A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a May 11 shooting at Ware Shoals Dragway that left a Greenwood teen dead. Travis Dewayne Turner Jr. of Greenwood has been charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Turner was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Friday and…
Laurens District 55 High School graduation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at K.C. Hanna Stadium at 9 a.m. On the day of the ceremony, graduates must arrive at school no later than 8 a.m., and report to their designated classrooms. Graduates that drive themselves will enter through the bus gate off of…
Emergency crews are searching Lake Greenwood for an apparent drowning victim. According to reports, a woman went missing Saturday afternoon after a group of four teens went swimming in the lake somewhere near Skipper’s on the Lake in the Cross Hill area. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said South Carolina Department of Natural Resources…
Rootimentary, an upscale restaurant that opened in Laurens in late 2022, announced it is closing its doors tonight (Saturday, May 25). Owners Caleb and Jess Satterfield cited family concerns surrounding the health of their young son as the reason behind the closure. “This decision will allow Chef Caleb and Jess to be home with their…
A Laurens man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was piloting collided with another vehicle on Bellview Church Road in Laurens. The victim was identified as Daryl Rogers, 68, of Laurens. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said Rogers was riding a 1972 Honda motorcycle south on Bellview Church Road, while…
A Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting death that occurred May 11 at the Ware Shoals Dragway. Kendrick Beanard Makins was arrested in Abbeville County Saturday. He is being held without bond at the Laurens County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent…
A suspect believed to be connected with a pair of Walmart Supercenter robberies in Greenville County was apprehended Tuesday shortly after attempting to rob the Walmert Supercenter in Laurens. Kylique Zyquan Lyonel Alston, 21, of Moncks Corner was taken into custody after he allegedly displayed a handgun and demanded money from a Walmart employee just…
Deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting Saturday at the Ware Shoals Dragway that left one victim dead. The LCSO said on its social media that a large law enforcement presence was in the area on Highway 25 in Laruens County at the drag strip and urged people to avoid the…
WLBG Radio’s morning talk show was dominated by a heartbreaking loss for the Laurens radio station and the community. The station reported that talk show host Randy Stevens was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday morning. Station owner-manager Emil Finley hosted the morning talk show usually hosted by Stevens and took calls from listeners with…