Laurens, S.C. – On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Michelle Spires, Media Specialist at Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle School (GCO), was named the 2021 Librarian of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). In a ceremony held at GCO, Spires was astonished when Tamara Cox, the Awards Chair for SCASL, arrived on campus with…
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 39 in southern Laurens County left a Cross Hill woman dead Wednesday night. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Julienne Marie Burgeson-Butkus, 55, of Cross Hill. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Burgeson-Butkus was alone in the car and was traveling on Highway 39 near Watts Bridge…
Hours after a murder suspect was denied bond for the Sept. 22 shooting death of a Laurens man Wednesday, two other suspects were arrested by Laurens Police for their alleged roles in the killing. Mikel Kishon Burnside, 20, and Shykorie Nacarya Grant, 20, both of Fountain Inn, were arrested and charged with assault by mob,…
A 175-acre housing development near Walmart just outside of the Laurens city limits is the latest of several residential developments to receive approval from the Laurens County Planning Commission. The development will include 419 lots on 174.96 acres with 88.2 acres of “open space.” Laurens County Administrator Jon Caime said the planned development, which will…
• LDHS grad Lamonzeia Mosley finds new path in football with esports “Mozart” turned in a 21st-century classic. Lamonzeia Mosley, known in esports circles by the gametag “Mozart,” won the New England Collegiate Conference Madden NFL Xbox One championship competing for Newberry College’s neophyte esports team in late December. “I’m always looking for new opportunities,…
Laurens County Development Corporation President and CEO Jonathan Coleman has been listed among North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by a Michigan-based consulting firm. Consultant Connect, an agency “designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants,” announced its annual Top 50 list Tuesday. The economic development professionals selected for this list were…
Laurens Police have made an arrest in a Jan. 22 shooting that left one man dead in Laurens. Antone Blakely, 27, of Laurens is charged with murder, attempted murder and assault, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and three counts of discharging a weapon into a dwelling or vehicle. He also faces charges of assault by…
COLUMBIA — In response to overwhelming call volume to the Care Line, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has added a new phone information line to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines and to help support people searching for vaccine provider information. COVID-19 Vaccine Information Line: 1-866-365-8110 The new vaccine information line launches…
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 Laurens, South Carolina – Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital will partner with Laurens County, the City of Laurens and Presbyterian College to open a new vaccination site in Laurens County, beginning Monday, Feb. 1. The site, based at The Ridge at Laurens, will run Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. The…
See full story in the Wednesday Jan. 27 issue of The Laurens County Advertiser Laurens, South Carolina – As part of a large-scale training program, K-9 officers and their handlers from five different Upstate police departments spent Monday and Tuesday searching through office space, storage areas and the property outside the former Todd Distributor building.…