Laurens County District 55 will be financing a special election after the Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Mark Earle, the trustee representing Seat 4. Before going into executive session at Monday night’s called meeting of District 55 Board of Trustees, trustees unanimously accepted the resignation of Seat 4 Trustee Mark Earle of Gray…
Laurens, S.C. – On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the City of Laurens Historic Preservation Commission will host a forum on the proposed addition of the West Main and South Harper historic districts to the city’s historic preservation ordinance. The forum will begin at 5:30 pm at the Laurens County Library. Currently, only the historic Square is…
A Fountain Inn man died Thursday night in a single-vehicle accident near his home on Highway 418. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Robin Morse identified the victim as Matthew James Holcombe, 21, of Fountain Inn. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Hovis, the victim was driving a 2013 Toyota pickup east on Highway 418…
The Laurens County Museum will celebrate African-American History Month with a concert of gospel music this Friday evening, Feb. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the museum’s Witherspoon Building, 116 South Public Square in Laurens. Featured groups for the “Give from the Heart Gospel Program” include The Tamesa Young Project from Greenville, The Gospel…
A Cross Hill man now faces charges stemming from a Jan. 15 accident that left one woman dead and another injured in Gray Court. Steven Renaud Jackson, 38, was arrested this past week by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and charged with felony DUI resulting in death and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.…
One arrest has been made in a Laurens murder investigation, but deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office continue to look into the shooting. Brandy Standridge, 32, of Iva has been charged with murder in the shooting of Rasham Walker, 32, of Laurens. According to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office, Walker died of multiple gunshot…
Story updated at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 4, 2020 Laurens, S.C. – Officials from the cities of Laurens and Clinton will be heading to Columbia on Tuesday for the Hometown Legislative Action Day, hoping to convince legislators to vote against House Bill H4431, a business license reform bill which could drastically cut revenue for already cash-strapped smaller cities.…
Laurens, S.C. – What better way to represent how far their babies have come than to picture them with photos from one short year ago, when Dylan and Ashley Hernandez of Laurens were spending their days in the Self Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and welcoming prayers for their four premature babies. On Saturday they…
Laurens County, SC – United Way of Laurens County (UWLC) is collecting “Bags of Love” gift bags to provide a Valentine week gift of love to Meals on Wheels recipients and other senior adults in Laurens County. They are looking for participation from local community members, businesses and organizations in collecting these Bags of Love…
Two apparently unrelated murders in as many days in Laurens this past week led to two arrests in one case as investigators continue to chase down leads in the other. On Friday morning just before 8:30 a.m., gunshots rang out at a Fleming Street residence in Lauren. Kimori T. Godfrey, 21, of Laurens was found…