April 28, 2021 Laurens County, S.C. – Partnering agencies are using two springtime months to spread the word that everyone needs to be working for the protection and safety of South Carolina’s children. Silver and blue pinwheels mark April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and it’s followed by National Foster Care Awareness Month in May.…
Starting Saturday, Laurens County consumers will begin paying a penny more on the dollar for many local purchases. The Capital Project Sales Tax, which passed with overwhelming support in November’s General Election, goes into effect Saturday, May 1. In the county, the sales tax will increase from 8% to 9% with the addition of the…
Clinton High School teacher Laura Fox was out for her usual morning run Friday when a bright light appeared in the sky overhead. It may sound like the beginning of a pulp science fiction novel from the 1950s featuring creatures from outer space in flying saucers, but the light in the sky was much more…
By Tony Bartelme [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was produced in collaboration with Index-Journal of Greenwood, an Uncovered partner. “Uncovered” is creating a series of investigative articles to look at how the lack of watchdog journalism in communities, combined with weak ethics laws, is a perfect storm for corruption in South Carolina. The stories are…
The Laurens County Council was expected to approve a contract with a Greenville-based headhunting firm to help fill the county’s top post. If approved, Find Great People, a staffing and talent-search firm, will be tasked with finding a new administrator for Laurens County. “If the contract is approved, we’ll meet with them and discuss a…
A motorcyclist who was airlifted to Augusta Burn Center after being involved in an incident during a traffic stop with Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Hickory Tavern has died, according to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Michael Henry Miller, 60, of Fountain Inn died at the Augusta Burn Center Tuesday, Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp…
The South Carolina Department of Social Services announced this month that earlier in April an infant born at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital had been surrendered to Laurens County Sheriff Deputies and then to DSS under Daniel’s Law, the name for the state’s Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act. Daniel’s Law was established after a…
April 23, 2021 Laurens, S.C. – The Laurens County Branch of the South Carolina DOT has announced a road closure where Dial Place enters U.S. Hwy 76 west of Laurens for the continued construction on the roundabout. “Detour signs will go up early by Monday morning the 26th of April and the road will be closed…
An apparent argument preceded the death of a Laurens man this past weekend on Leesville Church Road in Clinton. The victim, Marlon Brando Johnson, 65, was struck and killed by a vehicle and died at the scene of the incident. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested Catherine Ophelia Knight, 43, of Laurens, charging her with…
A Laurens man was killed in a crash Thursday night on Leesville Church Road in Clinton. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Marlon Brando Johnson, 65, of Laurens. He was transported to Laurens County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:01 p.m. An autopsy is being performed in order to determine…