The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is conducting an investigation into a Laurens Police captain following a request from his superiors. LPD Capt. Scott Satterfield is the subject of the investigation, according to SLED officials. SLED spokesman Tommy Crosby said the investigation is under way but no additional information is available. Laurens Police Chief Chrissie…
A second round of indictments has been handed down in operation “Cash Cow,” including three in Laurens County. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the indictments for 21 new defendants in the sweeping operation aimed at stopping the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband into the state’s prisons and jails. The first round…
Fountain Inn Police are investigating the death of a Taylors man who was shot and killed Monday in a Fountain Inn subdivision. According to police, a man now identified as Justin Keith Durham, 30, was found dead around 4 p.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on Fountain Brook Lane…
Clinton, SC – After about nine hours as a missing child, Elijah Henderson, the three-year-old toddler lost Saturday morning Sept. 28 near Clinton, was found safe about 7:30 p.m. near his home. “Elijah was found approximately two miles from the home,” said Laurens County Sheriff Office public relations officer Courtney Snow. “The sheriff had already dismissed most of the…
Clinton, South Carolina – Hundreds of volunteers have walked dense woods alongside officers from several different law enforcement agencies today in an effort to find Elijah Henderson, the three-year-old who disappeared from his front porch about 10:30 this morning, Saturday, Sept. 28. Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds said their call came in around 11 a.m. and…
Laurens County, SC – The Laurens County Sheriff Office is searching for a missing three year old boy near Clinton, South Carolina. Elijah Henderson is missing from a Coleman Road residence near Clinton, and he was last seen about 10:30 Saturday morning, Sept. 28, said Courtney Snow with the LCSO. Coleman Road is just off Apple Orchard…
After two levels of court rulings in favor of Laurens Commission of Public Works during the last few years, the Supreme Court of South Carolina last week ruled in favor of Fountain Inn in the suit that originated in 2011. “We are excited to put this behind us, once and for all.” said Fountain Inn…
Family members, friends and former employees of “Back Street” businesses gathered Saturday just behind the Public Square to gather some of the history and remember the years before integration when the area around what is now 115 North Harper Street was the primary business center for the African American community in Laurens. Dr. Ralph Pughsley’s…
Generations of local female political leaders were honored Saturday night at the 2nd Annual Jim Bryan Dinner held at Springfield Baptist Church. The dinner was presented by the Laurens County Democratic Party. This year’s theme was “Women in Politics” and featured Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Bryanta “Bre” Booker-Maxwell, a Laurens native and political…
Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds addressed the Laurens County Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night, saying that it is past time to invest in his department’s nearly 50-year-old headquarters. Reynolds was on the meeting agenda under the heading “long term capital plan” in response to council’s decision to not hire a consultant to begin plans for…