Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Administrator Eric Delgado has resigned after four years on the job. Mayor Nathan Senn confirmed Delgado’s resignation Thursday afternoon, but also said the he could not elaborate because it is a personnel matter. “(Delgado) has resigned and we have accepted his resignation,” Senn said in a telephone conversation Thursday.…
A Laurens man was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred near Lincoln Road and Ora Road in Gray Court around 6 p.m. According to Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton, Spencer Edge, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Rushton said Edge was the sole occupant…
A Clinton woman was charged Tuesday by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with defrauding the state Department of Employment and Workforce out of more than $25,000 in benefits in 2020. Dynasty Rochelle Cunningham, 24, is charged with Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses – Value $10,000 or More and Computer Crime – Value Exceeding…
UPDATE: Crash victim identified. A Simpsonville man was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday in northern Laurens County. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim Monday as Dakota Pridmore, 27. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 5 p.m. on S.C. Highway 101. The SCHP said Pridmore, who was the…
Columbia, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed that a stray cat in Laurens County tested positive for rabies. The stray orange cat found near Geddy and Millrock Church roads in Gray Court, S.C., exposed six people and they have been referred to their health care providers. Two vaccinated dogs…
Columbia, S.C. (November 20, 2025) – Dozens of professionals graduated from the 2025 South Carolina Economic Development Institute (The Institute), a premier training program advancing economic development leadership across the state. Among this year’s graduates is Melissa Ferqueron with Laurens County. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA), which,…
Laurens, South Carolina – At 103 years of age, Paul O’Dell has celebrated lots of great birthdays, but none as memorable as the one on Aug. 14, 1945 – the day TEC 4 Sgt. Paul O’Dell learned the Japanese had surrendered and World War II was finally close to an end. O’Dell observed Veterans Day…
Laurens County, South Carolina – This Friday Laurens County residents are being encouraged to visit local independent retailers for the county’s first Pink Friday shopping event. “I think it’s been common in larger cities but it was new to us,” said Laurens County Chamber of Commerce President Dabs Davis, adding that the Nov. 21 small…
Laurens, South Carolina – After 40 years of service under the South Carolina Baptist Ministry of Aging, Martha Franks Retirement Community may soon be under different ownership due to a decision during the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention on Nov. 10-11 at Taylors First Baptist Church in Greenville County. There the SCBMA…