Area Breaking News
District 55 announces graduation schedule, protocols
Laurens District 55 High School graduation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at K.C. Hanna Stadium at 9 a.m. On the day of the ceremony, graduates must arrive at school no later than 8 a.m., and report to their designated classrooms. Graduates that drive themselves will enter through the bus gate off of…
Read MoreCrews searching Lake Greenwood for apparent drowning victim
Emergency crews are searching Lake Greenwood for an apparent drowning victim. According to reports, a woman went missing Saturday afternoon after a group of four teens went swimming in the lake somewhere near Skipper’s on the Lake in the Cross Hill area. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said South Carolina Department of Natural Resources…
Read MoreRootimentary announces it will close this weekend
Rootimentary, an upscale restaurant that opened in Laurens in late 2022, announced it is closing its doors tonight (Saturday, May 25). Owners Caleb and Jess Satterfield cited family concerns surrounding the health of their young son as the reason behind the closure. “This decision will allow Chef Caleb and Jess to be home with their…
Read MoreMotorcyclist killed in Wednesday afternoon crash
A Laurens man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was piloting collided with another vehicle on Bellview Church Road in Laurens. The victim was identified as Daryl Rogers, 68, of Laurens. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said Rogers was riding a 1972 Honda motorcycle south on Bellview Church Road, while…
Read MoreSports Update: James Island rallies in 7th, downs LDHS to take title in 8th
Laurens was one out away from continuing its drive toward a Class 4A state championship Wednesday night, but a late James Island power surge led to a 10-7 come-from-behind victory at Ed Prescott Field. The win delivered the Trojans their third state championship and their first since 1996. James Island won two titles in Class…
Read MoreRaiders’ rally falls short in Game 1 of state series
This time Laurens’ final-inning rally fell just short. The Raiders left the bases loaded in the seventh inning after scoring a run that drew them to within 5-4 of host James Island in Game 1 of the Class 4A State Championship series. The best-of-three championship series shifts to LDHS (26-7)today (Wednesday) for Game 2 at…
Read MoreArrest made in Ware Shoals Dragway shooting death
A Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting death that occurred May 11 at the Ware Shoals Dragway. Kendrick Beanard Makins was arrested in Abbeville County Saturday. He is being held without bond at the Laurens County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent…
Read MoreSports Update: PC clinches Big South, tourney top seed with sweep
Presbyterian captured its first Big South Conference regular-season championship Friday with a doubleheader sweep of UNC Asheville Friday at PC’s Elton Pollock Field. With the regular-season title, the Blue Hose (29-25 overall, 18-6 BiDrag South) also earned the No. 1 seed in next week’s Big South Championship Tournament at High Point’s Truist Point ballpark. PC…
Read MoreSports Update: Raiders rally for 7-6 win for Upper State crown
Laurens’ Class 4A Upper State Championship game Wednesday at Easley started with a double rainbow behind the third-base line and ended at dusk with the Raiders finding a pot of gold. LDHS rallied from a four-run deficit in its final at-bat , and outfielder Avery Madden delivered what proved to be the game-winning hit –…
Read MoreSuspect in Walmart robberies arrested in Laurens
A suspect believed to be connected with a pair of Walmart Supercenter robberies in Greenville County was apprehended Tuesday shortly after attempting to rob the Walmert Supercenter in Laurens. Kylique Zyquan Lyonel Alston, 21, of Moncks Corner was taken into custody after he allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded money from a Walmart employee just…
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