The Greenville News reported Tuesday that convicted serial killer Todd Kohlhepp has told authorities that two additional victims were buried near I-26 in the Enoree area. Kohlhepp is serving seven consecutive life sentences for seven murder convictions at the state’s Broad River Correctional Facility. He has been in prison since May of 2017. Other victims,…
A single-car crash in northern Laurens County claimed the life of a Fountain Inn woman Monday morning. Susan Hiott, 65, was traveling south on Fairview Road about five miles south of Fountain Inn when she ran off the road in a 1997 Toyota 4Runner and struck a tree, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Bill…
Officers from the Laurens Police Department responded Tuesday morning to a break-in at Laurens Drugs on West Main Street. The burglary apparently occurred overnight either on Monday night or the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to the Laurens Police Department. The LPD was called after employees arrived to open the drug store around 8…
Clinton, South Carolina – On Monday, Aug. 20, the office of Clinton City Manager Bill Ed Cannon issued an agenda for a second called meeting in as many weeks, and this one is set for first thing this Wednesday morning, Aug. 22. In the 8:30 a.m. meeting, Clinton City Council will hear and vote on second reading…
A Laurens woman accused of starving a dog for a month as it languished on a chain at her residence has been arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and charged with ill-treatment of an animal. Elizabeth Lena James was arrested Thursday evening and booked into the Johnson Detention Center. Laurens County Animal Control had…
Incumbents Tammy Stewart and Jan Bridges Simmons filed over the past week to seek re-election to the Laurens County School District 56 Board of Trustees, while another candidate joined the District 55 school board race just before the registration deadline. The deadline to file with the Laurens County Election Commission for the non-partisan elections…
Story by Judith Brown Without a single question or comment by members of Clinton City Council in open session, on Thursday council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance to dissolve the Department of Public Safety, and soon after the vote a discussion and questions about council’s knowledge of the measures resulted in a series of angry…
Laurens, South Carolina – According to a press release by the Laurens Commission of Public Works, some Laurens area residents have been experiencing discolored tap water over the last few days. CPW general manager John Young told commissioners Monday night that this is caused by higher than normal levels of manganese. Manganese is a common, naturally occurring mineral…
A Clinton man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 repeatedly over a six-year span was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday in 8th Circuit Court at the Laurens County Hillcrest Judicial Complex. After four days of testimony, a jury found Michael Cliff Eubanks, 32, guilty of one count each…
Troopers from the S.C. Highway Patrol are doing what they can to remind people who share the roads that the beginning of the school year brings with it more traffic and additional responsibilities as a driver. “With kids going back to school, we want to remind people particularly about school bus safety,” said SCHP Cpl.…