Laurens Commission of Public Works has issued a “Boil Water Advisory” after a water main burst Tuesday morning in the South Harper Street Extesion area. According to General Manager John Young, Laurens CPW crews are repairing the damage, but as a precautionary measure, the CPW advices all residents on the following streets to boil their…
Commissioners with the Laurens Commission of Public Works voted Monday evening to allow CPW General Manager John Young to make a request of Laurens City Council regarding a Piedmont Municipal Power Agency contract. The commissioners took action following a lengthy executive session, voting to request that Young ask city council for the authority to cancel…
The City of Laurens has added a spring music festival to its lineup of activities. The inaugural Blues & Roots Music Festival was announced for the spring of 2020 at Monday’s Laurens City Council meeting. No date has been set for the music festival as of yet. “This is going to be a lot of…
A motorcyclist was shot and wounded in the arm in an apparent road rage incident late Monday night on Highway 221 outside of the City of Laurens. Deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office later located the two men alleged to have been involved after receiving descriptions of the men and their vehicle from the…
A Piedmont man the 8th Circuit Solicitor’s office termed “a lifelong thief” was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree burglary Friday at the Hillcrest Judicial Complex. Christpher Michael Massey, 37, will serve at least 85% of the 20-year sentence in state prison. The conviction stemmed from a 2018 theft of…
Clinton, South Carolina – Prisma Health will repeat as the title sponsor of Clinton’s second annual Scots and Brats, a mini-festival Saturday afternoon that blends an Oktoberfest vibe with the Scottish heritage of Presbyterian College and the PC School of Pharmacy. Scots and Brats runs this Saturday afternoon and evening, Oct. 12, from 3 to…
Former South Carolina football great Marcus Lattimore lost his football career, but found his voice. Lattimore used that voice Tuesday at the 3rd Annual Disability Employment Awareness Luncheon at The Ridge, speaking to a group of around 200 people. The central theme of Lattimore’s 30-plus minute speech was “facing adversity.” “The question is how do…
Some Greenville County Council members were apparently taken aback to learn that its Twin Chimneys Landfill is taking on around 20,000 tons of trash from Laurens County each year, according to a report in the Greenville News. Laurens County council members approved a deal to export solid waste to Twin Chimneys soon after a private sector…
A single-vehicle crash Thursday evening on Indian Mound Road killed a recent graduate of Ware Shoals High School. Timothy “Austin” Sondles, 17, succumbed to head and chest injuries after being airlifted to Prisma Health in Greenville. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper David Jones, Sondles was driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer when he…
Organizers for the 19th Annual Squealin’ On the Square are hoping the first hint of fall weather expected this Saturday will inspire people to make the trip to Laurens Historic Square for one of the state’s top barbecue festivals. “This is a big festival weekend in the Upstate,” said Main Street Laurens Executive Director Jonathan…