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Plenty of Santa sightings, Christmas cheer continues across Laurens County
Laurens County, South Carolina – Christmas cheer spread across the county this past weekend, with large scale tree lighting ceremonies in Clinton on Thursday evening, in Laurens Friday evening and Laurens’ parade Saturday night. In Clinton, Eastside Elementary first graders sang a series of Christmas songs from different countries and cheered when the lights of…
Read MoreStill time to register for Saturday’s Reindeer Run 5K, Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Family YMCA is again hosting the 5K Reindeer Run at 9 a.m. this Saturday morning, and it should again include runners and walkers in all manner of Christmas attire. “This is our 24th Reindeer Run,” said Emily Dasher, program director for the Laurens Family YMCA. “So far we have…
Read More‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ opens Thursday at Thornwell Charter School
Clinton, South Carolina – Comedy and Christmas come together this weekend when Thornwell Charter School holds its first full scale play since Thornwell High School closed in 2007. Thornwell Charter is performing the licensed showing this weekend of the Christmas classic, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Based on a 1971 book by Barbara Robinson,…
Read MoreVolunteers shop for LCSO’s ‘Christmas for Kids’ program
A team of “Christmas for Kids” volunteers went on its annual shopping excursion Monday, buying gifts for over 200 children and youth at Wal-Mart in Laurens. “Christmas for Kids” is organized each year by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and provides Christmas presents for people in need across the county. LCSO Public Information Officer Courtney…
Read MoreCounty set to find financing for ongoing projects
The Laurens County Council took a step toward funding the completion of two of the county’s major construction projects at a special called meeting Tuesday morning at the county’s Hillcrest offices. While no votes were taken, council members are expected to vote at its regular meeting Monday to authorize a $3.385 million payment to keep…
Read MoreWare Shoals man killed in fire identified
A Ware Shoals man killed over the weekend in a structure fire on Ekom Beach Road in Laurens County was identified Monday morning by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Deputy Coroner BIll Williams identified the victim as John Bowyer, 52. The fire engulfed a cinder block building on the Ekom Beach Road property where Bowyer…
Read MoreLPD: Necropsy reveals goats were killed by dogs, not humans
An investigation into the mysterious deaths of three pygmy goats at a small Laurens farm has revealed that the small goats were the victims of an attack by dogs. According to the Laurens Police Department, the attack on the small goats at Hastings Corner Farm & Garden occurred sometime overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday of…
Read MoreShooting victim identified as 24-year-old pregnant woman
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman who died Saturday night of a gunshot wound at a residence on the 4000 block of Highway 14 near the Barksdale community. Deputy Coroner Bill Williams released the information Monday afternoon. Marlene “Grace” Ables, 24, died at the scene. She was six-to-seven months pregnant at the…
Read MoreCoroner identifies victim of weekend house fire
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in an early morning house fire on Fort Lindley Road in Road in Laurens. The deceased was identified as Rebecca “Becky” Sloan, 73, of Laurens. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, fire and emergency crews responded to the fire and discovered Sloan…
Read More2 killed in separate overnight incidents
Two people in Laurens County died overnight Saturday and Sunday morning in separate incidents, the Laurens County Sheriffs Office said. A Laurens County woman died Saturday night of a gunshot wound at a residence on the 4000 block of Highway 14 near the Barksdale community. According the the LCSO, someone at the residence claimed to…
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