Area News

A crash near mile marker 12 on I-385 near Laurens caused injuries to three people and killed another early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said a 2017 Honda Civic was northbound on I-385 when it crashed into four people standing outside a disabled 2015…

Laurens County Council voted unanimously to pass third reading of the county budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year Monday night. The balanced budget does not include a tax increase and totals about $46.2 million for the county’s general operation budget and separate fire and EMS budgets, which total about $10 million together. The votes to…

Downtown Laurens potentially suffered a second blow Monday as Palmetto Brothers Dispensary owner Wes Meetze announced on social media that the craft beer and wine pub would close on June 22. The announcement comes just two weeks after the owners of Rootimentary restaurant closed its doors for good, citing family health concerns. Meetze blamed skyrocketing…

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources pledged over the weekend to continue searching for a Columbia woman who went missing while tubing on Lake Greenwood on May 25. That 10-day search came to an end late Monday afternoon when search crews found the body of Porsha Griffin, 30, who was a mother and staff…

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a May 11 shooting at Ware Shoals Dragway that left a Greenwood teen dead. Travis Dewayne Turner Jr. of Greenwood has been charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Turner was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Friday and…

Laurens District 55 High School graduation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at K.C. Hanna Stadium at 9 a.m. On the day of the ceremony, graduates must arrive at school no later than 8 a.m., and report to their designated classrooms. Graduates that drive themselves will enter through the bus gate off of…

Emergency crews are searching Lake Greenwood for an apparent drowning victim. According to reports, a woman went missing Saturday afternoon after a group of four teens went swimming in the lake somewhere near Skipper’s on the Lake in the Cross Hill area. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said South Carolina Department of Natural Resources…

Rootimentary, an upscale restaurant that opened in Laurens in late 2022, announced it is closing its doors tonight (Saturday, May 25). Owners Caleb and Jess Satterfield cited family concerns surrounding the health of their young son as the reason behind the closure. “This decision will allow Chef Caleb and Jess to be home with their…