A plan that would have reconfigured grades at Sanders and Laurens middle schools for the 2026-27 academic year was rejected by the Laurens County School District 55 Board of Trustees at a meeting and work session Monday night at the district offices. The board voted 6-1 to deny a proposal by the district administration that…
An investigation into a major fish kill on Lake Greenwood primarily in the Cross Hill area is ongoing by state officials who say they have yet to have found a definitive answer as to what caused multiple species of fish to die over the past couple of weeks. Most of the fish have died in…
In the upcoming months Americans will experience the anniversary of many firsts as the nation celebrates 250 years of Independence from Great Britain. The following essay written by Anne R. Edwards recounts the first time this initially-designed flag was saluted with a volley of cannonfire, recognizing it as the flag of a new nation. …
CLINTON, SC – Thornwell Charter School in Clinton, SC is seeking candidates for three seats on the Board of Directors – two 2-year terms and one 1-year term. Candidates must apply online and the link is available at https://forms.gle/JLgKJDTNyhyw7du48. Candidate filing will close at 12 p.m. EDT on May 1, 2026. On Tuesday, May 5,…
Investigators from the Clinton Police Department have asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery and shooting at a convenience store Tuesday night. The CPD released security camera photos from the Marathon Station at 410 West Main Street Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the store just before 10 p.m.…
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as William Hogan, 27, of Spartanburg. An autopsy on Monday confirmed that Hogan died of a gunshot wound. A shooting on Old Highway 76 in Gray Court left one person dead and one man arrested and charged with murder late Friday night. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said deputies…
South Carolina Forestry Commission release COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. today (Friday, April 17). A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires in all unincorporated areas of the…
UPDATE: North Charleston man charged in hit and run fatality. A Spartanburg woman involved in a crash on I-26 in Laurens County on Saturday, April 11 has died, and the man who allegedly caused the crash is in the Laurens County Detention Center. Trinitee Hunter, 26, passed away Tuesday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, the…
The Laurens County Council cleared the way Monday night for Suniva, Inc. to build its first South Carolina-based manufacturing facility and for the largest industrial development investment in the county not involving ZF Transmissions. Suniva is set to build a $350 million solar cell manufacturing facility at Hunter Industrial Park that will create 564 new…
Foxbank residential developers, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Gray Court hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to officially welcome Foxbank subdivision to the town. When completed, Foxbank is expected to include around 250 single-family homes priced from “the upper $200s to $370,000s” by developers DRB Homes and Veranda Homes near Gray…