Area News
Some Dist. 55 elementary grades return to face-to-face Oct. 12
The complete story is in the Wednesday, Sept. 30 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser, and online posted Friday, Oct. 2. Laurens-SC – With a five to two vote, Laurens District 55 Board of Trustees on Monday night approved Superintendent Dr. Ameca Thomas’ recommendations to gradually begin bringing elementary age children back to school five days…
Read MorePedestrian struck, killed in Hickory Tavern
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night on Neely Ferry Road in Laurens near the Hickory Tavern community. Michael Bagwell, 20, of Laurens was reportedly walking northbound on Neely Ferry Road near Covenant Road when he was hit by a Jeep Cherokee traveling northbound as well just after 8 p.m. According…
Read More2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Laurens County
Five new positive cases and two deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported in Laurens County Tuesday by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The two deaths, which occurred on Saturday, were among 30 across the state and both were identified as elderly or age 65 and older. Fifty-six people in Laurens County…
Read MorePlan B: Clinton unexpectedly hosts Vikings
With little more than a week before Clinton High School’s 2020 football season was to begin, COVID-19 threw a wrench into the Red Devils’ plans. Due to a confirmed positive COVID-19 test within the program at Union County, the Yellow Jackets shut down football activities through at least Sept. 29, leaving CHS without a Week…
Read MoreLaurens woman drowns in Anderson pond
A Laurens woman who ran a local soup kitchen and advocated for struggling neighborhoods drowned Saturday in Anderson County. Toni “Angel” Summers, 56, reportedly fell into a retention pond near Piedmont on Highway 17 while fishing there with friends. According to reports, Summers had been removed from the pond when EMS workers arrived and was…
Read MoreLCSD 55 to stay in ‘Hybrid Phase’ next week
Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 Laurens, South Carolina – In a press release sent Monday afternoon, Laurens County School District #55 (LCSD 55) announced it will remain in a Yellow “Hybrid” phase of operations for the week of September 28. “We are concerned that the percent positive rate has gone back up but pleased to see our…
Read MoreLots of books go home under library’s new program, the ‘Big 10!’
Laurens and Clinton branches of the Laurens County Library are offering Laurens County students a book supply program called “The Big 10,” which is a large bag filled with 10 books along the age and interests of students. It’s sponsored through a District 55 Literacy Grant, but any library patron from the county can sign…
Read MoreLDHS baseball, football legend remembered
Former Pirates’ top pick died after month-long battle with COVID-19 Charles Peterson, who is permanently etched in local sports legend thanks to an amazing catch and a baseball career that enamored Major League scouts, died Sunday in Columbia. He was 46. His death came after a three-week battle with COVID-19. He was admitted to the…
Read MoreCPD makes arrest in Sept. 1 shooting
Clinton Police arrested a Clinton man Monday in connection with a shooting that left a Fountain Inn man dead on Sept. 1. Marquidris Antonio “Grille” Cunningham, Jr., 28, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a pistol by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen…
Read MoreSuspect in murder turns self into LCSO
A suspect wanted by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a deadly shooting Friday in Fountain Inn turned himself in Monday afternoon, bringing an end to a nearly three-day search by investigators. Jason Dale Wentz, 38, of Fountain Inn has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of…
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