Area News
Laurens’ 1990s story, ‘Burden’ among top dramas at Sundance Film Fest
Laurens, SC – Rev. David Kennedy of New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church in Laurens left this morning to be in Utah in time to see the Sundance Film Festival’s final showings of “Burden” the film which is among the 16 films in the U.S. Dramatic Film Competition. Starring Forest Whitaker as Kennedy and Garrett Hedlund in the…
Read MoreLCSO makes arrest in animal abuse case
A Simpsonville man is in the Johnson Detention Center in connection with a case of animal abuse in Gray Court investigated by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. Two dogs were found starved to death and three others malnourished on an empty lot in Gray Court. Sylvester Antonio Bolden, of Terriblewood Drive in Simpsonville, was charged with…
Read MoreDistrict 55 registration for new students delayed
With inclement weather resulting in school closings last week, Laurens County School District 55 (LCSD55) has issued revised dates for new student registration. Any student who will be attending school in LCSD55 for the first time for the 2018-2019 school year should be registered. Registration will be held at schools on Jan. 24 from 8:30…
Read MoreLaurens Police partners for additional K9 training
The City of Laurens Police Department went sniffing around for a working partnership for its K9 Unit and found one nearby with Woodruff. Laurens Police agreed to a “memorandum of understanding” with the Woodruff Police Department so that the two agency’s K9 Units can easily work and train together. Laurens Police currently has three K9…
Read MoreLCSO deputy shoots car-theft suspect in Woodruff
An alleged vehicle theft and chase led to the suspect in the theft being shot by an off-duty Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputy Sunday morning in Woodruff. A report of a stolen pickup truck from Kellett’s Quick Stop on S.C. Highway 101 in Gray Court came into Laurens County Dispatch early Sunday morning. The truck…
Read MoreSuspect found, arrested in shooting incident
A two-day manhunt for a Gray Court shooting suspect by Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies came to an end Friday afternoon when Andrew Christopher Eaton was taken into custody. According to LCSO Chief Deputy Jarvis Reeder, Eaton was arrested at a residence on Georgia Road in Gray Court. Reeder said LCSO investigators were working with…
Read MoreCity of Clinton offers Warming Station for residents impacted by Thursday’s power outage
Clinton, SC – City of Clinton Electrical crews have been working since 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 18, to restore power to parts of Clinton due to problems associated with an equipment failure in the city’s substation. Crews have been able to reduce outage numbers significantly; however, the remainding outages in the southwest part of the city are…
Read MoreGray Court-Owings School raising funds to help family
The holiday season, with all its joy and wonder, can also be a tragic time for some. That is especially true for four students from Gray Court-Owings School and their family. Their holiday season brought with it the loss of their home in a devastating fire. The fire that destroyed that home is among a…
Read More2011 murderer of girlfriend, deputy dies in prison
The man convicted of murdering Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputy Roger Rice and Nicole Kingsborough died Saturday at the Perry Correctional Institute in Pelzer. Bennie Ray Brown, Jr., 45, went into cardiac arrest and subsequently died a spokesman from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office said. Brown was serving two life sentences for the 2011 murders…
Read MoreDistrict 55 activity bus in accident, no students on board
A Laurens County School District 55 activity bus was involved in a collision Thursday morning on Church Street at Anderson Drive in Laurens. According to Laurens District 55 Director of Administrative Services, Athletics and Public Relations Ed Murray, no students were on the bus and the bus driver was uninjured. “To my knowledge, there were…
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