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DHEC has free testing day April 13 for National STI Awareness Week
To raise awareness about the public health impacts of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is joining public health agencies around the nation in recognizing April 9-15 as STI Awareness Week. DHEC encourages people to get tested so they know their status when it comes to STIs, also…
Read MoreLife Skills for teens on curriculum at The Ridge
Class was in session at The Ridge Monday night despite local schools starting their spring breaks this week. About eight area teens attended The Ridge’s second “Life Skills” program, which was coordinated by the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department. “Some of the things we teach you tonight could save your life or someone…
Read MoreWaterloo man shot, killed in hunting accident
A Waterloo man was killed Wednesday when he was shot while hunting, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Michael Calvin Keeler, 34, and said he died of a gunshot wound. SCDNR investigators said Keeler and another person were turkey hunting at the Cliff…
Read MoreCross Hill man charged with February murder
An Laurens County Sheriff’s Office murder investigation that lasted more than a month has led to an arrest of a Cross Hill man. Jahmez Wayvon Lindsay, 20, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder, grand larceny, second-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Lindsay is accused of shooting…
Read MoreNew airport terminal to be named for Wham
The new Laurens County Airport Terminal soon to be built with funds from the 2020 Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) will be named after former long-time airport commissioner Sammy Wham. Groundbreaking on the new terminal building and other airport improvements are to begin later this year. Wham helped spearhead the $500,000 CPST airport project, which…
Read MoreGreenwood gang member gets 30-year sentence
A documented Greenwood gang member who tried to silence witnesses during his trial was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for armed robbery and attempted murder. Antonio Williams, 29, of Greenwood will serve a 15-year sentence for armed robbery and 15-year sentence for attempted murder consecutively. Williams also attempted to bribe and threaten witnesses…
Read MoreFront yard gives way to opportunity for new Laurens farmer
Laurens, South Carolina – It was the need for a bit more space to house their growing family which drew Mady and Matt Hastings to Laurens, but then a determination to try something new has resulted in Hasting’s Corner, a market farm run solely by Mady and which now serves as one of the vegetable…
Read MoreBittersweet: Easters look forward to retirement, life without their Jerseys
Laurens, South Carolina – The proverbial saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window, proved true for Glen and Marilyn Easter when the couple failed to get the farm they wanted and instead purchased the land which would become Eastglen Farm. It was 1978 and the Easters were considering moving their entire…
Read More2 killed in Fountain Inn accidents
Two separate vehicle accidents on Kimbark Lane in Fountain Inn this past week claimed the lives of a 7-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man. Both victims died Saturday. Cameron Julian Sweeney, 7, has been struck by a vehicle on Kimbark Lane on March 25. He was airlifted to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed…
Read MoreNonprofit warehouse closure causes budget hits
The closure announced last week of a large Gifts-In-Kind warehouse store in Spartanburg is causing at least a couple of Laurens County non-profits to seek how they’ll fill the budgetary void left from the store’s closure. The warehouse-style store was run by the United Way of the Piedmont and supplied by Walmart, which donated overruns…
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