Area Breaking News
PC named host of annual S.C. Science Olympiad
Presbyterian College will host the state’s premiere science competition for K-12 students beginning in 2025. The S.C. Science Olympiad will be held on campus next spring, bringing hundreds of young scientists from across the state to compete in a wide variety of team-oriented activities. PC President Anita Gustafson said the college enthusiastically embraces the opportunity…
Read MoreLane, Tribble headed to county council Dist. 7 runoff
The Laurens County Council District 7 Republican Primary is headed to a run-off after the election ended in a tie Tuesday. Following a mandatory recount, the South Carolina Board of Elections certified the primary, which ended with District 7 incumbent David Tribble and challenger Justin Lane deadlocked with 646 votes apiece. The runoff has been…
Read More3 injured, 1 killed in I-385 crash near Laurens
A crash near mile marker 12 on I-385 near Laurens caused injuries to three people and killed another early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said a 2017 Honda Civic was northbound on I-385 when it crashed into four people standing outside a disabled 2015…
Read MoreTribble, Lane end tied after Dist. 7 GOP Primary
Incumbent David Tribble and newcomer Justin Lane finished in a tie with 646 votes apiece for the GOP nomination for Laurens County Council District 7 in Clinton. A recount will be ordered by the Laurens County Board of Elections, and election officials still have to see if any provisional ballots could or should be counted…
Read MoreCounty council approves ’24-25 budget on 3rd reading
Laurens County Council voted unanimously to pass third reading of the county budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year Monday night. The balanced budget does not include a tax increase and totals about $46.2 million for the county’s general operation budget and separate fire and EMS budgets, which total about $10 million together. The votes to…
Read MorePalmetto Brothers announces closure, blow to Laurens square
Downtown Laurens potentially suffered a second blow Monday as Palmetto Brothers Dispensary owner Wes Meetze announced on social media that the craft beer and wine pub would close on June 22. The announcement comes just two weeks after the owners of Rootimentary restaurant closed its doors for good, citing family health concerns. Meetze blamed skyrocketing…
Read MoreBody of Lake Greenwood drowning victim recovered after 10-day search
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources pledged over the weekend to continue searching for a Columbia woman who went missing while tubing on Lake Greenwood on May 25. That 10-day search came to an end late Monday afternoon when search crews found the body of Porsha Griffin, 30, who was a mother and staff…
Read MoreClinton turns to Peyton Spangler as next baseball coach
Clinton has turned to a former standout on the diamond as its next head baseball coach. Peyton Spangler, the 2018 Laurens County Player of the Year for the Red Devils, was promoted to head baseball coach after Clinton parted ways with Sean McCarthy. With Spangler as an assistant, McCarthy, who returned for his second stint…
Read More2nd arrest made in drag strip shooting
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a May 11 shooting at Ware Shoals Dragway that left a Greenwood teen dead. Travis Dewayne Turner Jr. of Greenwood has been charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Turner was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Friday and…
Read More