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Tailored Oak set to ‘steak’ its claim in Laurens
Laurens residents and visitors will have a family-owned steakhouse as a dining option for the first time in over two decades when “The Tailored Oak” opens its doors in 2022. The new restaurant, which is to be owned and operated by chef and Laurens native Caleb Satterfield and his wife, Jess, is scheduled to open…
Read MoreMissing 12-year-old Fountain Inn girl found safe
UPDATE: The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that Maddison Reynolds has been located and is safe. According to reports Reynolds was located along a roadside in Greenville County. No other details are immediately available. A 12-year-old girl who apparently ran away from a residence on Abercrombie Road in Fountain Inn early Monday morning…
Read MoreAlducin ties up loose ends for Christmas season; leaves Main Street Clinton post
Clinton, South Carolina – Clinton will hold its tree lighting and launch its new musical light show on Thursday, Dec. 2, two nights before the city’s annual Christmas parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 4. “The theme is Christmas in Toyland and the city’s entire Christmas season is geared toward little kids who missed out on so…
Read MoreSpiking costs cause for increased base fees in CPW’s tentative budget; no rise in usage rates
Laurens, South Carolina – The recent spike in natural gas prices is among the many reasons that Laurens Commission of Public Works customers will see an increase in monthly base utility fees starting in January. The CPW’s fiscal year budget runs from January to December, and commissioners always get a rundown on the tentative new budget…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens’ Finally Friday, early shopping events tonight
David E and the Band Levelz will take the stage again as Finally Friday brings back the Upstate group for the last Finally Friday of the year. “Everybody loves this band and David’s music and his style, so we wanted to bring him back as our final performer,” said Main Street Laurens director Jonathan Irick. This…
Read MoreLooper pleads guilty in murder of toddler
The man charged with the murder of a 2-year-old boy in 2018 pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon at the Laurens County Judicial Complex, accepting a plea arrangement and thereby avoiding a capital murder trial that had been scheduled to begin in late January. William Ryan Looper, 30, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility…
Read MoreLaurens, Post 25 to honor local veterans Thursday
The City of Laurens will celebrate Veterans Day at 10 a.m.Thursday with a ceremony on the Historic Square. The ceremony is being put presented by American Legion Post 25, Main Street Laurens, the City of Laurens, Laurens Parks and Recreation and Laurens School District 55. “We have invited all the 7th graders from District 55…
Read MoreMuffin Mam closes Laurens plant, files Chapter 7
Muffin Mam, a wholesale bakery that expanded its Upstate operation and corporate offices to Hunter Industrial Park in 2019, is closing its doors. The company has made no official announcement, but Laurens County Development Corporation President/CEO Jonathan Coleman confirmed the closure Tuesday afternoon. He said the company has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Muffin Mam initially…
Read MoreClinton Police arrest man with self-inflicted gunshot
Clinton Police arrested a Laurens man Monday evening after the suspect apparently shot himself in the leg following a domestic violence call and short car chase that ended on AB Jacks Road. Tommy Richard Brown, Jr. of Laurens was charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during…
Read More85 dogs seized, 2 people arrested, charged
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people on animal cruelty charges Tuesday morning at two residences in Laurens and Gray Court, seizing more than 85 dogs during the investigation. Allen Earl Bridwell, Jr. and Kimberly Hockenberry Bridwell, both of Laurens, were charged with multiple counts of ill-treatment of animals, torture/ill-treatment of animals and overworking/ill-treatment…
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