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Oconee County hires Jones as county administrator
Stewart Jones, who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and on the Laurens County Council, was hired as the county administrator by the Oconee (S.C.) County Council during a special meeting Friday, Dec. 19. Jones is set to start his new job on Jan. 5. According to WGOG radio in Walhalla, Jones is…
Read More‘Emergency’ ordinances passed by Laurens City Council
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Council met in executive session for just over two hours Tuesday night before voting to adopt ordinances seeking to limit and investigate the office of Mayor Nathan Senn. Council member Alicia Sullivan along with Cassandra Campbell, Marian Miller and Calvin Whit-mire requested the called meeting and voted in favor…
Read MoreEnglehart leaves Blue Hose for West Georgia
Less than 48 hours after Presbyterian College celebrated head football coach Steve Englehart as the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Englehart was named head coach at West Georgia. West Georgia announced Englehart’s hire as the 13th head coach in program history Wednesday morning on its website. “I could not be more…
Read MoreDriver killed in head-on crash on Hunts Bridge Road
A fourth person has died in a vehicle accident on roads in Laurens County in less than a week following a two-vehicle crash Monday on Hunts Bridge Road. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Gerard Maurice Cornioli, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Impala, was traveling north on Hunts Bridge Road near Willis Road…
Read More2 killed in crash on I-385 Thursday night
UPDATE, 11:22 A.M.: Victims identified Two people were killed Thursday night in a crash on I-385 in Laurens County. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover, a 2024 Subuaru was traveling southbound on I-385 at mile marker 9 when it collided with a 2005 Nissan that was traveling north in the southbound…
Read MoreChristmas fun continues throughout county
Laurens County, South Carolina – Christmas activities stretched across the county last week, and this weekend they continue with Holiday Wine and Chocolate Tasting, in-store shopping events in Laurens and Clinton and a Christmas at the Park Saturday afternoon in Cross Hill. Cross Hill’s Christmas at the Park is planned for 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the…
Read MoreDelgado resigns from Laurens administrator post
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Administrator Eric Delgado has resigned after four years on the job. Mayor Nathan Senn confirmed Delgado’s resignation Thursday afternoon, but also said the he could not elaborate because it is a personnel matter. “(Delgado) has resigned and we have accepted his resignation,” Senn said in a telephone conversation Thursday.…
Read MoreLaurens man killed in single-vehicle crash
A Laurens man was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred near Lincoln Road and Ora Road in Gray Court around 6 p.m. According to Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton, Spencer Edge, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Rushton said Edge was the sole occupant…
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SLED: Woman charged with defrauding state agency
A Clinton woman was charged Tuesday by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with defrauding the state Department of Employment and Workforce out of more than $25,000 in benefits in 2020. Dynasty Rochelle Cunningham, 24, is charged with Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses – Value $10,000 or More and Computer Crime – Value Exceeding…
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