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PC search ends with Englehart as next head coach
Presbyterian College hired its second head football coach in less than a year Monday with the announcement that former Florida Tech coach Steve Englehart will take over the helm of the Blue Hose. Englehart, who built the NCAA Division II program at Florida Tech up from nothing, becomes the 17th head coach in PC’s 109-year…
Read MoreWare Shoals woman killed in Highway 25 wreck
A Ware Shoals woman died Tuesday night in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 25 near Mount Bethel Road in Laurens County. Lyndea Noel Madden, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to Deputy Coroner Bill Williams, Jr. South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Gary Miller said Madden was driving southbound of…
Read MoreSpangler firing top local sports story of 2021
A year in sports in Laurens County that began with struggles with COVID-19 at every level ultimately included its share of successes, failures and controversies before all was said and done. Here is a list of our Top 10 Sports Stories of 2021: PC teams play to empty houses The Big South Conference took drastic…
Read MorePitts finalist for Greenwood 52 superintendent job
The Greenwood School District 52 Board of Trustees is seeking a new superintendent for the second time in four years, and David Pitts, assistant superintendent for Laurens District 56 is once again a finalist for the post. Pitts was among three finalists named this past week by Greenwood District 52. He was also a finalist…
Read MorePerson dies in I-385 crash early Sunday morning
An car crash Sunday morning on I-385 South near Exit 22 just inside the Laurens County line claimed the life of one motorist and sent another to the hospital. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Bolt, the crash occurred just after 6 a.m. Bolt said the driver of a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup…
Read MoreArrest made in murder of Fountain Inn woman
Authorities have made an arrest in the disappearance and murder of a Fountain Inn woman whose body was discovered Tuesday in a wooded area in Starr. Timothy Paul Spencer of Anderson has been charged with the murder of Billie Jean Cross of Fountain Inn. Cross, 58, was reported missing by family members on Dec. 10.…
Read MoreSafe Home welcomes gifts for late holiday clients
The Laurens County Safe Home has met its needed goal of collecting Christmas presents for current clients and their children, but the agency welcomes gifts to have on hand for new clients as the holiday nears. “All of our current clients have been adopted out (for gifts) but we don’t stop accepting new people, so…
Read MoreGreenwood man dies in motorcycle crash
A Greenwood man died Wednesday evening when the motorcycle he was piloting struck a deer on Jefferson Davis Road in Clinton. The victim was identified as Michael Wayne Templeton, 65, of Greenwood. He died at the scene as the result of blunt-force trauma, according to Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. According to the…
Read MoreCounty Council tables COVID-19 bonuses for employees
The Laurens County Council voted to table a motion Tuesday night at its regular meeting to that would have funded COVID-19 bonuses for all county employees in time for Christmas. Had the motion passed as put forth, council would have spent nearly $2 million of the $13 million the county received from the American Rescue…
Read MoreHeart of LCAC temporarily closes doors, needs funds
A nonprofit organization created to help Laurens County Animal Control and the dogs it takes in has been forced to at least temporarily cease operations due to a lack of funds. Betty Burns, who heads up Heart of LCAC, said the volunteer organization has been short on funds as the Laurens County Animal Shelter has…
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