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Man dead following standoff with SWAT team
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in what turned into a deadly standoff Tuesday night after attempting to serve a warrant on Indian Mound Road in Laurens. After attempting to serve the warrant for criminal sexual conduct on Keith William Dramstad, 57, of the residence at 2221 Indian Mound Road, Dramstad presented “what appeared…
Read More50 for 55: LDHS Class of ’73 set for 50th reunion
Fifty years ago, the Laurens District High School Class of 1973 was preparing to graduate from a place its members hardly knew. The new school represented a seismic shift for the county as District 55 abandoned its community high schools – Laurens, Ford, Gray Court-Owings and Hickory Tavern – and consolidated them into Laurens District…
Read MoreVolunteers urged to ‘Team Up to Clean Up’ to celebrate Earth Day
Laurens County, South Carolina – Three weeks into April’s “Upstate Team-Up to Clean-Up” anti-litter challenge, Laurens County has already had many bags of trash cleared from its roadways with many more events remaining for volunteers to join in or launch a cleanup of their own. “Last week the American Legion Post 25 picked up 50…
Read MoreClinton approves Rate Stabilization audit, offers student scholarships
Clinton, South Carolina – At last week’s Clinton City Council’s April meeting, City Manager Tom Brooks announced the establishment of PMPA scholarship opportunities of $1,000 each for two winners of an essay contest on why it’s important for the City of Clinton to provide clean energy to its residents. The winners will be selected by…
Read MoreCity of Laurens cancels this spring’s Roots Music Festival, Looks toward summer
Laurens, South Carolina – The City of Laurens has decided to cancel this year’s Piedmont Blues and Roots Music Festival which had been planned for May 6, but City Administrator Eric Delgado says the festival will return. “It’s not going away. It’s just that logistically it’s kind of hard to pull off right now,” Delgado…
Read MoreFiling closes May 8 for District 55 trustee seat
UPDATE May 4, 2023: With the resignation May 1 of additional board members, (see current Breaking News) the election was changed to Aug. 1 for all three board members. Filing for Rawl’s position still ends at noon, Monday, May 8. Laurens County, South Carolina – With the resignation last week of a member of the District 55 Board…
Read MoreCross Hill man dead after Waterloo shooting
A Cross Hill man has been confirmed dead and two others were shot Saturday during an incident on Coyote Drive in Waterloo Saturday night. According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office there were three shooting victims at the scene. One deputy coroner was sent to the scene of the incident and another was re-routed to…
Read More‘Circus’ bandmates reuniting for LDHS Class of ’73 reunion
Submitted by Mary Fortune Laurens District High School Class of 1973 After the lights went out on Friday nights in the fall of 1972, the evening was just getting started for many high school students. Fifty years ago, the place to be on Friday nights after the games was the old armory on South Harper…
Read MoreLaurens County Museum aims big with membership drive
The Laurens County Museum is in the midst of a membership drive that leaders hope will more than quadruple its rolls by adding at least 1,000 new members by late May. The membership drive began officially on April 1 and will end May 20. “I really think there should be an intrinsic motivation to help…
Read MoreGreenville man added to those arrested in October thefts
A Greenville man was taken into custody Monday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office in connection with well over $100,000 worth of property stolen from a Cross Hill farm. Michael Jacob Zaagman, 42, faces nine counts of grand larceny worth $10,000 or more, four counts of grand larceny ($2,000-$10,000), one count of petit larceny and…
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