Area News
Jester unopposed in Aug. 13 special election
Connie Jester will be the only name on the ballot for Tuesday’s special election for a Cross Hill Town Council Seat, so her first foray into politics is most probably a formality. Barring a successful write-in campaign, she will finish the term of former councilman Brett Davis, who resigned when he moved out of Cross…
Read MoreLCWSC gets more funding for treatment plant
If all goes according to plan, the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Lake Greenwood water treatment plant sometime in October. The LCWSC approved an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to accept more than $5.8 million in funding for the project during a special meeting Tuesday…
Read More‘Fill the Cruiser’ set for Friday
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office will hold its 3rd Annual Fill the Cruiser event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at Chic-Fil-A in Laurens. Each year the LCSO collects school supplies and monetary donations to help needy students in Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56. More than 40 book bags were collected and distributed to…
Read MoreContinental to close Laurens County plant
Continental Automotive is closing its Fountain Inn facility, citing an inability to compete due to increased pressure related to international tariffs levied at the federal level. The Nelson Drive facility, which employs 40 people, is set to close in December. All 40 are expected to be left without jobs with Continental. As part of a…
Read MoreGray Court deaths being investigated
Two people were found dead at their home on Highway 92 in Gray Court Sunday, and investigators are still attempting to determine exactly what happened. Neither names of the deceased nor the causes of death have been released by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek said the matter is still under investigation.…
Read MoreReynolds: Contraband cellphones used in murder plot
Sheriff calls for legislation to jam cell signals Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds said Friday that Michelle Marie Dodge might very well still be alive if not for contraband cell phones inside prison walls. Dodge, 27, was the victim of an execution-style murder that investigators say was a hit that came from James Robert Peterson,…
Read MoreWeekend volunteers sought for Ford Playground installation
Laurens, S.C. – Volunteer opportunities are available Saturday and Sunday at Ford Elementary School, which will be getting a full scale playground thanks to a grassroots effort and a matching gift from District 55. The vision for a playground and fundraising began the first week of June following a visit to the Lucas Avenue, Laurens…
Read MoreLaurens County Master Gardener Course Offered
Laurens, SC – Starting Aug. 13, and going through the fall, the Clemson University Extension Service will be offering a Master Gardener Program in Laurens County. The Program will be held once each week on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will last for 17 weeks. The purpose of this program is…
Read More8 arrests made in Laurens County murder
3 charged with murder allegedly orchestrated from prison The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office announced six more arrests in the murder of a York woman whose body was found on July 20 in rural Laurens County. Three men have been charged with murder in the execution-styled killing of Michelle Marie Dodge. James Robert Peterson, who is currently…
Read MoreCPW gets DHEC approval and begins treatment as geosmin levels rise
Laurens, South Carolina – Tuesday morning the water treatment staff at the Laurens Commission of Public Works were finally given approval by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to add Earth Tech, the first of its planned treatment systems to decrease the high geosmin levels in the water coming in from Lake Rabon.…
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