On what would have been Grace Able’s 26th birthday, a Laurens County journey convicted a Greenville man Friday of shooting and killing Ables, who was his fiance, and her unborn child at a residence on Highway 14 in the Barksdale community on Nov. 25, 2023, two days after Thanksgiving. After the jury delivered its verdict,…
Laurens, South Carolina – This upcoming weekend the City of Laurens will present Juneteenth Laurens, 2025, with two-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer James Fortune and a full schedule of other entertainers, speakers and events. The June 13-14 celebration begins at 7 p.m. this Friday evening with a talent show at the Capitol Theatre and there are…
The Laurens County Council worked through some financial issues at its regular meeting Monday night, approving a $2.58 million bond issue on third and final reading while also approving second readings of the county’s 2025-26 general and fire services budgets. Council also considered a moratorium on Open Space developments for the next six moths to…
Laurens County, South Carolina – It’s still a couple weeks away, but it’s not too early to pencil in the Independence Day festivities that will be taking place across Laurens County. The City of Clinton will launch Freedom Week at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, with a performance by the South Carolina 208th Army…
A brief but violent storm Saturday night around 8 o’clock downed electrical lines and caused thousands in and around Laurens County to lose power. Officials from Laurens Electric Cooperative, which wrapped up its annual meeting Saturday in Laurens, said high-velocity, straight-line winds felled trees and limbs into transmission lines and caused most of the outages.…
The victim of a fatal hit-and-run incident in Laurens late Saturday night has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victim as James Brendan O’Shields, 50, of Laurens. He was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, she said. The incident is still under investigation…
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens Police Department is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred late Saturday night, June 7, on Fleming Street near the areas of Garlington and Deer streets and Conway Avenue. Police were notified of the incident at approximately 11:13 Saturday night. Officers responded to the scene following reports that…
A Cross Hill teen has been charged with murder in connection with the Wednesday morning shooting death of a Newberry man who was pronounced dead at the scene at West Corporate Drive and Highway 72 East in Clinton. The victim was identified as Brandon Xavier Gadsden in Newberry by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office after…
Almost 130 years ago, textile mills became the center of community life and livelihood in many South Carolina towns. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:00 am, the “From Cotton to Craft: The Story of South Carolina Textiles“ exhibit, on loan from the SC State Museum, will open at the Laurens County Museum, 116 South…
The Laurens County Community Theatre presents the hilarious and heartwarming story of a Saturday Night Gospel Sing at a country church in NC with the musical Smoke on the Mountain. The time is 1938 and the Sanders Family travel around performing rousing bluegrass songs. The cast consists of Jacob Blakely, Holly Hollingshead, Lesslie Blakely, Ruth…