Clinton, SC – Clinton will be searching for a new assistant city manager after Assistant City Manager Jerre Threatt resigned from his position last week, and Clinton Mayor Bob McLean said although he hadn’t spoken to Threatt, he was sure he would do well in his next venture. “Jerre always presented a very professional image…
Local motorists should notice an increased presence by the S.C. Highway Patrol and local law enforcement officers this coming week. The SCHP will be conducting what it calls a “traffic blitz” in Laurens County beginning Monday, March 19 and lasting through Wednesday, March 21. It will involve additional manpower from the SCHP, Laurens Police, which…
Two people have been arrested after leading local law-enforcement officers on car chases over the past week, the first of which ending in a crash that damaged Clinton First Baptist Church. Clinton Public Safety Officers arrested Felicia Nicole Williams, 33, after she allegedly evaded a traffic checkpoint on Willard Road on Wednesday, Feb. 28. According…
A CSX train collided with an 18-wheeler as the driver of the truck attempted to cross the railroad tracks at S.C. 92 and Highway 221 late Monday morning. The driver of the truck was apparently traveling Southbound on Highway 221 when he attempted to make the right turn, crossing the railroad tracks at Highway 92.…
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old woman who has been missing since Feb. 23. From the initial LCSO investigation it appears that Tyqueria Little contacted an unknown person to pick her up from her residence on Racetrack Road in Laurens and departed on her own accord.…
A Joanna man was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole Tuesday for sexually abusing two girls under the age of 12. Tito Olan Marin, 42, entered guilty pleas Tuesday afternoon at the Laurens County Hillcrest Judicial Complex after his case was called to trial by the state, on two counts of first-degree criminal…
The Laurens County Department of Fire Services will get two used fire engines after its request was approved by members of the Laurens County Council at Tuesday’s regular meeting of council. The two fire engines are both now in use at the Poplar Springs Fire Department in Spartanburg County. The 2001 models are priced at…
Laurens District High School ended its celebration of Black History Month Tuesday with its annual program, which featured keynote speaker Bakari Sellers. Sellers, a former member of the S.C. House of Representatives representing the 90th District, lawyer and political pundit on CNN, challenged LDHS students to start “dreaming with your eyes open.” “The answer to…
Ora ARP Church in Gray Court will play host to a church security training class Saturday morning. It is the second such class conducted by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office since December. The upcoming class is designed for churches that have security teams in place or have created their security teams since the last training…
A Lander University student was killed Thursday night in a single-car accident on U.S. Highway 25 near Ware Shoals. James Logan Lusk, 19, died when the 1999 Ford Mustang he was driving veered off the right side of the road and struck both a guard rail and a monument, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.…