Jersey Mike’s will soon be serving up subs and other sandwiches in Laurens. The chain restaurant, which has more than 2,900 locations nationally and 93 in South Carolina, will open in the shopping center at 900 East Main Street, which is also home to Cato’s and Irene’s. Jersey Mike’s will join Waffle House as new…

A drowning victim at Irvin Pitts Memorial Park in Ware Shoals was identified late Monday by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said the victim was identified as Armada Alvarez-Munez, a 38-year-old native of Colombia. He was swimming in the Saluda River at the park around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Canupp said…

Laurens County received a South Carolina Community Development Block Grant that should fund the completion of waste water treatment plant upgrades in the southern part of the county. The $1.618 million grant was among 10 development grants announced Monday by the state Department of Commerce. It was the largest of the grants awarded by the…

The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office annual Fill the Cruiser school supply drive is set for Friday at Chick-Fil-A in Laurens. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and accepts monetary and supply donations to help county students in need. Items needed include: clear and regular book bags, notebooks, pencils and erasers, packs of paper,…

Making a phone call in the 8-6-4 is about to get a little more complicated for some because of the 8-2-1. An overlay, which adds the new 821 area code to new users in the area previously served only by the 864 area code, goes into effect July 19, meaning all calls in the region…

The Laurens County Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve first reading on a tax incentive plan for “Project Onward,” a proposed residential development on the former Watts Mill site off of Highway 221 just North of Laurens. Greenville-based Clear Mountain Properties requested a Special Source Revenue Credit for the $50 million development, which will…

A Gray Court man was killed Tuesday night in a single-car accident on Warrior Creek Church Road, the Laurens County Coroner’s Office said. Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victim as William Anthony Bayliff, 28, of Gray Court. He died at the scene of the wreck, Canupp said. The accident occurred around 10:50 p.m.…

Local residents were getting a slight respite from extreme heat Monday and Tuesday, but don’t expect the milder temperatures to last long, the National Weather Service said. A heat wave over much of the U.S. drove temperatures into the high 90s this past week and included a predicted heat index of 104 degrees in Laurens…