A traffic stop led to shooting that involved a Laurens County Sheriff’s deputy in Gray Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2. As is protocol, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the incident. According to SLED, the LCSO responded to a 911 call from a home in Gray Court. The report said: “When deputies…
Laurens County Administrator Thomas Higgs made public this past Thursday the transcript of a phone call accompanying a release defending the county’s response to Hurricane Helene with state officials. Higgs, a South Carolina National Guard officer and member of a search and rescue team that responds routinely to disaster areas around the state, has contended…
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 Laurens County, South Carolina – The state flags of Alabama, Missouri and Ohio are getting some attention in Laurens since a staff member of the Laurens Commission of Public Works decided to honor the crews that have been in the city so many days helping to get power restored. On Thursday…
Staff Reports COLUMBIA — South Carolina voters will have an extra 10 days to register after a judge agreed to an extension in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a once-in-a-generation tempest that slammed into the Upstate, killing at least 41 people in the state while unleashing unprecedented flooding and causing widespread power outages. The S.C.…
Laurens County has been added to the Major Disaster Declaration for the State of South Carolina. Laurens, Edgefield, and Union Counties are now eligible for Individual Assistance. Additionally, Laurens County is eligible for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance under the Public Assistance program. If you have been impacted, you can…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Executive Director William Floyd have announced that individuals living or working in Edgefield, Laurens, and Union counties may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) funds, which will be made available through the unemployment insurance benefits system. Individuals living or working in Aiken,…
A supply distribution center for victims of Hurricane Helene has been set up in Clinton at the former Bell Street School. The supplies will be available each day from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. beginning today (Thursday). The former Bell Street School, which is currently the USC Union-Laurens campus, is located at 600 Peachtree Street in Clinton.…
Laurens, South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance in Laurens is offering free hot dogs Wednesday, October 2, while supplies last to assist the community and others impacted by Hurricane Helene. Anyone is welcome to stop by! When: Wednesday, October 2 Where: 726 E. Main St., Laurens, SC 29360 Time: Noon- until food runs out Across the…
Federal funds will make it to Laurens County through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but county residents will not receive some of the aid that will be afforded to those of other counties. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s office did not include Laurens County for assistance under FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program, which would have…
A map of Laurens County is attached to a long blue trailer that typically houses the Charleston County Unified Mobile Command. That’s in the parking lot outside the county’s Hillcrest office and judicial complex. Inside, conference rooms are bustling with people, while cots have been set up in offices and any unused spaces for employees…