A toddler who went missing Thursday in the Fountain Inn area of Laurens County was found safe after a short search, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office reported. The child was found at the edge of a neighbor’s yard. The neighbor located the child after hearing LCSO deputies calling for the child. The neighbor looked outside…
Christmas parades across the county are set for Saturday, Dec. 1, but the Christmas season begins even sooner as Main Street organizations in Clinton and Laurens hold their tree lighting ceremonies and highlight their downtown retail businesses. Main Street Clinton will begin its celebration of “A Family Christmas” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29,, with its…
About 50 drivers on I-26 and I-385 in Laurens County over the Thanksgiving holiday week made at least one unscheduled stop. Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Chris Martin said LCSO traffic units stopped more than 50 drivers in the two days leading up to Thanksgiving for speeding violations on the two interstates running through the…
A Waterloo man was killed early Saturday morning after being struck head on by an alleged drunk driver on Highway 101 near Greer. Stanley Lloyd Patrick, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident just after 6:30 a.m., about an hour after the accident occurred. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl.…
The Laurens County Development Corporation announced Tuesday that the county has received a $500,000 grant from the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority to help provide infrastructure for the Connexial Center industrial park. Money from the grant will help with the construction of sewer lines for the park, which is to be located near Exit 19…
A routine traffic stop Saturday night in Clinton led to DUI charges for a Clinton city councilwoman. Robbie Neal, 55, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after being stopped by Clinton Police at North Sloan and West Pitts streets, according to police reports. The arrest report said that it was Neal’s second…
Volunteers with New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church will begin cooking at 5 p.m. today, Tuesday evening, in the Sanders Middle School cafeteria in preparation of the hundreds of meals that will be served Wednesday, and donations and volunteers are being sought for the annual Thanksgiving Dinner Wednesday morning at Sanders School. In about a month, many…
Laurens, S.C. – The Laurens Commission of Public Works is replacing a 1,500 foot section of sewer line, forcing the closure of the eastbound lane of Fleming Street, Laurens, from its intersection with 221 until just before the railroad track. The lane will remain closed through most of Wednesday. Engineers have estimated that existing sewer lines in…
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a warrant Thursday on a fugitive from Illinois, starting a manhunt in Waterloo after the man fled, leaving an infant behind. According to the LCSO, deputies were directed by a court order from Illinois to take custody of the infant after serving a warrant on Daniel Teitsort,…
The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed early Thursday morning after striking a felled tree on Highway 56 near Clinton. William Lee Weger, 58, died in the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Weger, who was driving a 2019 Freightliner, was a truck driver for Milliken. According…