Area News
County Council meeting erupts into brouhaha
Tuesday night’s Laurens County Council meeting devolved into a shouting match between Council Chairman Joe Wood and supporters of a county communications audit who attended the regular meeting. Overshadowed by the late-meeting barbs was the announcement at the opening of the meeting that Councilman Ted Nash had decided not to reconsider his vote, which gave…
Read MorePiedmont man leads LCSO on high-speed chase, arrested
A Piedmont man is in the Johnson Detention Center after leading Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase that ended in Clinton Wednesday afternoon. Antwain Jermaine Abercrombie, 28, faces burglary and a half-dozen related charges. Abercrombie is charged with driving under suspension, failure to stop for a blue light, habitual traffic offender, operating…
Read MoreSchool supply drives launch this weekend
These next few days will see volunteers from across the county collecting school supplies, and Laurens County residents are welcome to participate in the back -to-school events. This Friday and Saturday, items donated from the past month and during the weekend will be collected at Walmart where buses from Laurens and Clinton school districts will…
Read MoreFisher Barton to close local plant in September
Fisher Barton, a manufacturer located just inside the Laurens County line in Fountain Inn will be closings its doors by mid-September. Laurens County Development Corporation Executive Director Jonathan Coleman said the plant employs about 100 workers who will soon be displaced. “There are several hundred job openings in the vicinity of that plant,” Coleman said.…
Read More‘Vote Yes’ event draws supportive crowd to The Ridge
Around 200 people showed up to Tuesday night’s Kids 1st – Laurens Future Kick-Off Event Tuesday night at The Ridge. The “Vote Yes” event was organized in support of the $109 million bond referendum for a new Laurens District High School and other district-wide building projects brought forth by Laurens School District 55. The referendum…
Read MoreFamily, LCSO searching for missing Joanna man
The family of a Joanna man has been using social media in an attempt to find news of his whereabouts, and now the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is involved in a missing persons case. Gregory McSwain Morgan, 38, was last heard from two weeks ago, and his sister, Beverly Morgan, said for him to leave…
Read MoreClinton hosts ‘National Night Out’ tonight
In celebration of National Night Out, the City of Clinton is holding an event tonight, Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, designed to bring the community and emergency personnel out together for an evening of food and fun, according to special projects coordinator Mary-Wallace Riley. The event will take place tonight from 4 to 7 p.m. at…
Read MoreBody of missing man found in Clinton
UPDATE: A body found on Imperial Drive in Clinton has been identified as Mitchell Edward Scott. Scott, 59, had been last seen by family members on July 15. According to Laurens County Coroner Nick Nicholls, the cause of death is undetermined after autopsy, but foul play is not suspected. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office had…
Read MoreAfternoon blood drive at county library today
The Laurens County Library will host a community blood drive with the Greenville Blood Connection today, Thursday, July 20, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the main branch location at 1017 West Main Street in Laurens. For more information or to make an appointment, call 864-681-7323. “Hosting a blood drive coincides with Laurens Library’s core…
Read MoreSweet Tea, gospel and yard sales fill weekend in Laurens
The Square will be the locale for plenty of music and refreshments as Main Street Laurens holds an additional Finally Friday! event this week, followed Saturday morning by a Community Yard Sale and Downtown Farmers Market. The Singing Tornadoes, an Upstate Gospel group, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday night and many of…
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