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15-year-old LDHS student dies of gunshot wound
A 15-year-old Laurens District High School student died on Feb. 28 in an accidental shooting at his home in Gray Court. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Quintavis J. Boston. Investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division said they believe Boston died of an accidental self-inflicted…
Read MoreLPD arrest 2 in January murder of Laurens man
Laurens Police have arrested two people in connection with the alleged January murder of a Laurens man. Ashley T. Greene, 38, and Terry B. Anderson, 56, have been charged with murder in the Jan. 22, 2024 death of Greene’s husband, Vadis Greene, 52. According to the LPD, the Vadis Greene’s death at a Church Street…
Read MoreCATE Center topic of discussion for education, industry leaders
Education leaders in Laurens County have espoused the need for a Career and Technology (CATE) Center in the county for years, and it has gotten little traction. But that could be changing. At the first quarterly industrial meeting hosted by the Laurens County Development Corporation Thursday at Piedmont Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing in…
Read MoreChild dies of injuries suffered in 2015 beating
A child who was severely beaten in Laurens by her biological father in 2015 died Monday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, said Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. Egypt Morales was 10 years old. She was 18 months old when she was beaten into a coma by her father, Joseph Morales, during an unsupervised…
Read MorePC student charged in on-campus sexual assault
A Presbyterian College student from South Korea was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping following an incident that reportedly occurred Friday. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced Monday that Jaeyeong Yoo, 23, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping after the on-campus incident. Yoo was booked into the…
Read More5 announced for Laurens County Sports Hall
Staff Reports The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five members into its fifth class on April 25, 2024. The induction ceremony will be held at the Laurens County Museum on the historic square in Laurens at 6:30pm. The process of selecting the fifth class of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame…
Read MoreHolmes Development looks to summer completion of Harper Commons
Laurens, SC – Holmes Development announced on Tuesday the planned opening this summer of Harper Commons, a culinary and cultural development located at 317 North Harper Street. Located across from the Post office on N. Harper St., it includes the building which was the original Smith Motor showroom and was later used by Mary Alice…
Read MoreLCSO joins ‘Scent of Hope’ program to help Bloodhound, K9 teams
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Upstate Bloodhound Search and Rescue team to provide free Scent of Hope kits to Laurens County residents in an effort to be proactive in missing or lost persons cases. Developed by Taylor Burbury, Scent of Hope Kits contain materials used to collect the scent of the…
Read More2 detention center officers face charges
Two former Laurens County Detention Center corrections officers have been arrested and three others have been placed on administrative leave by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. Nicolas A. Walker, 39, and Holly Lynn Walker, 34, of Clinton were arrested Monday by investigators from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and booked into the jail…
Read MoreSports Extra: West-Oak eliminates Red Devils; LA girls advance
Visiting West-Oak overcame a double-digit third-quarter deficit and held off Clinton 47-39 Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Class 3A girls basketball playoffs. The Red Devils turned a 21-15 halftime lead into a 25-15 advantage in the opening minute of the second half, but the Warriors answered with a 7-0 run over the…
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