Area News
LCSO seeking missing 11-year-old Gray Court girl
Investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office were still looking for a missing 11-year-old Gray Court girl Tuesday afternoon. Ruby Guevara was last seen around 9 p.m. Sunday on Georgia Road in Gray Court wearing blue jeans and a green shirt. Guevara was thought to be with a 21-year-old man identified as Rafael Garcia. The…
Read MoreBlues and Roots Music today, Saturday, in Laurens
Since weather is looking unpredictable this afternoon, The City of Laurens is moving the musical lineup of today’s festival into the Capitol Theater. The event is free for the public. Laurens, South Carolina – The Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Festival is returning this Saturday, and so is Veronika Jackson. Jackson opened the inaugural festival…
Read MoreArrest Made In Connection With Assault at Daycare Facility
Laurens , South Carolina – On May 1, 2024, officers with the Laurens Police Department received a report of an alleged incident of child abuse at the Tender Loving Care and Child Development Center (TLC) located at 1405 West Main Street within the city limits of Laurens. After an investigation revealed video evidence substantiating the…
Read MoreFormer Laurens city administrator dies Monday
Laurens, South Carolina – City of Laurens staff has been in the process of getting invitations printed and addressed for the dedication of the city’s fully renovated Municipal Center planned for May 28, but one of the honored guests, Gary Coleman, will be starkly absent after his death Monday following a brief illness. Coleman served…
Read MoreLaurens attorney elected to state court of appeals
Laurens native Matthew Price Turner was elected this past week to the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a selection made by the state legislature’s Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Turner, a 1996 graduate of Laurens District High, 2000 graduate of the University of South Carolina and 2003 graduate of the university’s School of Law, said he…
Read MoreLDHS teacher arrested for showing ‘inappropriate photos’ to students
A Laurens District High School teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly showing inappropriate photos to students on a classroom’s digital white board. Joseph Griffin Beckham, a social studies teacher at LDHS, has been charged with multiple counts of disseminating harmful material to minors following an investigation by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office that began Wednesday.…
Read MoreLaurens County jury finds Spencer guilty of murder
An Anderson man accused of killing a Fountain Inn woman and dumping her body in a wooded area near the town of Starr was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of murder Wednesday afternoon in 8th Circuit Court. A Laurens County jury found Timothy Paul Spencer guilty…
Read MoreSenn joining Guest & Brady in new Laurens office
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens Mayor and attorney Nathan Senn is joining a Greenville-based law firm that is opening its doors in Laurens. Senn is joining Guest & Brady, which is opening an office on West Laurens Street, after spending the past 14 years operating his own solo Senn Law Firm in Charleston and Laurens.…
Read MoreClinton police ask for help in dog attack case
The Clinton Police Department is turning to the public in an effort to find the owner or owners of the dogs that attacked and seriously injured an 11-year-old boy on Valentine’s Day morning as he made his way to a school bus stop. The CPD posted on social media Sunday a call for help in…
Read MoreSchedules announced for upcoming primary elections
The South Carolina Office Voter Registration and Elections has announced the schedule for the 2024 Democratic and Republican primary elections. The primaries are set for Tuesday, June 11 with potential runoff s set for Tuesday, June 25. Anyone wishing to vote in the primaries must register to vote no later than Sunday, May 12. Voter…
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