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Clinton firefighter, 20, dies in motorcycle crash, DUI arrest made

June 29, 2021

    A 2020 area high school graduate and member of the Clinton Fire Department was killed Friday in a hit-and-run incident on Highway 76 outside of Clinton. Nathaniel Hunter Sipes, 20, of Laurens died Sunday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital of injuries he suffered in the wreck. According to Trooper Brandon Bolt of the South…

Laurens council approves recommended East Main subdivision, ‘Laurens Station’

June 24, 2021

Laurens , S.C.  – Laurens City Council’s approval last week of the planning commission’s most recent recommendation will give the city its first urban subdivision in at least 40 years, and with that comes the gradual increase in the city’s tax base as families contract to build within the city limits. While other homes have…

PC begins Kelley era with two games at Bailey

June 23, 2021

The Presbyterian College football team will usher in the Kevin Kelley era with an 11-game slate this coming fall, it was announced this week. The schedule includes six home games and eight league contests with the Blue Hose opening Pioneer Football League this season. It won’t take PC fans long to get acquainted with Kelley’s…

Gray Court passes budget, cuts LCDC funding

June 23, 2021

The Gray Court Town Council unanimously approved its budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year Monday night, voting 5-0 as council held second and final reading on the budget ordinance. The $690,500 budget was passed without public discussion from board members Monday night during their regular meeting and without public comment. Town Manager Garry Smith said…

Father’s footsteps: Brewster sworn in in Gray Court

June 23, 2021

With her right hand raised and her mother holding The Bible, Geneik Brewster was sworn in Monday as a member of the Gray Court Town Council, carrying on a family legacy that began over three decades ago. Brewster, who said she got a little emotional after being sworn into office prior to Monday night’s regular…

County kicks off anti-litter campaign

June 23, 2021

Laurens County officially kicked off an anti-litter campaign Tuesday afternoon, gathering local leaders for the announcement of a countywide partnership and creation of a Litter Prevention Task Force. The mayors of Laurens (Nathan Senn), Clinton (Bob McLean) and Fountain Inn (G.P. McLeer) and Laurens County Council Chairman Brown Patterson signed ceremonial ordinances mirroring one another…

‘Century Plant’ excitement for homeowners, East Main travelers

June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021 Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens drivers have been doing double takes and even coming to complete stops in the middle of East Main Street in Laurens since a “Century Plant” stalk began rising from one of two giant agave plants in Nellie Taylor’s yard. “Those plants are 23 years old,” said Nellie…

Man involved in LCSO chase killed in crash

June 17, 2021

A Greenville man who allegedly tried to flee from police was killed Wednesday night after the car he was in crashed into a utility pole on Torrington Road in Laurens. Two other people in the same car suffered life-threatening injuries and were airlifted to an area hospital. The incident involving a chase with the Laurens…

Greenville convicted murderer to be executed Friday

June 16, 2021

UPDATE: The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld an emergency appeal and stayed the executions of both Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens, pending the formation of a firing squad, giving the convicted a choice between firing squad and electrocution as stated by law. Barring a successful, last-minute legal appeal, the South Carolina Department of Corrections is…

Recent LDHS graduate killed in single-vehicle crash

June 16, 2021

The funeral for a recent Laurens District High School graduate who died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday is to be held today at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Gregory A. Thompson-Wilkie, 18, died at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center following the accident, which occurred just after 3 a.m. Sunday on Highway 221 near Harris Bridge Road in…