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Family of boy mauled by dogs suing Clinton, county
The family of a then 11-year-old boy who was attacked and critically injured by a pack of dogs roaming through a Clinton neighborhood is suing the City of Clinton and Laurens County, claiming neither the city nor county appropriately responded to complaints about the animals prior to the attack. A’Rhyan Anderson spent more than a…
Read MoreLong-missing World War II bomber crewman to return home Friday
World War II bomber crewman Technical Sgt. Clarence Gibbs will finally be reunited with family after 81 years Friday. Gibbs’ remains will arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport around 7 p.m. Friday. He is to be buried alongside his sister, Mildred Gibbs Brown, at Pinelawn Memory Gardens at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 26. According to…
Read MoreDrowning ruled cause of July 4 Lake Greenwood death
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office announced Monday that death on Lake Greenwood on Independence Day has been ruled a drowning. The victim was identified as Tommy Joe Montjoy, 81, of Laurens. An autopsy determined that the July 4 death was a drowning. Canupp said Montjoy was playing in the water with a grandchild when he…
Read MorePassenger dies in single-vehicle crash
UPDATE: Victim identified as Fountain Inn man, 24 A passenger traveling on Martins Lake Road died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Highway 92 and Gray Court. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said the accident occurred around 12:15 a.m. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim Monday as Enrique…
Read MoreNewsom speaks to Laurens County Dems, against ‘Trump 2.0’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reminded attendees at a stop Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Laurens about their own importance as citizens and as voters in the U.S. today. “In a democracy, it’s not the Presidency, it’s not governors, it’s not mayor or the state senators or the city council members,” Newsom said.…
Read More2 killed, 2 injured in Lake Greenwood boat crash
Driver of boat charged with Felony BUI Two people are dead and two others were taken to an area hospital with injuries suffered in a boating collision on Lake Greenwood overnight Sunday. The deceased and injured were among five people in an Alumacraft vessel, which was struck in the rear by a Yamaha boat around…
Read MoreLaurens couple arrested, faces child, animal abuse charges
A Laurens couple was arrested Wednesday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and now face child and animal abuse charges. Candice Phillips and Chad Phillips are each charged with two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child and ill-treatment of animals. According to the LCSO, deputies arrived at a Townsend Street residence around 11:30 p.m.…
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Clinton wellness check leads to murder charges
A Clinton man has been charged by Clinton Police in the death of his roommate following a wellness check at a Poplar Street residence in the Lydia Mill community, said Clinton Police Chief Michael Addison. Addison said in a release that Hector Luis Santos Cartagena, 59, had not been seen by neighbors in more than…
Read MoreFamily fighting to keep convicted murderer in prison
A parole hearing was scheduled Wednesday (June 18) for the man convicted of the 1988 rape and murder of a 94-year-old Clinton woman, but family members of the victim say they want Calvin Eugene Gary to remain behind bars. “I made myself a promise when he started to come up for parole that as long…
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