Area News
LPD: ‘Suspicious package’ causes evacuation of downtown Laurens
UPDATE: Arrest made; package marked ‘explosives’ Laurens Police discovered what it termed “a suspicious package” while conducting an investigation at 101 Silver Street off the Historic Square in Laurens just before 5 p.m. Friday. Saturday morning, the LPD announced that a man living at the residence on Silver Street – an apartment above Roma Restaurant…
Read MoreSenn makes presentation at Riley Design Fellowship
Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn made a presentation outlining Laurens’ recent successes to mayors from across the state in Charleston on Thursday as part of the Riley Mayor’s Design Fellowship. Senn addressed the mayors selected as the 2023 class of Riley Fellows and share the challenges and success which the city of Laurens has experienced since…
Read MoreClinton Police call off investigation into hotel death
The Clinton Police Department has halted a criminal investigation in the shooting death of a man found at the Quality Inn in Clinton. The death is a presumed suicide. According to information provided by the CPD, officers responded at 12:11 p.m. and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Laurens County EMS also responded…
Read MoreLPD, LDHS basketball team get in the game with local youth
Photos by Jessica Hood Photography The basketball hoop on Bub Avenue had seen better days. The backboard was askew. The net was in tatters. The rim was bent. Its height was not necessarily let’s say official. But the neighborhood kids showed up every day anyway, shooting from the street to a hoop at…
Read MoreCandidate forum set Monday at Ridge at Laurens
Laurens, S.C. – Candidates in the upcoming City of Laurens election will have an opportunity to share their platforms in a public candidate forum set for 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Feb. 13, at The Ridge at Laurens, 301 Exchange Dr., Laurens. “We have not done this before but we felt it was necessary to hold…
Read MoreRecently discovered Clinton battle site precursor to famed Battle of Cowpens
Clinton, South Carolina – In a wooded area near Greenplain Road outside Clinton, about 40 people, including cyclists on a morning ride and history buffs searching for Revolutionary War stories, came together for an outdoor history lesson. The rural setting is where 150 Loyalist soldiers were either killed or wounded by sabre or musket on…
Read MoreCounty to get input on Comprehensive Plan update
Laurens County leaders have scheduled a series of meetings over the next month to receive input from residents as it updates it’s decade-old Comprehensive Plan. “This is going to give us the best vision of what the citizens of Laurens County desire along with a professional outside opinion using that information,” said Laurens County Administrator…
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CHS senior killed in 2-car collision
A Clinton High School senior and member of the Red Devils football team was killed in a two-car vehicle accident on East Jerry Road in Laurens just after midnight Saturday morning. Taylor Tisdale, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Tisdale was traveling on East…
Read MoreSLED: Christmas incident at Whitten Center leads to arrests
The S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said Thursday that its agents had arrest two former Whitten Center Employees. Both people were arrested on charges associated with the abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult. Lila Denise Kerson, 37, is charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult; and Lasheba Tijaundra Turner, 31, is charged with failure…
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