 victory in Lexington, ending the three-game opening-round series. Clinton starter Wil Stewart gave up six hits over 5 1/3 innings of work, allowing only two earned runs as Lexington was aided by three Clinton errors. With…
Read More2 die in separate traffic accidents over weekend
Two people were killed in separate single-vehicle accidents that occurred about eight hours apart over the weekend. Seth Balentine, 19, was killed around 4 a.m. Sunday when the Ford F-350 pickup he was driving hit a tree and overturned after traveling off the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, said…
Read MorePlowden to take Crusaders’ football helm
Laurens Academy Athletic Director Travis Plowden will take over as the Crusaders’ varsity head football coach, the school announced Friday. Plowden, who is also LA’s varsity boys basketball head coach, has served as an assistant football coach under Todd Kirk for the past 14 seasons. LA plays in the SCISA Class 1A 8-man football league.…
Read MoreDistrict 55 adopts Clear Backpack policy
District 55 has finalized its decision to enhance student safety by requiring clear backpacks starting with this upcoming school year, and it announced the decision in a Wednesday, July 7 press release. “With efforts to continue enhancing safety measures in Laurens County School District 55, the district will require all students to use clear backpacks…
Read MoreDUI charged after fatal Clinton wreck
A single-vehicle accident claimed the life a Clinton man early Friday morning on Charlottes Road in Clinton and now a Joanna woman has been charged by the South Carolina Highway Patrol in the man’s death. According to SCHP Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, a 2013 Jeep Cherokee with three occupants was traveling east on Charlottes Road…
Read MoreRenno Chief Price retires after 47 years at helm
A nearly 50-year-old photograph sits on Chief Henry Price’s desk at the Renno Fire Department. Price, the volunteer department’s first and only chief until this past Friday, stands on the left side of the frame, smiling with a small group of other volunteers who started the department on Highway 72 outside of Clinton from scratch…
Read MoreLaurens man dead following shooting
A shooting incident Tuesday morning left a Laurens man dead at a property on Eichelberger Lane in northern Laurens County. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Tyrin Pulley, 37, of Laurens. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The coroner’s office said Pulley died of multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy is due…
Read MoreAP teacher, academic team coach and superintendent – O’Shields wins lifetime achievement award
Columbia, S.C. – Superintendent of Laurens District 56 David O’Shields was one of four school leaders from across the state selected by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) as 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winners. In addition to O’Shields, other winners were Deputy Superintendent for Kershaw County Schools Timothy Hopkins; former Principal of Forest Lake Elementary…
Read MoreBell resigns, LA again searching for football coach
Laurens Academy is once again searching for a new head coach for its varsity 8-man football program. Stacy Bell, who was hired in May from Heathwood Hall, resigned Sunday without coaching a game at LA. Bell had been Heathwood Hall’s defensive coordinator. LA Athletic Director Travis Plowden said Bell informed him of the decision during…
Read MoreClinton Junior Legion splits DH with Newberry
The Clinton Post 56 Junior American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader Monday against Newberry at Clinton High School. In the first game, Clinton 9-6 after rallying from a five-run deficit early in the game. Newberry won the nightcap in even more dramatic fashion, scoring the game-winning run in the final inning. The two teams…
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