Area Breaking News
State officials investigating Lake Greenwood ‘fish kill’
An investigation into a major fish kill on Lake Greenwood primarily in the Cross Hill area is ongoing by state officials who say they have yet to have found a definitive answer as to what caused multiple species of fish to die over the past couple of weeks. Most of the fish have died in…
Read MoreClinton police seeking info on robbery, shooting suspect
Investigators from the Clinton Police Department have asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery and shooting at a convenience store Tuesday night. The CPD released security camera photos from the Marathon Station at 410 West Main Street Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the store just before 10 p.m.…
Read MoreMan charged with murder in Gray Court shooting
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as William Hogan, 27, of Spartanburg. An autopsy on Monday confirmed that Hogan died of a gunshot wound. A shooting on Old Highway 76 in Gray Court left one person dead and one man arrested and charged with murder late Friday night. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said deputies…
Read MoreBurn ban in effect for all of South Carolina
South Carolina Forestry Commission release COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. today (Friday, April 17). A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires in all unincorporated areas of the…
Read MoreSpartanburg woman dies following I-26 crash
UPDATE: North Charleston man charged in hit and run fatality. A Spartanburg woman involved in a crash on I-26 in Laurens County on Saturday, April 11 has died, and the man who allegedly caused the crash is in the Laurens County Detention Center. Trinitee Hunter, 26, passed away Tuesday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, the…
Read MoreSuniva making $350 million investment in county
The Laurens County Council cleared the way Monday night for Suniva, Inc. to build its first South Carolina-based manufacturing facility and for the largest industrial development investment in the county not involving ZF Transmissions. Suniva is set to build a $350 million solar cell manufacturing facility at Hunter Industrial Park that will create 564 new…
Read MoreGray Court, developers celebrate Foxbank subdivision with ribbon cutting
Foxbank residential developers, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Gray Court hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to officially welcome Foxbank subdivision to the town. When completed, Foxbank is expected to include around 250 single-family homes priced from “the upper $200s to $370,000s” by developers DRB Homes and Veranda Homes near Gray…
Read MoreMurder suspect in custody after shooting in Waterloo
UPDATE: The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim Sunday night as Kevin Fortner, 27, of Waterloo. A suspect allegedly involved in a fatal shooting in Waterloo was in custody Sunday morning, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said. Maurice Marquis Suber was sought by the LCSO Saturday following a shooting Friday in the 3000 area…
Read MoreFew Laurens County incumbents in upcoming primaries in busy election cycle
Laurens County, South Carolina – At the time that filing closed at the Laurens County Voter Registration and Elections office, candidates had filed for each of the open partisan positions in Laurens County, including several open seats for Laurens County Council. In the race for Laurens County Council, Chairman Jeff Carroll is among three council…
Read MoreRetired Clinton fire chief Troy Bentley, 76, passes
Retired City of Clinton Fire Chief Troy Bentley was laid to rest today (April 8). He passed away on March 27 at the age of 76. He was buried at Pinelawn Memory Gardens with Firemen Honors following services at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel. In addition to rising through the ranks at the Clinton Fire…
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