After more than two months without a traffic fatality in Laurens County, two people died on local highways over the weekend. A 21-year-old Leesville man was killed on I-26 Friday afternoon after colliding with a tractor trailer, and a Clinton woman died in a single-car crash Saturday morning near on Hurricane Church Road near Clinton.…
The Laurens Raiders’ football program will have a trip it will never forget when it goes to play Myrtle Beach High on September 6 – and has the Laurens Police Department to thank for it. The department held a recent hash sale in late June to help raise money for the trip to the beach…
A Leesville man was killed Friday afternoon in an accident on I-26. Dakota Linton, 21, was died in the crash that occurred on I-26 westbound at mile marker 56 in Joanna, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek. The accident occurred after 1 p.m., and Linton was pronounced dead just after 1:30 p.m. Details from…
Almost 340 cyclists this morning are making a stop in Laurens County along their 252-mile, three-day journey in a fundraising ride for the South Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. A four-member team from the Laurens County Cycle Club is part of the group filling small backroads of South Carolina in “A Ride to Remember,” which is in…
The Laurens County Council voted unanimously to put together a career ladder and standardize pay for the county’s EMS employees at its regular meeting Tuesday night. County Administrator Jon Caime said the new organizational chart and pay scale for EMS workers will help retention within the agency. “This career ladder will help people give people…
Friends and colleagues remembered Ted Goodwin Nash as a “Fountain Inn man through and through” following the former long-time Laurens County Councilman’s death this past week. Nash, 81, died on Thursday, July 4. He was laid to rest Sunday at Harmony Baptist Church in Fountain Inn. Nash’s health had been in decline for some time.…
Brown Patterson had been active behind the scenes in local politics for some time, watching and absorbing the issues facing Laurens County. Soon, he will have a chance to put that information to use. On Tuesday, Patterson won the Republican Primary election for the District 4 seat on Laurens County Council, defeating Jennifer Garrett in…
On July 20, the Battle at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site will be offering a Kid’s Day program from 9 a.m. to noon for children ages 8-15, and another will be offered next month, Saturday, Aug. 24. The morning with the South Carolina Park Ranger will include a one hour Ranger-guided hike of the 1.1…
The Republican Primary election between Laurens County Council District 4 candidates Jennifer Garrett and Brown Patterson is set for Tuesday, July 9. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. With only GOP candidates Patterson and Garrett running for the District 4 seat, the winner of the primary election will be the presumed…
A two-car collision on Highway 14 just outside of Gray Court resulted in a fatality just after 2 a.m. Friday. Kacey Craigo, 28, of Laurens succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident after being transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital. South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Justin Sutherland said the Jeep SUV driven by the victim crossed…