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Joanna man killed in Clinton crash
A Joanna man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Clinton. According to Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp, the victim is identified at Joey Neal Bodie, 58. He died at the scene of the accident on Springdale Drive around 3:15 p.m. Bodie died of multiple blunt-force trauma, Canupp said. Bodie is…
Read MorePC, Big South suspend all fall sports due to COVID-19
Soon after the Big South Conference announced Wednesday that it would be suspending its fall sports seasons, Presbyterian College announced that its entire fall sports calendar was being postponed due to COVID-19. The decision means that in addition to cross country, volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis and golf, PC will not take the football…
Read MoreElmore found guilty in October 2018 murder
The jury in the murder trial of Lutavious Denard Elmore deliberated for about an hour before returning a guilty verdict late Tuesday evening. Elmore, 32, of Laurens was convicted of killing Sergio Mandez Lindsey, 26, of Greenville and sentenced to 55 years in prison in the October stabbing death of Lindsey. Elmore allegedly stabbed Lindsey…
Read MoreSearch for missing woman ends close to home
An elderly woman suffering from dementia who went missing Saturday in southeastern Laurens County was found safe a short distance from home after more than eight hours. Groups of law enforcement officers and first responders from several agencies and volunteers arrived at the Renno Road home of Margaret Williford, 81, and began a search on…
Read MoreClinton opts to cancel third annual Scots and Brats
Citing concerns about the continuing cases of COVID-19, and with no end in sight for CDC and DHEC guidelines to help prevent the virus, Clinton City Council on Monday night learned that city staff had decided to cancel the upcoming fall festival, Scots and Brats. “We have been following federal and state guidelines and city staff have…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens offers music, sidewalk sale Friday, Saturday
Music and tax-free retail sales will be combined this weekend in Historic Downtown Laurens, where Main Street Laurens and its partner retailers are planning a Tax-Free Weekend Sidewalk Sale. “Several businesses asked if we could do a sidewalk sale for the weekend,” said Main Street director Jonathan Irick. “It will run from 10 a.m. to…
Read MoreWare Shoals man killed in crash
A Ware Shoals man was killed just after midnight Sunday morning as the result of a head-on collision with another vehicle in Waterloo. According to the Laurens County Deputy Coroner Robin Morse, Jeffrey Lee Olivier, 29, died of blunt force trauma at the scene of the accident. The two-car accident occurred at 12:10 a.m. on…
Read MoreCriminal court returns with murder trial
Eighth Circuit Court in Laurens County is hosting the first jury criminal trial in South Carolina since state courtrooms were shuttered in April due to COVID-19. The murder trial of Lutavious Denard Elmore, 32, of Laurens, got underway Monday with 8th Circuit Judge Donald B. Hocker presiding. Elmore is charged with the 2018 stabbing death…
Read MoreLake Greenwood drowning claims victim in Waterloo
UPDATE: Victim identified A person drowned Monday afternoon on the Laurens County side of Lake Greenwood. The victim has been identified as Patrick Webb, 30, of Laurens. According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office, no cause of death has been determined. An autopsy is pending, according to Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. Emergency…
Read MoreMcMaster presents restaurant, limited mask mandates to slow virus spread
In a Wednesday afternoon press conference, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster presented an executive order that makes mandatory the measures which had previously been only recommended for restaurants, venues and other gathering places. They will go into effect Monday, Aug. 3. Then starting Aug. 5, McMaster said his executive order requires face masks be worn in…
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