ALDI stores in the Carolinas, Georgia and Indiana and Jack Brown Produce, Inc. have voluntarily recalled an assortment of apples that were available for purchase in stores starting on Dec. 13, 2017 due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The grocery chain issued a press release earlier today that said ALDI stores immediately removed the affected…
Chad Gambrell has been appointed as Agent-in-Charge of the Greenville County office of the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Gambrell, a Clinton resident, had served in the same capacity in Laurens County since 2010. He began his new duties in Greenville Monday. “This promotion is truly a bittersweet opportunity for me,” Gambrell…
Clem Patterson Ham, who played a vital role in the construction of Laurens Memorial Hospital, died Saturday after a long illness at his home in Marion, S.C. He was 84. Ham took over as Chief Executive Officer of the Laurens County Health Care System in 1979. He was also then administrator of Bailey Memorial Hospital…
Three local men remained in the Johnson Detention Center Tuesday morning after being arrested a week earlier by Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies on drug and burglary charges. Christopher Kevin Boggs, 27, William Alexander Kellett, 31, and Joshua Allen Knight, 30, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and unlawful disposal of meth waste. Kellett also faces…
The Laurens County Council voted Tuesday night at its regular meeting to begin the bidding process for a new roof and HVAC system for the county’s Judicial Complex at Hillcrest. Council members voted previously to approve the new roof and was asked to fund it Tuesday night, but council members decided to replace some 27…
Some 125 people attended a safety course Saturday offered to local church congregations that might face an active-shooter situation in Laurens County. The number of attendees, which represented more than 40 local churches, was about double what was expected for the four-hour training session at the Laurens County Judicial Complex at Hillcrest. “We were prepared…
Laurens, SC – The Laurens County Museum at 116 West Main Street, on the Historic Square in Laurens, is hosting an evening of Christmas this Friday, Dec. 8, and the events are free of charge. The evening includes visits with Santa from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and then families can stay for Christmas classic movies…
Some Laurens County residents got their first look at one of the latest additions to the Lauren County Sheriff’s Office Saturday during the Laurens Christmas Parade. The LCSO’s new LMTV (Light Medium Tactical Vehicle), a military-surplus armored truck, was outfitted with Christmas lights and chugged through the parade, but is expected to do more serious…
Representatives from about 25 local churches will participate in a safety class presented by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Saturday at the Laurens County Judicial Complex at Hillcrest Square. “We think that’s a pretty good number,” LCSO Chief Deputy Jarvis Reeder said. “People are still calling about it.” LCSO Lt. Don Evans will conduct the…
A Laurens County EMS unit was involved in a mult-vehicle accident late Monday night in Gray Court. According to Laurens County EMS Director Matt Pennington, a vehicle yielding to the ambulance in the oncoming lane was struck from behind and one of those vehicles caromed into the path of the ambulance. S.C. Highway Patrol Cpl.…