Columbia, S.C. (August 13, 2025) – SCDOT will hold a drop-in public information meeting regarding a bridge repair project on US 76 over the Reedy River in Laurens County. The drop-in meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Laurens County Public Library, 1017 West Main Street, Laurens SC 29360.…
Eight outstanding graduates of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) received county academic awards during the 2025 Summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 7 in the James Medford Family Event Center on the Greenwood Campus. The awards are given to graduates of diploma and associate degree programs with the highest grade-point averages in the seven counties in PTC’s…
Laurens, South Carolina – Two juveniles accused of taking train engines from railroad facilities and taking them on a joyride around the rail yard and down the tracks in Laurens Saturday were placed in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia. According to the Laurens Police Department, the teens broke…
Clinton, South Carolina – During Saturday morning’s cool and misty weather, cyclists gathered near Bailey Memorial Stadium at Presbyterian College for the 20th anniversary of Flight of the Dove, the signature fundraiser for VIA Health Partners- Laurens, the local branch of the nonprofit palliative and hospice care center. A total of 255 riders from…
From staff reports A Laurens man is headed to prison for the next 15 years after he pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a domestic assault. Arcadio Kenneth Hernandez, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to charges of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking heroin, driving under suspension,…
The Laurens Police Department is asking for the public’s help as with an investigation into an early morning shooting incident Sunday in the Augusta Street area. The incident occurred between 2-3 a.m., but LPD officers were not notified until several hours later. Investigators said a residence had been struck several times by gunfire. They also…
A Gray Court man was killed early Tuesday morning in a single-car accident near Laurens. The fatal wreck occurred around 4:45 a.m. on Highway 14 near Wilson Drive, said South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim Tuesday afternoon at Peter Stefano Israel Matteson, 25, of Gray…
Snoopy isn’t the only beagle who can fly. Rex, a full-blooded black and white beagle and frequent resident of the Laurens County Animal Shelter, made a one-way trip to a new home in Connecticut this past week thanks to the combined efforts of Whiskering Pines Rescue and Pilots N Paws, a nonprofit that flies rescue…
Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo is exploring a run for South Carolina Attorney General and filed an initial campaign disclosure this past week. The report, released on July 23, showed more than $67,000 raised in a 24-hour period as he considers a run for the Republican nomination for the state’s top prosecuting attorney. “I will…
A Daniel High School football player claims that he suffered life-altering injuries after being attacked and beaten in a Presbyterian College dorm room by teammates during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 camp in early July. A video allegedly of the event recorded by the victim has been circulating widely on the internet and depicts…