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LCSO Jail and Bail fundraiser set for May 6
Wanted: Bad guys and gals for a good cause. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is set to host its annual Jail and Bail event on Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Laurens Historic Square. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled to May 20. The annual Jail and Bail event…
Read MoreDistrict 55 starts fundraiser to purchase K-9s
Meetings among local law enforcement leaders and Laurens County School District 55 officials to address school safety issues has produced at least one four-legged solution. District 55 announced in a press release this past week that it plans to raise funds to purchase and train two K-9 “article” dogs. One K-9 would go to the…
Read MoreCouncil set to consider ARPA fund dispersal
Two weeks after members of the Laurens County Council met to hear proposals for American Relief Plan Act (ARPA) funding from entities across the county, the council is to meet again to decide how to disperse $5 million in ARPA funds. Thirty-nine agencies, municipalities and non-profit organizations presented their proposals, seeking as little as $14,600…
Read MorePC announces ’22 football schedule
Presbyterian College released its 11-game 2022 football schedule Tuesday, as the Blue Hose begin play under first-year head coach Steve Englehart with a five home games. The 2022 PC schedule begins with a trip to Austin Peay of the Ohio Valley Conference in Clarksville, Tennessee on Sept. 3. The next week, the Blue Hose open…
Read MoreLaurens man sentenced to 20 years in plea deal
A Laurens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday morning in connection to a 2021 fatal collision that killed a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter from Clinton. Robert Curry Richardson, 57, of Laurens, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to felony DUI resulting in death and hit and run resulting in death in connection to the June…
Read MoreDees’ Day: Laurens native runs Boston Marathon for Dad
Famed Heartbreak Hill was behind Laurens native Kristyn Dees Monday, but the Boylston Street finish line was a mile and a seeming eternity away. That’s when the tears began to flow for Dees. “I started crying when I hit the 25-mile mark,” said Dees of her final stretch in the Boston Marathon. “Everything just hit…
Read MorePiedmont Blues Festival taking shape
The inaugural Piedmont Blues & Roots Festival is coming into focus with a lineup of artists set to perform and other events on the schedule for the one-day event on May 14. The festival has been two years in the making after initial plans for 2020 were interrupted by COVID-19. “I’m just really happy that…
Read MoreVictim of Laurens motorcycle crash identified
The Laurens County Coroner’s identified Sunday morning the victim of a motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon on Church Street in Laurens. The victim of the fatal crash was identified as Terina Brown, 60, of Simpsonville. She died of blunt force trauma, said Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. According to the Laurens Police Department, Brown…
Read MoreClinton’s Pitts takes PWO offer from Tigers
Clinton offensive lineman Peyton Pitts announced Friday on Twitter that he is committing to play football at Clemson. Pitts accepted a preferred walk-on offer from the Tigers over scholarship offers Southern Conference member VMI and several NCAA Division II schools, including North Greenville, Limestone, Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne. “Thank you to my parents and family for…
Read MoreCounty council accepts bids on major CPST projects
The Laurens County Council was expected accept bids Tuesday for two of the 16 projects county voters agreed to fund in the 2020 Capital Project Sales Tax referendum. Once accepted, work can begin on the new evidence facility for the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office as well as a number of projects within an overall improvement…
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