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Blues and Roots Music today, Saturday, in Laurens
Since weather is looking unpredictable this afternoon, The City of Laurens is moving the musical lineup of today’s festival into the Capitol Theater. The event is free for the public. Laurens, South Carolina – The Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Festival is returning this Saturday, and so is Veronika Jackson. Jackson opened the inaugural festival…
Read MoreArrest Made In Connection With Assault at Daycare Facility
Laurens , South Carolina – On May 1, 2024, officers with the Laurens Police Department received a report of an alleged incident of child abuse at the Tender Loving Care and Child Development Center (TLC) located at 1405 West Main Street within the city limits of Laurens. After an investigation revealed video evidence substantiating the…
Read MoreSports Update: Raiders topple No. 1 Copperheads; Red Devils eliminated by Wren
Laurens spotted starting pitcher Asher Goss a three-run lead and the Raiders held on for a 4-3 Class 4A state playoff victory over top-ranked Catawba Ridge Friday night at Ed Prescott Field. Goss allowed three runs – two earned – on six hits, struck out eight and walked three in six innings of work. He…
Read MoreSports Update: Red Devils, Glenn roll over Devildogs, Wren rematch set
Clinton stayed alive in the Class 3A playoffs Thursday night with a 7-0 victory over visiting Travelers Rest. One day after officially signing with Spartanburg Methodist, Clinton starting pitcher Carson Glenn pitched his second straight shutout, allowing just three hits, striking out five and walking two in 6 2/3 innings. He was pulled before the…
Read MoreFormer Laurens city administrator dies Monday
Laurens, South Carolina – City of Laurens staff has been in the process of getting invitations printed and addressed for the dedication of the city’s fully renovated Municipal Center planned for May 28, but one of the honored guests, Gary Coleman, will be starkly absent after his death Monday following a brief illness. Coleman served…
Read MoreSports Update: Raiders edge Eagles in extras; Red Devils host TR tonight
Laurens defeated Greenwood 1-0 in extra innings as the Class 4A baseball playoffs continued Wednesday night. Coleman Coker delivered an RBI single, scoring pinch runner Josh Goodwin from third. Goodwin replaced Owen Pridgen, who led off the ninth inning with a walk, stole second and reached third on a passed ball. Josh Hughes picked up…
Read MoreSports Update: Red Devils down Union Co. for region; playoff brackets set
• Red Devils to host Wren Tuesday in 1st round of playoffs • Updates: Thornwell, LDHS, LA playoffs this week; Red Devil tennis advances Clinton won its third straight region baseball championship Friday night behind a four-hit gem by left-handed starter Carson Glenn. The Red Devils downed visiting Union County 2-0 in a winner-take-all game…
Read MoreLaurens attorney elected to state court of appeals
Laurens native Matthew Price Turner was elected this past week to the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a selection made by the state legislature’s Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Turner, a 1996 graduate of Laurens District High, 2000 graduate of the University of South Carolina and 2003 graduate of the university’s School of Law, said he…
Read MoreLDHS teacher arrested for showing ‘inappropriate photos’ to students
A Laurens District High School teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly showing inappropriate photos to students on a classroom’s digital white board. Joseph Griffin Beckham, a social studies teacher at LDHS, has been charged with multiple counts of disseminating harmful material to minors following an investigation by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office that began Wednesday.…
Read MoreLaurens County jury finds Spencer guilty of murder
An Anderson man accused of killing a Fountain Inn woman and dumping her body in a wooded area near the town of Starr was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of murder Wednesday afternoon in 8th Circuit Court. A Laurens County jury found Timothy Paul Spencer guilty…
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