The calm of Sunday morning worship at New Prospect Baptist Church in Laurens was shattered by a deadly accident outside the church’s doors. Four people were killed, including a Laurens man and three teenagers, in a three-car accident that families broken and members of a church congregation shaken. Bruce Blair, 54, of Laurens was pronounced…
Firefighters from the Laurens Fire Department responded early Tuesday afternoon to a fire at the Burger King restaurant on Highway 76 in Laurens. According to Burger King employees, the restaurant’s broiler caught fire and flames reached into the hood and burned the ceiling. The fire broke out during lunch hours Tuesday. No injuries were reported. Firefighters…
A 7-year-old boy from Laurens was seriously injured when he was struck by a car on S.C. Highway 221 Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. about 2.5 miles south of Laurens near Miss Emma Lane. According to the S.C. Highway Patrol, the child entered the roadway, walking east when he was struck buy…
Laurens County Fire Station 21 responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon at 2763 Lisbon Road in Mountville, but firefighters found the structure fully involved. A motorist passing by the residence called Emergency 911 and said flames could be seen coming from a window and smoke was spilling out both ends of the house, according…
The two teenagers sought by the City of Clinton Department of Public Safety returned home safely around midnight Wednesday night, according to Public Safety Chief Robin Morse. A 14-year-old girl and 17-year-old male, were reported missing Wednesday, and the City of Clinton posted photos of the teenagers on its Facebook page asking for help in finding…
A project put on hold nearly four years ago by the Laurens County Veterans Hall of Heroes committee is trying to gain traction once again. Plans were put on hold in 2014 for a monument park honoring veterans on the north side of the Historic Laurens County Courthouse after the Laurens County Council asked the…
Laurens County School District 55 will host its second annual State of the Schools luncheon at noon this Friday at The Ridge. This annual event highlights the previous year’s accomplishments and looks ahead to the future of the district. The event will feature State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman as its keynote speaker. This will…
The driver of a moped was struck and killed Sunday night on Highway 25 near Maddox Bridge Road in Ware Shoals. Timothy Lee Wood, 44, of Cemetery Road in Ware Shoals was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 10:35 p.m., according to Laurens County Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek. Wood died of multiple…
At this past week’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, “Burden,” the movie which tells a story from a specific Laurens event in the 1990s, was the winner of the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic films. Presented by Acura, it was the top audience award winner among the top 16 U.S. Dramatic films in the festival competition. Directed…
A state-level investigation ended Thursday with the arrest of a Laurens man on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators with the S.C. Attorney General’s Office and an Internet Crimes Against Children unit contacted the Laurens Police Department identified Donald Ruff of Laurens as a suspect in a child-pornography case. State agents met with…