A single-car accident on U.S. Highway 76 near Ware Shoals claimed the life Friday of a Honea Path man. Brian Scott Humphries, 41, of Chiquola Avenue in Honea Path was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident near Humbert Road about 5.7 miles north of Ware Shoals. According S.C. State Trooper Cpl. Justin Sutherland,…
A pair of threats written on the walls of a bathroom stall at Clinton High School led to an increased police presence at the school Monday. The initial threat read: “On March 25th I will shot up this school I swear,” according to Laurens District 56 Superintendent Dr. David O’Shields. O’Shields said after contacting Clinton…
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a recent theft in the Clinton area. According to the LCSO, the theft occurred at Lanford Industrial Services Company on Highway 72 in Clinton. A tool box containing welding equipment and related accessories was stolen from a work truck on the property during the early morning…
SPARTANBURG — The Laurens County Advertiser was recognized with three awards this past Saturday at the S.C. Press Association’s annual awards luncheon for weekly newspapers. The Advertiser earned two first-place awards, including the top honors in the Editorial Writing and Spot News Photograph categories. The staff received first-place prize in Editorial Writing, while Editor John…
Isaac L. “Ike” Johnson, Jr. was sworn in Monday night as the new municipal judge for the Town of Gray Court. Johnson took the oath of office from Gray Court Town Attorney David Holmes after the Gray Court Town Council voted unanimously to hire Johnson. He is currently the chief municipal judge at Fountain Inn…
Third District U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) took to Facebook Live as he filed for re-election Friday afternoon. The official filing period for November’s General Election began at noon Friday and will continue on through Friday, March 30. In addition to Duncan’s seat, three Laurens County Council seats will be on the ballot along with…
A van belonging to a local business was discovered in flames Monday afternoon by Laurens Police officers, who are now investigating the incident as a suspicious fire and a theft. The van was discovered fully involved when LPD Officer Ben Gallo noticed smoke billowing from behind the building housing Laurens Satellite Systems at 760 East…
A woman was stabbed and reportedly dumped from a moving vehicle on McCarter Road just across the Laurens County line in Greenville County Tuesday morning. Deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident along with the Fountain Inn Fire Department around 9 a.m. Investigators were still at…
The City of Clinton announced Monday that contract crews from North American Pipeline Management Inc. are making preparations now to perform sewer pipe bursting beginning at 7 p.m. tonight, and will result in limited access to Gary Street from Broad Street. Crews will be working from the intersection of South Broad and Gary Streets to…
Waterloo, SC – Highway 221 commuters on the Lake Greenwood side of Waterloo came together as a community early Wednesday morning when a semi truck heading toward Greenwood veered off the side of the highway into a ravine, splintering the truck cab and, surprisingly to all who saw the accident, left the driver, Bill Humphries…