A Laurens man was killed on U.S. Highway 221 Friday after striking a tractor near Old Switzer Road in Spartanburg County. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Steven William Oliver, Sr., 67, hit the tractor from behind at 6:10 p.m. while driving a 2015 Lexus. Oliver was pronounced dead at the scene of the…
The special election to replace Stewart Jones on the Laurens County Council will be an all-GOP affair this summer. Jennifer Garrett and W. Brown Patterson, Jr. both filed as Republicans to seek the District 4 seat on council vacated by Jones. The weeklong filing period ended Saturday at noon. The Republican Primary is scheduled for…
Mortarboards are flying through the air as May winds to a close and June arrives with graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2019 and related events throughout the county. Laurens District 55 and Clinton high schools have their respective graduation ceremonies scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, while Laurens County’s two private schools…
A website that ranks locations in different categories has put Laurens near the top of a list of most affordable places to live in South Carolina. Laurens came in at No. 5 on the list, which also included neighboring Newberry (No. 6) and Fountain Inn, which is partially located in Laurens County, at No. 2.…
A trailblazing Presbyterian College graduate was posthumously inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Fame, joining 15 other members of the elite division’s Class of 2019. Capt. Kimberly Hampton, a native of Easley, was the U.S. Army’s first female combat pilot to be killed in action when she died from hostile fire on Jan.…
It took a jury less than an hour to convict a Laurens man of manufacturing methamphetamines Tuesday during 8th Circuit General Sessions Court at the Laurens County Hillcrest Judicial Complex. Ronald Jeffrey Eaton, 52, was found guilty of manufacturing methamphetamines (third offense) and possession of methamphetamines following a two-day trial. Circuit Judge Alison Renee Lee…
A Laurens County woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenage boy accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty Monday in 8th Circuit General Sessions Court. Chasity Creasy Sherfield, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and battery and was sentenced to four years in prison by Judge Allison Renee Lee. Under the plea…
If attendance holds up for this weekend’s Catfish Festival, event Chairman Rick Holland expects the population of Ware Shoals to increase more than 10-fold over the course of the weekend. “We average roughly 20,000-25,000 people, and Ware Shoals has a population of roughly 2,000, so it can be kind of overwhelming,” Holland said. The 39th…
Clinton, South Carolina – Sightings of a black bear in Clinton neighborhoods throughout the day and Sunday evening had Department of Natural Resources officers busy and Clinton residents driving around looking for the large animal, which was north of Clinton High School when officers last saw it Sunday night before dark. In case the bear returns, however, DNR…
A puppy in the care of the Laurens County Humane Society recently got both a new home and a new mission as an emotional support and service dog for a U.S. Army veteran. “Sage,” a black Labrador-German Shepherd mix, was adopted by retired U.S. Army solder Charles Degone of Augusta from the local humane society. According…