California Gov. Gavin Newsom reminded attendees at a stop Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Laurens about their own importance as citizens and as voters in the U.S. today. “In a democracy, it’s not the Presidency, it’s not governors, it’s not mayor or the state senators or the city council members,” Newsom said.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is to visit Laurens today (July 9) as part of a two-day, multi-county “On the Road” series of events in predominately rural Republican strongholds in South Carolina. The “On the Road” tour is the brainchild of the South Carolina Democratic Party and is to be among nine “informal, unscripted meet-and-greets across…
Driver of boat charged with Felony BUI Two people are dead and two others were taken to an area hospital with injuries suffered in a boating collision on Lake Greenwood overnight Sunday. The deceased and injured were among five people in an Alumacraft vessel, which was struck in the rear by a Yamaha boat around…
A Laurens couple was arrested Wednesday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and now face child and animal abuse charges. Candice Phillips and Chad Phillips are each charged with two counts of unlawful conduct toward a child and ill-treatment of animals. According to the LCSO, deputies arrived at a Townsend Street residence around 11:30 p.m.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Surrounded by family, history, and tradition, U.S. Army Pvt. Dylan Frey was sworn into the Florida Army National Guard by his mother, U.S. Army Maj. Karla Evans in Columbia, South Carolina, July 1, 2025, marking the start of his chapter in a proud, multigenerational legacy of military service. Pvt. Frey’s commitment to…
A Clinton man has been charged by Clinton Police in the death of his roommate following a wellness check at a Poplar Street residence in the Lydia Mill community, said Clinton Police Chief Michael Addison. Addison said in a release that Hector Luis Santos Cartagena, 59, had not been seen by neighbors in more than…
Laurens County, South Carolina – Main Street Laurens and Main Street Clinton are providing options this week for those looking for some live music and fun during these early summer evenings. Tonight, Thursday evening, June 19, Main Street Clinton’s 3rd Thursday Concert Series at The Depot, 122 East Main Street, Clinton, will feature the musical…
A parole hearing was scheduled Wednesday (June 18) for the man convicted of the 1988 rape and murder of a 94-year-old Clinton woman, but family members of the victim say they want Calvin Eugene Gary to remain behind bars. “I made myself a promise when he started to come up for parole that as long…
It’s been a long time coming, but Tech. Sgt. Clarence Gibbs will finally be among family. Gibbs’ remains were identified through DNA testing 80 years after the B-17 bomber he was aboard was shot down over Germany in December of 1944. He is to be interred at Pinelawn Memory Gardens in Clinton beside his sister,…