A toddler that went missing from his Clinton home Friday was found safe in the company of two family dogs about an hour after the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was notified via a 911 call. The 2-year-old child was reported missing from a residence on Jim’s Town Road in Clinton and had been missing for…
Laurens District High senior Carson Todd was named Raider Student-Athlete of the Year for 2017-18 Thursday, topping two other nominees for the honor. According to a release from Laurens County School District 55, Todd, a two-time all-region selection in basketball, received 45.8 percent of the votes during balloting. One student-athlete from each of the fall,…
The inaugural season of Laurens County School District 55’s Laurens Lifelong Literacy (L3) is getting set to tip off this summer. The L3 Summer League is to hold a player evaluation session and coaches’ meeting Saturday (June 2). Teams will be announced Monday (June 4) and the L3 Kickoff Jamboree is set for June 9.…
This Saturday morning, June 2, volunteers have another opportunity to hit the streets and help remove some of the trash from Laurens County’s roadways, and a contest will pit groups against each other as they post fun pictures with the hashtag, #keeplaurenscountybeautiful, and clean up the areas closest to your homes and businesses. “They can…
According to a release from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina is completely drought free for the first time in almost two years. The S.C. Drought Response Committee met Tuesday, May 29, via conference call to update the drought statuses of all counties in South Carolina. Above average rainfall totals across much of…
A small group of locals representing the WoodmenLife (nee Woodmen of the World) Chapter 206 were undeterred by steady rain Monday morning as they laid a wreath at a memorial honoring U.S. Military who died during World War I and World War II. While most Memorial Day activities planned in Laurens County were cancelled due…
A Fountain Inn man was killed in a single-car accident Saturday night on Fairview Road about two miles south of Fountain Inn. Douglas Eddie Hunt II, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 8:45 p.m., according to Laurens County Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek. Hunt died of multiple blunt-force traumas. Two children,…
A Clinton woman facing multiple felony DUI charges in the deaths of two women on Saturday, May 19, was denied bond by Laurens County Chief Magistrate Leesa W. Inabinet and will remain in the Johnson Detention Center. Khelsy Chanta Rice, 38, of Clinton has been charged with two counts of felondy DUI resulting in death,…
On Tuesday, June 5, Laurens County residents can learn to take advantage of rains like the county is experiencing this week at an Upstate Forever rain barrel workshop Tuesday June 5, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Laurens County Water Sewer Commission. The workshop is part of an outreach program to encourage rain water harvesting and reuse…
A group of four candidates vying for seats on the Laurens County Council spoke Thursday at a political forum hosted by the Laurens County Tea Party at the Laurens Y. District 1 hopefuls Ryan Thorne and Adam Howell fielded questions from moderator Keith Tripp as did District 5 challengers Dale Mitchell and Jeffrey Carroll. Thorne…