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CNNGA explains bill spikes, offers payment options for customers
It’s a typical late winter in South Carolina, when heavy sweaters are set aside at least temporarily for T-shirts, yet heating bills landing in mailboxes are providing sticker shock for local customers. Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority (CNNGA) General Manager Jimmy Capps said the natural gas distributors across the country faced a brief but severe…
Read MoreCleanup opportunities this Saturday in Wattsville
A cleanup opportunity is available this Saturday for anyone in the community who would like to join Keep Laurens County Beautiful volunteers and American Legion Post 25 in the Wattsville area of Laurens. “This is Post 25’s annual cleanup and we partner with them to provide volunteers with supplies and maps with suggested locations to…
Read MoreLCSO: Arrests made in child porn, neglect case
Investigations by the South Carolina Attorney General’s office and the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of two Laurens County residents on charges involving child pornography. According to the LCSO, its investigation led to the charges, which included uploading, downloading and possession suspected child pornographic material. The arrests were made Wednesday. James Allen…
Read MoreNo. 1 Red Devils advance; Raiders upset by Wren
The No. 1-ranked Clinton girls basketball team advanced through the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs Tuesday night with a 49-18 win over visiting Liberty. Clinton (26-1) is set to host Ninety Six at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Ninety Six was a 60-34 winner over Eau Clair in the first round Tuesday. Senior point…
Read MoreBasketball playoffs set to begin Monday for local teams
The SCHSL basketball playoff brackets are set for teams from Clinton, Laurens and Thornwell. The opening round of the playoffs are set for this Monday and Tuesday with Clinton girls and boys and the Laurens boys set to host first-round games. After winning respective Region 3-2A championships, the Clinton boys and top-ranked girls will both…
Read More2 arrested in connection with animal cruelty cases
Two Laurens men have been arrested on animal cruelty charges after Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered a deceased dog discarded with a doghouse on Midway School Road in Cross Hill and another severely emaciated dog at the home of one of the suspects. The deceased dog, which appeared to be severely malnourished, was discovered…
Read MoreWoman killed in early Sunday morning wreck
A two-vehicle accident on South Harper Street Extension left one woman dead Sunday morning. According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office, the accident occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday. The victim was identified by the Coroner’s Office as Carrissa Shanta Ellis, 36, of Laurens. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. No other…
Read MoreNational Signing Day: LA, CHS standouts on the move
Laurens Academy Headmaster and former head football coach Todd Kirk held up the grade school art project by Garrison Vaughan proclaiming his dream to play college football, which he spelled “fotball.” Vaughan learned to spell it correctly and developed into an all-state lineman on both sides of the ball, paving the way to National Signing…
Read MoreWaterloo man charged with sexual exploitation of minor
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Thursday the arrest of David Reese Anderson, 29, of Waterloo on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, also…
Read MoreLaurens WWII veteran presented French Legion of Honor Medal
Laurens, South Carolina – World War II veteran Paul O’Dell has a wooden case holding the medals and honors from his time serving in England and France, but Tuesday he added to the collection for his role in the liberation of France from Germany in 1945. The Laurens native, now 103, was presented France’s Legion…
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