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McMaster, GOP sweep statewide elections
A Friday campaign stop in Gray Court en route to Greenville by Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith and running mate Mandy Norrell did little to help their upset bid against incumbent Henry McMaster. McMaster was elected South Carolina’s governor for the first time in Tuesday’s general election after ascending to the office following the resignation…
Read MoreGovernor, U.S. District 3 on ballot for voters
South Carolinians will decide Tuesday whether to elect incumbent Henry McMaster as governor for the first time. McMaster, who ascended to the office two years ago upon Nikki Haley’s resignation to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, faces a challenge from Democrat James Smith. The gubernatorial election is atop a full slate of statewide…
Read MoreDistrict 55 candidates vying for three seats
Voters in Laurens County School District 55 are being asked to make choices on three different seats on the District 55 Board of Trustees during Tuesday’s general election. The Nov. 6 local school board elections include five candidates vying for three seats in District 55 and three unchallenged incumbents in District 56. Tammy Stewart, Jan…
Read MoreFather, daughter arrested for incest
A father and daughter involved in what police termed a “consensual sexual relationship” have been charged with incest by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. According to the LCSO, Katlyn Lauren Edwards gave birth to a child that was fathered by her father, James Travis Brown. The child died later at a medical facility in Charleston.…
Read MoreSunday alcohol sales question has ballot snafu
Laurens County voters will decide Tuesday whether or not to allow alcohol sales on Sundays in unincorporated areas of the county, but that’s not what was supposed to be on the ballot. The phrase “unincorporated areas” was added to the question that appears on the General Election ballot, but the county’s ordinance calling for the…
Read MoreHalloween events eerily well, Walking Dead Woods closed
The ghosts and ghouls were out in full force on Halloween with the City of Laurens’ annual Boo in the Park event coupled with the Walking Dead Woods haunted trail presented by the Laurens Police Department at Ceramtec Park. Meanwhile, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Trunk or Treat at its headquarters on West…
Read MoreLaurens man arrested in stabbing death
A Laurens man has been arrested and charged with murder in a stabbing death early Saturday morning on Easy Road in Laurens. Lutavious Denard Elmore, 32, was arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and charged with murder in the death of Sergio Mandez Lindsey, 26, of Greenville. According to the LCSO, deputies responded to…
Read MoreRaider Band looks to state championship Saturday with ‘Ritual’
On Saturday evening, the LDHS Raider Band will perform its fall production, “Ritual,” in the state 4A competition in Columbia, and all Raider fans are encouraged to attend. During this competition season, the Raider Band has continued to do consistently well with the performances, dramatically and musically, said director Andy Entrekin. “It…
Read MoreHaunted trail extends terror through next weekend
The Walking Dead Wood Trail will extend the scares and screams into next weekend. The haunted trail, which is a fundraiser for the Laurens Police Department’s Christmas in the City charity, was closed Friday due to expected inclement weather, but will be open on Halloween night along with Boo in the Park and open again…
Read More‘Lift the Laurens County Museum’ set for Thursday
The Laurens County Museum will host its “Lift the Laurens County Museum” event this Thursday at beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Witherspoon Building on the historic square in Laurens. The event will include live and silent auctions as well as the drawing for the Firmin Ford Car of the Year raffle. The winner of…
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