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LPD: ‘Suspicious package’ causes evacuation of downtown Laurens
UPDATE: Arrest made; package marked ‘explosives’ Laurens Police discovered what it termed “a suspicious package” while conducting an investigation at 101 Silver Street off the Historic Square in Laurens just before 5 p.m. Friday. Saturday morning, the LPD announced that a man living at the residence on Silver Street – an apartment above Roma Restaurant…
Read MoreSenn makes presentation at Riley Design Fellowship
Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn made a presentation outlining Laurens’ recent successes to mayors from across the state in Charleston on Thursday as part of the Riley Mayor’s Design Fellowship. Senn addressed the mayors selected as the 2023 class of Riley Fellows and share the challenges and success which the city of Laurens has experienced since…
Read MoreSports Extra: CHS pulls away late for playoff win over Tigers
The Clinton High School boys basketball team advanced to the Class 3A Upper State semifinals Friday night with a 64-56 victory over visiting Southside. The Red Devils will host Travelers Rest Monday night in the semifinals. The Region 3-3A champion Devildogs defeated Powdersville Friday night to advance. Tushawn Richardson led the Red Devils with 19…
Read MoreClinton Police call off investigation into hotel death
The Clinton Police Department has halted a criminal investigation in the shooting death of a man found at the Quality Inn in Clinton. The death is a presumed suicide. According to information provided by the CPD, officers responded at 12:11 p.m. and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Laurens County EMS also responded…
Read MoreSports Extra: Red Devils cruise past Centurions
SCISA announces state tourney brackets CHS’s Fuller named all-state, Region 4-3A Player of the Year; Romines Coach of the Year Raiders’ Pulley commits to Wolves Wil Stewart led three Clinton players in double figures as the Red Devils made easy work of visiting Broome 79-51 Wednesday night in the opening round of the Class 3A…
Read MoreLPD, LDHS basketball team get in the game with local youth
Photos by Jessica Hood Photography The basketball hoop on Bub Avenue had seen better days. The backboard was askew. The net was in tatters. The rim was bent. Its height was not necessarily let’s say official. But the neighborhood kids showed up every day anyway, shooting from the street to a hoop at…
Read MoreCandidate forum set Monday at Ridge at Laurens
Laurens, S.C. – Candidates in the upcoming City of Laurens election will have an opportunity to share their platforms in a public candidate forum set for 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Feb. 13, at The Ridge at Laurens, 301 Exchange Dr., Laurens. “We have not done this before but we felt it was necessary to hold…
Read MoreSports Extra: Red Devils clinch region title with win
The Clinton boys basketball team captured its second straight region championship Tuesday night with a 56-49 win over Emerald in Greenwood. The Red Devils (16-5 overall, 7-1 Region 4-3A) needed the victory to avoid a potential winner-take-all game against Union County for the Region 4-3A championship and the region’s top seed in the Class 3A…
Read MoreRecently discovered Clinton battle site precursor to famed Battle of Cowpens
Clinton, South Carolina – In a wooded area near Greenplain Road outside Clinton, about 40 people, including cyclists on a morning ride and history buffs searching for Revolutionary War stories, came together for an outdoor history lesson. The rural setting is where 150 Loyalist soldiers were either killed or wounded by sabre or musket on…
Read MoreCounty to get input on Comprehensive Plan update
Laurens County leaders have scheduled a series of meetings over the next month to receive input from residents as it updates it’s decade-old Comprehensive Plan. “This is going to give us the best vision of what the citizens of Laurens County desire along with a professional outside opinion using that information,” said Laurens County Administrator…
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