A Joanna man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by two automobiles Tuesday night on S.C. Highway 76. Stephen E. Rhodes, 35, of 501 Browning Ave. in Joanna was walking toward Clinton about about an eighth-mile from his home when he was struck by the vehicles. He was pronounced dead at 10:10…
Deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a “person of interest” in a stabbing Tuesday in Cross Hill. The person of interest is identified by the LCSO as James Morgan Hill, a 32-year-old black male born March 18, 1984. LCSO Deputies responded to an emergency call at the 90 block of Shealy…
A Greenwood man is in custody at the Laurens County Detention Center and faces charges stemming from a Jan. 15 shooting. Billy Deshawn Watson, Jr., 19, was arrested late Thursday morning and booked into the detention center charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. According to an incident report from…
The Coach Bobby Brock Legacy Group will hold its annual foundation dinner this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 21, at 5:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Clinton. The evening of great food and fellowship is free to the entire community. Activities will begin on Friday, during the Clinton High School boys’ basketball…
A Belton man was killed early Friday morning in a single-car crash on Highway 76 near Hickory Tavern. Johnny Dewayne Williams, 45, of 239 Southern Rd. in Belton was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:45 a.m. Thursday. Williams was driving his 1998 Lexus ES300 toward Laurens when he lost control on a sharp…
Laurens County School District 55 will be on a two-hour delay Monday due to the expected icy roads following this weekend’s storm. All staff is asked to report at the regular time. As of now, Laurens County School District 56 and Laurens Academy are expected to open at the regular time Monday. Stay with the…
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Laurens County, as well as the entire Upstate of South Carolina, to run from 7 p.m. Friday until 1 p.m. Saturday. The storm is expected to start Friday as rain before changing to a mix of snow and sleet, then become all snow Friday night…
By: Daniel J. Lauer A two-vehicle collision claimed the life of a Gray Court man Friday afternoon, the fifth fatality in two weeks according to the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. 35-year-old Vincent Bailey of 245 Campbell Chapel Road, Gray Court, died as a result of the accident, which happened at 12:15 p.m. According to the…
Cities accepting Christmas boxes, paper, trees for grinding By Judith Brown Staff Writer The City of Laurens recycling center is open today for holiday boxes and wrapping, and Christmas trees free of ornaments and hooks can be delivered to the Caroline Street center for mulching. The center is staffed and it will be open for…
A Gray Court woman became the third person to die in a collision on Laurens County roads in less than two weeks late Wednesday night, after her car went into a culvert about a mile from her home. Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols said Jacqueline Hudgens, 46, of Sawmill Road in Gray Court was pronounced…