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3 county victims of storm identified
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified three county residents killed this past week as Hurricane Helene roared through the Upstate of South Carolina. In Clinton, two men were killed when a tree fell on the vehicle they were traveling in Thursday night. Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victims as Richard Dylan Rathbone,…
Read MoreStormy weather: Wildcats blank Raiders in midweek matchup
Laurens may have avoided Hurricane Helene, but the Raiders couldn’t avoid Lexington Wednesday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. In the Raiders’ final nonconference game of the season, visiting Lexington won a mistake-riddled game 29-0. The game was moved from Friday to Wednesday to avoid the torrential rains expected from Hurricane Helene over the next couple…
Read MoreCounty Council awards $85k in grants, gives $250k emergency aid to Clinton
The Laurens County Council doled out $85,000 in funding for local nonprofit agencies at a called meeting Monday night at the county’s Voter Registration and Veterans Affairs offices. In a separate action, council voted to give $250,000 to the City of Clinton’s Economic Development Corporation to help fund recovery efforts from a fire that swept…
Read MoreHurricane Helene to dump heavy rains across Upstate
Heavy rains from Helene, which has been upgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Category 3 Hurricane, are expected to impact the Upstate beginning Thursday. A tropical storm watch and flood watch have been issued for the Upstate, including Laurens County. The storm is expected to dump 4-6 inches of rain on Laurens County and…
Read MoreLaurens man killed in construction accident
A Laurens man was killed Tuesday after an accident on a work site in Spartanburg County. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger identified the victim as Kevin Neil Flynn, 57, of Laurens. According to official reports, Flynn was killed between 8:45 a.m. and 9:37 a.m. while operating an excavator near a retaining wall. The machine fell…
Read MoreVictim of Gray Court shooting identified, teen wanted by LCSO
UPDATE: Kamarius Lee Cunningham is in custody, the LCSO said Sunday afternoon. The victim of a fatal shooting in Gray Court was identified Saturday by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office as law enforcement continues to look for the alleged shooter. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Bill Williams identified the victim as Nigel Malik Smith, 23. Smith…
Read MoreLions roar past Red Devils with offensive 3rd quarter
Daniel won a battle of No. 2-ranked teams Friday night, pulling away in the third quarter for a 37-12 victory over visiting Clinton Friday night. The Lions, ranked No. 2 in Class 4A behind Westside, scored three unanswered third-quarter touchdowns to turn a 14-6 halftime advantage into a lopsided 34-6 lead over the Red Devils,…
Read MoreKnight shift: LA finally takes down W.W. King
Laurens Academy players finally solved their W.W. King problem Friday night at Todd Kirk Field. No player on the Crusaders roster had ever beaten the Knights – at either the middle school or varsity level – a streak of futility that ended with a 52-36 victory highlighted by big plays as LA improved to 4-2…
Read MoreDept. of Education employee arrested after Dist. 55 training incident
A State Department of Education employee on campus at Laurens District High School for a training session last week has been arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office due to an incident involving a firearm during a simulation training. Desmond Nathaniel Williams of Hampton, a training coordinator with the Department of Education, was tasked with…
Read MoreRaiders on bye, ranked Red Devils, Lions battle, LA hosting King
Games are expected to be back on a normal Friday night schedule this week after expected rains from Hurricane Francine in the Upstate caused both Clinton’s and Laurens Academy’s games to be moved to last Thursday. Those rains never really arrived, so the teams were saved from playing under partly cloudy skies. This week, Laurens…
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