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LDHS senior suspended for gun threat
A Laurens District High School senior was suspended Thursday morning after posting threats to bring a gun to school on social media. According to Laurens District 55 Acting Superintendent Edward Murray, the student did not carry out his threat, which was posted on Snapchat. “Our students let us know about the social-media threat,” Murray said.…
Read More1st confirmed case of West Nile in Laurens County
The first confirmed case of the West Nile Virus in Laurens County has been reported, county officials said Friday afternoon. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has identified locations in Laurens and neighboring Greenwood counties where spraying for mosquitos will begin Saturday night, barring rainfall in the area. “We’re trying to be proactive…
Read MoreGreenpond man dead of self-inflicted gunshot
A man found shot Tuesday afternoon at his Greenpond residence has died, and his death has been ruled a suicide by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered the man shot inside a residence as they responded to a domestic-violence call Tuesday on Simmons Road in the Greenpond Community. The LCSO received…
Read MoreStorm damage causes LA school closure Monday
Laurens Academy was damaged by Sunday afternoon’s storm, and school officials have cancelled classes on Monday as they further assess the extent of the damage to the school. Several families had already expressed a willingness to volunteer in cleaning up downed trees and other needed work, but headmaster Todd Kirk explained it was still too soon to…
Read MoreChinese investment in Southeast topic Monday at PC
On Monday evening, Oct. 9, Presbyterian College Confucius Institute will host John Ling, formerly with the South Carolina Department of Commerce in Shanghai, China. Ling will speak about the increasing Chinese investment in the Southeastern United States. Set for Monday at 7:15 p.m. at the Harrington-Peachtree Amphitheater, Ling’s visit is sponsored by the Presbyterian College Confucius…
Read MoreSpecific tourism funds give Clinton unexpected visitor center
Clinton City Council approved recommendations by the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee to grant three requests that will help promote tourism in the City of Clinton. Although the city each year benefits from accommodations and hospitality tax funds for use in the city’s general fund, a portion of the funds had been held by TERC, the…
Read MoreBBQ and much more at weekend fest
This weekend’s Squealin’ on the Square marks the 17th annual event which brings thousands into Laurens for a chance to savor beef brisket, barbecue chicken or ribs created by masters of the craft, but there are always those visitors who love the opportunity to try something different – or in the case of young children…
Read MoreDistrict 55’s Peters to return from leave Nov. 1
Laurens County District 55 Superintendent Dr. Stephen Peters will return to the district following a leave of absence on Nov. 1. The District 55 Board of Trustees approved a leave of absence for Peters at its Sept. 25 meeting. Peters requested the leave to care for his ailing father. “The time the board has given…
Read MoreState-funded facility to house LCSO satellite precinct
County workers got the go-ahead on a state-funded Emergency Services building for the Gray Court area at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Laurens County Council. The proposed building, which will sit on acreage donated to the county by ZF Transmissions, and will initially house a satellite precinct of the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. In addition…
Read MoreBatesburg man 25th road fatality in county
A single-car accident on S.C. Highway 56 south of Clinton claimed the life of a Batesburg man Monday afternoon. Samuel Luther Smith III, 58, of New Holland Road in Batesville, became the 25th traffic fatality in Laurens County this year. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred just before 4…
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