A Laurens resident died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 76 and Barnes Road in Laurens County. Stuart Allen Edmisten, of Wilson Road in Laurens, wrecked just before 8 a.m. and was flown by helicopter to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m. Edmisten was the…

A Simpsonville man is in Laurens County’s Johnson Detention Center and facing attempted murder charges after surrendering to authorities Monday. David Jerome Bulter, 43, remained at large over the weekend following an early morning shooting Friday at the YanFeng Manufacturing plant in Fountain Inn. Butler was taken into custody by Simpsonville Police and transferred to the…

A Simpsonville man is still at large and considered armed and dangerous after an early morning shooting Friday at the YanFeng Manufacturing plant in Fountain Inn. David Jerome Butler, 43, allegedly injured two people in the shooting just before 6 a.m. Friday. Butler, a 5-foot-9, 186-pounds black male, may be driving a 2009 blueish-green Ford…

A study recently completed by Laurens County School District 55 breaks down the cost of a proposed bond referendum for property owners in Laurens County. As part of the analysis, the district also put together a comparison of average property-tax rates in counties surrounding Laurens. The proposed referendum requests taxpayers approve $109 million in bond…

The selection committee seeking a new president and CEO for the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce has narrowed its field of about a dozen applicants down to four candidates, and all but one of the finalists are already Laurens County residents. “The committee is doing interviews this week and it expects to make a decision…

Officers from each of the county’s three law-enforcement agencies have been nominated for Laurens County Police Officer of the Year. The officers will be recognized and the winner announced at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 16. The event is open to the public. Each nominee will receive various gift certificates and a recognition plaque. The…

UPDATE, May 3, 2017: Some 15 Clinton High School seniors have been suspended for their roles in pranks that escalated to vandalism Thursday night and some could face criminal charges. CHS Principal Maureen Tiller said what began as a few pranks outside the building such as painting windows shut and putting syrup on door handles…

Fur-loving villain Cruella de Vil will be stressing out plenty of puppies this weekend as the Laurens County Community Theater concludes its production of 101 Dalmatians at the Gillam Center on W. Calhoun Street in Clinton. Long on spots, the children’s theater musical is a quick production at a low cost, though. “All tickets are…

Main Street is gearing up for Finally Friday!, its series of summer evening events, which will open with the annual Sip-N-Stroll tonight (April 28). The Finally Friday! events occur on the last Friday night of each month from spring through August, and the first one this Friday will feature an outdoor free concert by ’80s…