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Cadaver dogs, historians search for the dead at Hayes’ Station in Laurens County
Laurens County, South Carolina – Searchers with metal detectors and handlers of cadaver search dogs trained in historical human decay searches were in eastern Laurens County Saturday afternoon, searching for evidence of two mass graves which hold the bodies of militia members slaughtered in 1781 by the notorious “Bloody Bill” Cunningham. A monument donated in…
Read MorePC fraternity fundraising to help ill classmate
Presbyterian College’s Sigma Nu fraternity is in the midst of a fundraiser to help friend and classmate Haley Hughes, a PC senior who is battling a rare form of cancer. The fraternity began its fundraising efforts for Hughes several weeks ago with a goal of $6,000. As of Tuesday that goal was almost met with…
Read MoreStumbo sued over charges filed in fatal wreck
The 8th Circuit Solicitor’s Office is expected to respond in the coming days to a lawsuit filed that alleges prosecutors and a highway patrolman conspired to charge a Laurens man with murder despite not having probable cause. Nicholas Massey filed the lawsuit with Greenwood attorney Charles Grose, naming Solicitor David Stumbo, Deputy Solicitor Demetrios Andrews…
Read MoreVaccine Dashboard’s early demographics not a surprise in first phase, per DHEC
In a South Carolina DHEC Vaccine Dashboard which launched on Monday, the demographics are showing a much higher rate of vaccines among women than men, and higher numbers of whites than minorities, but State Epidemiologist Linda Bell explained that it’s due to the fact that we’re still in the Phase 1a portion of the vaccination…
Read More2 Laurens County women arrested for meth, mail theft
Two Laurens County women were arrested Sunday on drug and mail theft charges following a traffic stop by deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. Kayla Rae Bradberry, 33, of Joanna and Patricia Ann Harvey, 50, of Gray Court both face methamphetamine-related charges. Bradberry is charged with trafficking in meth (17.6 grams recovered), 41 counts…
Read MoreZF’s bold move comes despite economy struggles
Despite economic uncertainty worldwide brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ZF Transmission announced two weeks ago that it was going forward with a $200 million plant expansion to its Gray Court facility. The expansion is expected to deliver 500 more jobs to Laurens County by 2023 as ZF begins production of its PowerLine eight-speed automatic…
Read MoreEnd of watch: K9 Anya honored by law enforcement
A procession of police vehicles from Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and Laurens Police Department carried retired K-9 officer Anya to the end of her watch Friday morning. Anya was humanely euthanized at Clinton Animal Hospital with her handler, LCSO Deputy Amanda Alexander by her side and members of both the LCSO and LPD standing vigil…
Read MoreCounty moves toward CPST-funded evidence facility
The Laurens County Council has has taken the first steps toward plans for a new county law enforcement center that will begin with a much-needed evidence storage facility. Funding for the $1,946,250 evidence facility was obtained with the passage of the Capital Project Sales Tax referendum in November’s General Election, and County Public Works Director…
Read MorePrisma Health offers three free heart health webinars beginning Wednesday of this week
February is American Heart Month, and Prisma Health is offering a series of free online webinars including the first two planned for Wednesday and Friday of this week and Friday, Feb. 26, and led by Prisma cardiac specialists. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and…
Read MoreCounty educators from District 55, District 56, win state-level school library awards
Laurens County, South Carolina – The South Carolina Association of School Librarians surprised two Laurens County educators from opposite ends of the county with two of the top honors bestowed each year by the organization. Eddie Marshall, principal of Joanna Elementary School in District 56, was presented with the Administrator of the Year award, and…
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