A Fountain Inn man died in a I-385 crash early Saturday morning near Exit 30. According to reports, David Johnson, 71 was killed in the single-vehicle wreck and pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The wreck occurred just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Arrest made in Enoree hit and run An Enoree man…
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) held a short question-and-answer session Tuesday at the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, addressing some of the problems facing local farmers, immigration and the high price of health care. Scott’s staff arranged the visit through the Chamber and the Laurens County Development Corporation and spoke to a small crowd of around…
Laurens County District 55 Superintendent Dr. Stephen Peters announced his resignation Monday night at the District 55 Board of Trustees meeting after almost four years on the job. Peters, who was hired to lead District 55 in 2016, will stay on the job until the end of the academic year. After that, he will join…
Update note: Includes broader supplemental power agreements description. While the city councils of Laurens and Clinton handled an issue in very different ways, both councils approved resolutions this week ahead of a Thursday morning, Nov. 21, meeting of the Piedmont Municipal Power Authority. At issue is the supplemental power agreements that the 10 cities have…
Clinton police are still looking for suspects involved in a car theft and apparent accidental kidnapping Sunday night. According to the Clinton Police Department, a black 2008 Ford Fusion was stolen from the Pilot travel center at Highway 56 North and I-26. When the car was taken, a 1-year-old child was inside the vehicle. Clinton…
The Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission ceremonially broke ground Thursday on a project nearly 50 years in the making. LCWSC Executive Director Jeff Field said the inspiration for the project came from the leaders of the Rabon Creek Water District, the predecessor of the LCWSC. A total of $5.8 million in funding from the…
A Laurens man with a lengthy criminal record who police say was driving on a suspended license was arrested and charged in the hit-and-run death of a 17-month-old girl Sunday. Adrian Daniel Brown, 33, was traveling west in a 1996 Dodge pickup on Belleview Church Road in Laurens when he allegedly struck three pedestrians, killing…
During a luncheon earlier today, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Main Street Laurens was again named as one of two winners of a $5,000 Hughes Investment grant, which will help fund its inaugural year of “The Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Festival,” slated for May 9, 2020. Main Street Laurens had already been named, along with…
A second arrest has been made in connection with a Nov. 4 murder in Clinton. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department arrested Travis Lee Tukes, 29, of Anderson and booked him into the Anderson Detention Center. Tukes is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He is to be…
Laurens County Library is celebrating 30 years in its location on West Main Street in Laurens, and the Friends of the Library is hosting a party and the public is invited Sunday, Nov. 17 for a drop-in from 3 to 5 p.m. The non-profit Friends of the Library is welcoming the public for refreshments, door…