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Family reunion: DNA leads to WWII vet discovery
It’s been a long time coming, but Tech. Sgt. Clarence Gibbs will finally be among family. Gibbs’ remains were identified through DNA testing 80 years after the B-17 bomber he was aboard was shot down over Germany in December of 1944. He is to be interred at Pinelawn Memory Gardens in Clinton beside his sister,…
Read MoreGreenville man sentenced in murders of fiance, unborn child
On what would have been Grace Able’s 26th birthday, a Laurens County journey convicted a Greenville man Friday of shooting and killing Ables, who was his fiance, and her unborn child at a residence on Highway 14 in the Barksdale community on Nov. 25, 2023, two days after Thanksgiving. After the jury delivered its verdict,…
Read MoreBond issue, budget and building addressed by county council
The Laurens County Council worked through some financial issues at its regular meeting Monday night, approving a $2.58 million bond issue on third and final reading while also approving second readings of the county’s 2025-26 general and fire services budgets. Council also considered a moratorium on Open Space developments for the next six moths to…
Read MorePatriotic music in Clinton, fireworks in Laurens as county prepares for The Fourth
Laurens County, South Carolina – It’s still a couple weeks away, but it’s not too early to pencil in the Independence Day festivities that will be taking place across Laurens County. The City of Clinton will launch Freedom Week at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, with a performance by the South Carolina 208th Army…
Read MoreThousands lose power after quick-hitting Saturday storm
A brief but violent storm Saturday night around 8 o’clock downed electrical lines and caused thousands in and around Laurens County to lose power. Officials from Laurens Electric Cooperative, which wrapped up its annual meeting Saturday in Laurens, said high-velocity, straight-line winds felled trees and limbs into transmission lines and caused most of the outages.…
Read MoreLaurens hit-and-run victim identified by Coroner
The victim of a fatal hit-and-run incident in Laurens late Saturday night has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victim as James Brendan O’Shields, 50, of Laurens. He was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, she said. The incident is still under investigation…
Read MoreSaturday hit-and-run fatality under active investigation in Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Police Department is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred late Saturday night, June 7, on Fleming Street near the areas of Garlington and Deer streets and Conway Avenue. Police were notified of the incident at approximately 11:13 Saturday night. Officers responded to the scene following reports that…
Read MoreCross Hill teen charged with murder of Newberry man
A Cross Hill teen has been charged with murder in connection with the Wednesday morning shooting death of a Newberry man who was pronounced dead at the scene at West Corporate Drive and Highway 72 East in Clinton. The victim was identified as Brandon Xavier Gadsden in Newberry by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office after…
Read MoreClinton police: Victim hospitalized after grad party shooting
A graduation party in Clinton turned violent Saturday night, and one teen was sent to the hospital after being shot. According to the Clinton Police Department, a 17-year-old male victim was shot in the vicinity of East Carolina Avenue and Owens Street around 11 p.m. Police were already on the scene in response for another…
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