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• Both Laurens, Clinton due over $4 million Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn and mayors from other small municipalities around the state are frustrated that American Relief Plan funds from the federal government are being held up at the state level. Senn, who was recently elected to the Municipal Association of South Carolina Board of Mayors,…

An autopsy conducted on the body of a Laurens County inmate who died in custody Friday found no trauma, but officials have yet to release a cause of death. Jarvis Johnmichael “Mikey” Evans, 40, of Enoree died after experiencing what the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office described as a medical emergency at the Johnson Detention Center.…

A man arrested in Enoree Friday morning died later at Johnson Detention Center after experiencing what the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office described as a medical emergency. According to a release from the LCSO, the prisoner was rendered aid by deputies at the detention center until EMS arrived. The inmate, who was arrested for breach of…

Doctors from Prisma Health reacted Wednesday to new Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for masks to be worn indoors, imploring state residents to take advantage of a wealth of available vaccines to curb the more communicable Delta variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “The current surge of what is going on now is a scourge…

Presbyterian was selected to finish fifth in the Pioneer Football League preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s head coaches, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Blue Hose earned 59 points as they enter the season under the direction of first-year head coach Kevin Kelley. Presbyterian embarks on its first full season in the…

The Laurens County Development Corporation made a couple of major moves at its July 20 board meeting, and one of them will be to downtown Laurens. The LCDC Board of Trustees approved a plan for the LCDC to move its offices from a location it shares with the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce on Professional…

A planned addition to Laurens’ industrial community appropriately dubbed “Project Sleepy” by the Laurens County Development Corporation was officially announced today by state and local leaders. Malouf Companies, which warehouses and distributes home furnishings including bedding and other products, announced intentions to establish operations in Laurens County with a $47.2 million investment expected to created…

The body of a man who drowned in Lake Greenwood over the weekend was recovered Tuesday by recovery teams after a three-day search effort. Divers from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the Abbeville Dive Team continued a third full day of recovery efforts Tuesday, combing the area between the Grand Harbor community…