Area News

A motorcyclist was shot and wounded in the arm in an apparent road rage incident late Monday night on Highway 221 outside of the City of Laurens. Deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office later located the two men alleged to have been involved after receiving descriptions of the men and their vehicle from the…

A Piedmont man the 8th Circuit Solicitor’s office termed “a lifelong thief” was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree burglary Friday at the Hillcrest Judicial Complex. Christpher Michael Massey, 37, will serve at least 85% of the 20-year sentence in state prison. The conviction stemmed from a 2018 theft of…

Former South Carolina football great Marcus Lattimore lost his football career, but found his voice. Lattimore used that voice Tuesday at the 3rd Annual Disability Employment Awareness Luncheon at The Ridge, speaking to a group of around 200 people. The central theme of Lattimore’s 30-plus minute speech was “facing adversity.” “The question is how do…

Some Greenville County Council members were apparently taken aback to learn that its Twin Chimneys Landfill is taking on around 20,000 tons of trash from Laurens County each year, according to a report in the Greenville News. Laurens County council members approved a deal to export solid waste to Twin Chimneys soon after a private sector…

A single-vehicle crash Thursday evening on Indian Mound Road killed a recent graduate of Ware Shoals High School. Timothy “Austin” Sondles, 17, succumbed to head and chest injuries after being airlifted to Prisma Health in Greenville. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper David Jones, Sondles was driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer when he…

Organizers for the 19th Annual Squealin’ On the Square are hoping the first hint of fall weather expected this Saturday will inspire people to make the trip to Laurens Historic Square for one of the state’s top barbecue festivals. “This is a big festival weekend in the Upstate,” said Main Street Laurens Executive Director Jonathan…

The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is conducting an investigation into a Laurens Police captain following a request from his superiors. LPD Capt. Scott Satterfield is the subject of the investigation, according to SLED officials. SLED spokesman Tommy Crosby said the investigation is under way but no additional information is available. Laurens Police Chief Chrissie…

A second round of indictments has been handed down in operation “Cash Cow,” including three in Laurens County. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the indictments for 21 new defendants in the sweeping operation aimed at stopping the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband into the state’s prisons and jails. The first round…

Fountain Inn Police are investigating the death of a Taylors man who was shot and killed Monday in a Fountain Inn subdivision. According to police, a man now identified as Justin Keith Durham, 30, was found dead around 4 p.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on Fountain Brook Lane…