One of the men critically injured after being struck by a vehicle while working on I-385 in Laurens County on March 28 died Thursday afternoon at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Zacheriah Ivery, 28, of Cowpens, succumbed to injuries suffered in the incident. He was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma to the head at 12:17 p.m.…
DodgeBall tourney set for The Ridge The Second Annual #rally4ryan DodgeBall Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at The Ridge in Laurens. The fundraising tournament will begin at noon and run until 4 p.m. Related events include a silent auction and bake sale. Money raised will benefit the L.I.F.E. Ministry Women’s Transitional House and…
A month-long undercover operation by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office ended Monday with the arrests of two men charged with bringing marijuana from Colorado to distribute in Laurens County. Samuel David McGlohon, 43, and Brandon Reshod Powers, 31, both of Laurens, were both charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana after being arrested with…
A Gray Court woman is facing felony DUI and child-endangerment charges after the car she was driving struck a work truck and critically injured two men working along I-385 this past Wednesday. Pamela Michelle Tackett, 31, of Gray Court, has been charged with two counts of felony DUI with great personal injury in the incident.…
Laurens County Councilman Keith Tollison announced this past week that he will seek re-election to his District 5 seat on council. But the race will be crowded in the fifth district headed to the June 12 Republican Primary. Meanwhile, District 4 Councilman Stuart Jones will go unchallenged barring a write-in campaign. The filing period for…
Three Republican candidates are seeking the Laurens County Council District 1 seat currently occupied by veteran Councilman Ted Nash. Nash opted to retire at the end of his term in November, citing health concerns. Susan K. Thackston, Ryan D. Thorne and Kemp Younts filed to run for the District 1 seat. The winner among them…
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday afternoon that it had arrested a suspect in the bomb threats called in earlier that morning. The threats forced the evacuation of Laurens County Memorial Hospital and the Clinton and Newberry offices of Palmetto Bone and Joint Clinic. Eric Rico Hill, 29, of Bailey Street in Clinton was arrested…
Clinton, SC – No students have been charged, but Clinton Public Safety was called when numerous copycat-style bomb threats were written on various bathroom walls in Clinton Middle School early on Wednesday, resulting in a special-called school assembly that very day to explain the negative ramifications for any child found to have written the notes.…
Patients and staff began re-entering Laurens County Memorial Hospital just before noon Thursday following a bomb threat that caused the hospital to be evacuated. The threat came into the hospital around 9 a.m. Security conducted an initial sweep of the building, and 46 patients along with hospital staff were evacuated. “Out of extreme caution, Laurens…
Ronald Duyane Davis halted his murder trial after more than two days of testimony and legal maneuvering, pleading guilty to volunteer manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of his girlfriend at their Fountain Inn residence. Davis entered his guilty plea Wednesday afternoon, agreeing to a sentence of 25 years in prison to run concurrently with…