The Laurens County Zoning and Land Use Task Force presented its findings to the County Council at Monday night’s regular meeting of council, providing several options for council members as they consider zoning for parts or all of the county. Task Force Chairman Robbie Bell and vice-chair Nancy Garrison, who is running unopposed for council…
Clinton native and Clinton High alum Zaria Tucker called the past couple of weeks “surreal” as she found herself at the center of a commencement controversy at S.C. State where she is completing her undergraduate work. Tucker, who is expected to graduate from S.C. State in December with a degree in psychology, was asked to…
Clinton won its second district championship in as many years Monday with a 5-3 victory over visiting Central to claim the Class 2A Upper State District 2 title. Starter Jaydon Glenn combined with relievers Tanner Finley and Isaac Cain to hold down Central. Glenn, who left with a 3-2 lead after three innings, picked up…
Presbyterian golfer Spence Hagood has had a memorable past week or so in the sport. Last week, Hagood recorded the match-clinching victories in the Big South Championship match-play finals and semifinals, helping the Blue Hose to their first NCAA Division I Regionals appearance. Then on Wednesday, Hagood, a Greenwood native, recorded a hole-in-one on the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s future engineers, scientists, and innovators took center stage on May 1 as 91 high school seniors were celebrated at the 10th Annual South Carolina STEM Signing Day. Among the seniors were Jackeline Alcudia and Richard Santiago, both from Clinton High School. Modeled after collegiate sport signing days, the event recognizes…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 5, 2026) – The South Carolina Election Commission (SEC), working alongside county election offices, is urging residents across the state to serve as poll workers for the June 9 Statewide Primary, as several counties are currently experiencing poll worker shortages. Poll workers are essential to a successful Election Day and play a…
Greenwood County, the Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) and the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission (LCWSC) said they are working together to address public concerns surrounding drinking water in Lake Greenwood. Officials from all three government entities issued a joint press release Thursday. Lake Greenwood serves as a water supply source for Greenwood…
UPDATE: Victim identified by Laurens County Coroner’s Office. A bicyclist died following being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night on Highway 221. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 9:08 p.m. on Highway 221 near Lauren Hill Church Road. The bicyclist was both traveling south when the vehicle, a Dodge Dart…
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on Tuesday officially charged a former officer at the Laurens County Detention Center with misconduct in office. Ashley Landreth, 36, was charged with possessing and furnishing contraband in a county detention center and misconduct in office by a public official while working at the Laurens County Detention Center,…
A Laurens man wanted in connection with a murder in Anderson County has been arrested in Columbia. Anderson County investigators have charged E’Nicholas Leake, 27, of Laurens with murder in the shooting death of Jamyuz Bennett, 21, Tuesday afternoon. According to investigators, the shooting took place on Belton Anderson Highway after the men left a…