Area News
Proposal covers first loop of county’s Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail
Penny’s for Health: (Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The next proposed project is a proposed…
Read MoreCharity raises nearly $7k for animal shelter
An out-of-state charity helped the Laurens County Animal Shelter raise nearly $7,000 this past week as Jordan’s Way founder Kris Rotunda visited the local shelter as well as the Union County Animal Shelter. Rotunda, who founded Jordan’s Way in memory of his own dog, is traveling the country to raise money and awareness for animals…
Read MoreSales tax would pay for shelter improvements
(Editor’s Note: The Laurens County Advertiser is taking a look at each of the 16 projects proposed to be funded by the Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) in Laurens County. The 1-cent sales tax will be put to a referendum in the Nov. 3 General Election. The next proposed project, our sixth in the series,…
Read MoreDistrict 55 changes course after DHEC report, District 56 remains in-person
Laurens County, South Carolina – Just hours ahead of what was going to be the first week of hybrid eLearning and classroom learning in Laurens School District 55, the district has changed course and will revert to a total eLearning situation, at least for now. The district made the announcement and contacted parents and teachers…
Read MoreTeen drowns after jumping from bridge into S. Rabon Creek
A Greenville teenager drowned Thursday afternoon after jumping off a bridge into a section of South Rabon Creek that feeds into Lake Rabon. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Max Hofbauer, 15, of Greenville. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on Wilsontown Road in Laurens. The teen was apparently at the bridge…
Read More2016 double murder conviction upheld on appeal
The 2014 double murder conviction of a Cross Hill man was upheld in court, according to an opinion filed by the court on Aug. 12. Deshanndon Markelle Franks, 33, filed the appeal in October of last year, asking that a superior court overturn his conviction in the shooting deaths of Sammie Leake and Nikesha James…
Read MoreAdvertiser takes top SCPA honor
From Staff Reports For the second year in a row, The Laurens County Advertiser captured first place for General Excellence among weekly newspapers in its division in the South Carolina Press Association annual awards contest. The awards were originally to be announced in April at the annual SCPA meeting, but the event was canceled due…
Read MoreFountain Inn man killed in Clinton shooting
Clinton Police are investigating a shooting death that happened Tuesday night on or near Academy Street. Kevern Dimone Simmons, 29, of Fountain Inn has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office as the victim in the shooting. He was found dead at in a grassy field inside his car near First Pentecostal Church on…
Read MoreUnited Way offers school supplies Sept. 3
One of the many events that the COVID-19 pandemic has thwarted is the county-wide annual school supply drive, which provided hundreds of school supply items donated in August for students in District 55 and District 56. “Usually we would collect supplies and fill up buses at Walmart with volunteers from both school districts, and then…
Read MoreChase ends in wrecked car, suspects apprehended
On Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, law officers from several agencies were involved in a pursuit and/or apprehension of three suspects after the car they were traveling in wrecked at the Family Dollar, located at the intersection of Farley Avenue and South Harper St. The Laurens County Sheriff Office was assisted by the South Carolina Highway Patrol…
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