The Laurens County Council passed third and final reading of the county’s 2026-27 general and fire services budgets Monday night during a special called meeting at the Historic Laurens County Courthouse. Council approved the balanced general budget of $42,463,311 that includes a millage increase by a 4-2 vote. Councilmen Justin Lane and Matthew Brownlee voted…
Jimmy Poole won the Republican nomination for the District 4 seat on Laurens County Council in Tuesday’s primary runoff election. The lifelong Laurens County resident defeated Lonnie Wilson with 53.35% of the vote, 773-676. “I want to say congratulations to my opponent on a great campaign, and I want the folks in Cross Hill and…
Champ, the Laurens County dog neglected and starved in 2018, has died, his adopters announced on the “Justice for Champ” Facebook page. “We are grateful he was himself until his last day and did not suffer,” the post read. “Champ became the greatest blessing of our lives. He was loyal, loving, gentle and so smart.”…
Laurens County voters have a quick turnaround for runoff elections following the June 9 Republican and Democratic Primary elections. The run-offs, which involve one GOP nomination for Laurens County Council and several statewide seats including governor and attorney general, are set for Tuesday, June 23. Early voting will be held today (Wednesday) and Thursday of…
A Laurens County jury convicted a Clinton man of murder Saturday following a week-long trial at the county’s Hillcrest Judicial Complex, and he will spend the next 45 years in prison After the trial spilled into the weekend, Vincent Marc Viner, 34, was found guilty of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission…
Less than a week after a Walmart truck driver was killed when the Freightliner he was driving on I-26 near Exit 49, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of three people for allegedly going on a spending spree using the victim’s financial cards. The Freightliner semi truck crashed and overturned around 3:50 a.m.…
It was hardly a business-as-usual family weekend for the Prescotts. First, retired Laurens District High School baseball coach Ed Prescott was inducted into the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame Thursday night during a ceremony held at The Cotton Press in Little Mountain. And on Friday, Prescott and wife Peggy celebrated their 50th wedding…
The Laurens County Council returned to its traditional chambers at the newly renovated historic County Courthouse for its regular meeting for the first time in nearly four years Monday night. The meeting marked the first time the county’s business had been conducted at the 188-year-old courthouse since October of 2022. The building was closed for…
Cross Hill businessman Rick Shealy unseated incumbent Luke Rankin with a landslide victory in Tuesday’s South Carolina House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary election. Rankin was elected in 2024 and served one term in the statehouse after serving one four-year term on Laurens County Council. Shealy and Democrat Michanna Tate will face off in…
DelGiorno Named to University of Arkansas Chancellor’s List FAYETTEVILLE, AR (06/09/2026)– The University of Arkansas is recognizing students for earning a place on the Spring 2026 Chancellor’s List, the university’s highest semester academic honor for undergraduates. Rachel DelGiorno of Fountain Inn joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4.0 grade-point average for…