An 18-year-old Laurens man arrested for an Aug. 27 shooting at a Cross Hill convenience store now faces additional charges in connection with another shooting incident that occurred a day earlier in Joanna. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office has charged Jay Ariel Taylor with attempted murder and armed robbery in addition to weapons charges in…
While Vice-President Kamala Harris was accepting her party’s nomination for President of the U.S., Laurens native Bre Booker-Maxwell was pulling triple duty at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In addition to serving as a delegate on the convention floor representing South Carolina, Booker-Maxwell is a member of the Democratic National Committee and served as…
Clinton, South Carolina – Moments before 5 p.m. firefighters from Clinton Fire Department were called to House of Pizza Clinton on Musgrove Street where the back of the historic building was already engulfed in flames. Within a short time firefighters from the City of Laurens, Joanna, Sandy Springs and many others were on scene working…
Clinton, S.C. – Lynda Head’s son was 2 years old when he was diagnosed with autism, and a little research at the time quickly lead her to autistic author Temple Grandin, the keynote speaker at Presbyterian College’s recent Chadwell Special Education Institute. “He’s almost 17 now and since he was 2 years old, getting to…
Laurens, South Carolina – The Laurens County Museum opened a permanent exhibition last week, celebrating the county’s storied connection to Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of the nation’s first president. The exhibition entitled, “From Rosemont to Mount Vernon,” tells the story of Ann Pamela Cunningham’s successful fight to save Mount Vernon from destruction. Cunningham lived…
Clinton, South Carolina TNB Financial Services is pleased to announce that Andrew Raynal has joined its trust division as an Assistant Trust Officer in its Clinton, SC, office. A native of Clinton, Andrew is a 1999 graduate of Clinton High School and received his BA Degree from Presbyterian College in 2003. He received his JD…
Laurens, South Carolina Martha Franks Retirement Community is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurens County native Robert Sprouse as its new Executive Director. Sprouse assumed his new role on August 1, 2024, and will oversee the community’s day-to-day operations, ensuring the continuation of the high-quality care and compassionate services that have been Martha Franks’…
A Fountain Inn man is being held in the Laurens County Detention Center without after being charged with six counts of attempted murder Sunday. Roderick Chance Brown was arrested following the incident, which began on Stewart Dairy Road and ended at a residence near Durbin Church Road in northern Laurens County around 11 p.m. According…
The Laurens Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery early Thursday morning at the Marathon Gas Station at 1013 North Harper Street in Laurens. The robbery occurred at 3:09 a.m. The suspect is believed to be a 5-foot-9 white male, who was wearing what appeared to…
After-school activities were canceled Thursday after a mid-day illness swept through Gray Court-Owings School causing both students and staff to become ill. Laurens County School District 55 posted on social media that the sudden illnesses were probably caused by a stomach virus. Several cases had been reported at the school Wednesday. The illnesses were so…