The death of an inmate at the Johnson Detention Center earlier this month has left his family searching for answers. Xavier Parks, 40, died while in custody on Feb. 1. He had been in jail since his Dec. 14 arrest on a bench warrant. “People (in his family) were hurt and wounded, and they were…
With the county’s municipal elections a week away, residents have opportunities tonight to meet with and hear candidates at two two different events in Laurens and Clinton tonight, Monday, Feb. 25, and both are free for the public. Coffee Roost, Laurens Mayoral Meet & Greet The Coffee Roost is holding a Mayor’s Race Meet & Greet…
Willie Paden said that perhaps there was a bit of a mistake when he was honored last Tuesday night by members of Laurens City Council, since he claimed others had sacrificed more than he did when many in the African American community began working toward single-member districts in the 1980s for the City of Laurens…
Democrat Garrett McDaniel and Republican Stewart Jones handily won their parties’ primary election Tuesday for a special election to fill the South Carolina House District 14 seat. Both candidates are currently sitting members of the Laurens County Council. Jones finished with 1,247 votes – 51.6 percent of the ballots cast district-wide – to avoid a…
The Laurens County Democratic Party hosted the final forum for candidates seeking nominations for South Carolina House District 14 in Tuesday’s primary election. Democratic candidates Garrett McDaniel and Bobby Gregory, Sr. were invited to take part in the forum. Gregory did not attend the event, while McDaniel outlined his platform in front of about 30…
The special primary elections for Democratic and Republican candidates seeking the vacant seat in South Carolina House District 14 are set for Tuesday. Polling places within the District are set to open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Four Republicans – Grant Blair, Scott Horne, Stewart Jones and Michael Seymour – make up…
The Laurens County Council voted Tuesday night at its regular meeting to take the first steps toward restoring the county’s most iconic building. The Historic Laurens County Courthouse, which sits in the middle of the square in downtown Laurens, could undergo a renovation and restoration that may cost as much as $10 million if council…
Three Laurens teenagers have been arrested and charged with arson in a fire that destroyed an abandoned house on Garlington Street Sunday evening. The identities of the teenagers have not been released by the Laurens Police Department because they are minors. Two of the accused are 15 years old, and the third is 16. All…
A Simpsonville-based wholesale bakery has plans to expand and bring more than 100 jobs to Laurens County. Muffin Mam has tentative plans to place a second bakery facility in a spec building already constructed at Hunter Industrial Park. The plans are subject to the approval of $10 million in bonds, which will serve as a…
With only a few days remaining before the Tuesday’s special primary election in the South Carolina House District 14 race, the candidates are making their final stops. The Laurens County Farm Bureau is hosting a forum for all six candidates – four republicans and two democrats – at 7 p.m. Friday at the Farm Bureau…