Laurens County, S.C. – Teresa G. Corley easily won the open Seat 5 during a special election Tuesday, Oct. 5, for District 56 School Board. Corley won with 179 votes to Patricia Green’s 27 votes. Four precincts were open, and while there were no votes cast in Clinton 2, there were 206 votes cast in…
A Laurens man wanted by police for over a month in connection with an Aug. 28 shooting turned himself in to the Laurens Police Department Monday. Teemar Lewis Roberts, 32, of Laurens has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting on Laurens Terrace Drive. According to police, the victim was shot multiple…
Part Two of the Laurens County 4-H Youth Livestock Show is all set for this weekend at the Exchange Club building in Laurens. The 2021 event, which began with the Dog and Rabbit Shows this past weekend at Squealing on the Square, returns after a one-year hiatus brought on by COVID-19 restrictions. “We have about…
One week after winning a Special Election for the District 3 seat on Laurens County Council, Shirley Clark was sworn into office. Clark’s installation was the first order of business for council Tuesday evening at its regular meeting. It is the first time a full seven-member council has met since the resignation of former District…
Clinton, S.C. – A bell tolled 15 times last week, once for each of the 15 African American members of First Presbyterian Church in Clinton who passed away and were buried in the Clinton cemetery from the mid- to-late 1800s. The dates are unclear for most of them, but what is known is that they…
Earlier this month it was announced that two more school age children in South Carolina had passed away from COVID- 19, and now several Laurens groups are inviting the public for a School Prayer Walk to pray for safety for the county’s children. The walk is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3, at…
A Laurens man involved in an automobile crash just over a week ago succumbed to his injuries Friday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital. Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victim as Todd Snover, 74. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Sept. 15 around 1:40 p.m. on Welcome…
Laurens Academy has hired a familiar face as its head baseball coach. Darryl Halbert, who led the Crusaders to a state title in 2012, will return to the LA dugout, the school announced Wednesday afternoon. Halbert replaces one of his former players, Luke Tollison, who resigned following the 2021 season citing the desire to spend…
‘The beginning of a beautiful friendship?’ About 100 Presbyterian College found their way by car or by trolley Friday night to downtown Laurens. The welcome-back-to-school event was put on in collaboration between PC and the City of Laurens as a way to expose the students to their neighboring city. “I thought it was a smashing…
Democrat Shirley Clark will represent the residents of District 3 on Laurens County Council. Clark won Tuesday’s Special Election, collecting 309 votes to Republican Scott Tollison’s 107. “I just kept getting out there, doing the same things I did in July (during the Democratic Primary),” Clark said. “I was talking to people and telling them…