Laurens County, South Carolina – An international cybersecurity data breach has impacted a portion of PowerSchool’s customers, including Districts 55 and 56 in Laurens County. On Thursday, the information had been posted to District 56’s website and District 55 sent a letter to its families and staff. The South Carolina Department of Education press release…
A Spartanburg man was killed about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, in a two-vehicle crash in Clinton. Laurens County Deputy Corner Ashley Rushton identified the victim as Nicolas Perez Mendez, 54. According to Rushton, Perez was a passenger in the rear seat of a 2025 Toyota SUV that collided with a box truck at Highway…
Columbia, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon found near Malone Drive and Shady Grove Church Road in Clinton, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Two dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the…
A fire at a Gray Court residence Saturday claimed the life of a 68-year-old woman, the Laurens County Coroner’s Office reported. The victim was identified as Teresa Posey of Highway 92 in Gray Court. The fire erupted in the single-wide mobile home around 8:30 p.m. Saturday and was extinguished by county firefighters after about an…
Additional charges have been filed against a Simpsonville woman already accused of falsifying her identity in order to gain employment with Laurens County School District 55. Bryia Lattimore Scott as arrested Monday and charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. According to investigators, Scott, who was…
For a Southerner like Ernie Segars – and James Earl Carter – the weather in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1977 was bitterly cold. It was sunny and around 28 degrees – but the wind chill made it seem like it was in the teens – when Carter took his oath of office on the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – FEMA is encouraging South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene to apply for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible. The deadline to apply is Jan. 7, 2025, now just one week away. If you sustained losses or damage from Hurricane Helene, you should register for assistance even if you have insurance. FEMA…
Laurens South Carolina – Main Street Laurens and the City of Laurens are wrapping up their Fridays of Christmas special events from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight, Dec. 20, with a Caroling and Cookie Giveaway, where customers can enjoy a variety of Christmas cookies from participating Main Street retailers. It’s also, however, the final event…
A Simpsonville woman accused of falsifying her identity in order to get a job with Laurens County School District 55 was arrested Thursday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. According to the LCSO, Bryia Lattimore Scott portrayed herself as “Viola Church” in order to get hired at Waterloo Elementary School. Scott has been charged with…
An undocumented immigrant received the maximum prison sentence Wednedsay in 8th Circuit Court in Laurens for his role in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl. Gabriel Arteaga-Arteaga, 26, was found guilty Wednesday afternoon by a Laurens County jury of reckless homicide and driving without a license. Circuit Judge Frank R. Addy Jr. then sentenced…