Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-Laurens) won an appointment Tuesday to the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he will join 30 fellow Republicans and 24 Democrats on the body’s oldest standing legislative committee. “Everyone know how passionate I am about energy policy and the importance of creating jobs by getting the government out of the way,”…
A Gray Court man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to manufacturing counterfeit currency. James Edward Cole, 38, was accused of passing the counterfeit currency at several stores throughout the Upstate after manufacturing the currency himself. Video cameras caught Cole passing the counterfeit bills at some retail stores. He also had counterfeit currency in…
As part of the celebration of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Safe Home of Laurens County is hosting its second annual fundraiser Glow Run In the Park & Family Fun Night from 6 to 10 p.m. this Saturday evening on Saturday, Oct. 21. Set in the Little River Park at 317 East Main Street,…
The Laurens District High School senior who made threats on social media that he would bring a gun to school is now facing more than a school suspension. Harley Dean Bogar, 17, of Woodruff, was charged with disturbing school Friday and booked into the Johnson Detention Center. As of Tuesday evening, Bogar was still in jail…
A Clinton man, who 8th Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo referred to as a “menace,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to a 2016 drug charge. Jeraka Jerome Choice, 37, pleaded guilty to one charge of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Choice was arrested in July of 2016 after…
Cyclists participating in the S.C. Law Enforcement Torch Run rolled through Laurens County on their way to Charleston Monday. The three-day ride is part of a series of law-enforcement-backed fundraisers for Special Olympics. Will Richter, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office of Greenville County, said the ride, which includes stops in Newberry and Orangeburg before…
The body of a Ninety Six man found in Lake Greenwood Saturday has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Cain Ashley DeYoung, 37, was believe to have died on Thursday, Oct. 12. His body was found in the area of Commodore Drive in Cross Hill. His autopsy was to have been performed today (Oct.…
A Laurens District High School senior was suspended Thursday morning after posting threats to bring a gun to school on social media. According to Laurens District 55 Acting Superintendent Edward Murray, the student did not carry out his threat, which was posted on Snapchat. “Our students let us know about the social-media threat,” Murray said.…
The first confirmed case of the West Nile Virus in Laurens County has been reported, county officials said Friday afternoon. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has identified locations in Laurens and neighboring Greenwood counties where spraying for mosquitos will begin Saturday night, barring rainfall in the area. “We’re trying to be proactive…
A man found shot Tuesday afternoon at his Greenpond residence has died, and his death has been ruled a suicide by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered the man shot inside a residence as they responded to a domestic-violence call Tuesday on Simmons Road in the Greenpond Community. The LCSO received…