A Laurens District High School student who was killed this past week was remembered by classmates and educators as kind and caring. Quintavis “Tae Tae” Boston, at 15-year-old sophomore at LDHS, died on Wednesday, Feb. 28 in what investigators said was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Gray Court. The incident is…
A female suspect in a domestic violence investigation in Gray Court traded gunfire with a Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputy Monday morning and now faces attempted murder charges. Mollie Mischelle Shephard of Gray Court is charged with two counts of attempted murder and breach of peace for the incident that began before 10 a.m. Monday.…
A Clinton man was killed Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle near downtown Clinton. The accident occurred in the area of West Main Street and North Bell Street early Saturday night. The victim, Arthur Lee Davis, 71, was transported by helicopter to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, but died after his arrival there around…
A 15-year-old Laurens District High School student died on Feb. 28 in an accidental shooting at his home in Gray Court. The Laurens County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Quintavis J. Boston. Investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division said they believe Boston died of an accidental self-inflicted…
Laurens Police have arrested two people in connection with the alleged January murder of a Laurens man. Ashley T. Greene, 38, and Terry B. Anderson, 56, have been charged with murder in the Jan. 22, 2024 death of Greene’s husband, Vadis Greene, 52. According to the LPD, the Vadis Greene’s death at a Church Street…
Laurens, South Carolina – Those who have found chipped pointed rocks on their property might be excited about their found “arrowheads,” but there are many different uses for stones chipped by Native Americans in the prehistoric days of Laurens County. On Saturday, March 16, archeologists will be available for a free artifact identification day at…
Laurens , South Carolina – Those who have found chipped pointed rocks on their property might be excited about their found “arrowheads,” but there are many different uses for stones chipped by Native Americans in the prehistoric days of Laurens County. This Saturday, March 2, archeologists will be available for a free artifact identification day…
Education leaders in Laurens County have espoused the need for a Career and Technology (CATE) Center in the county for years, and it has gotten little traction. But that could be changing. At the first quarterly industrial meeting hosted by the Laurens County Development Corporation Thursday at Piedmont Technical College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing in…
A child who was severely beaten in Laurens by her biological father in 2015 died Monday at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, said Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp. Egypt Morales was 10 years old. She was 18 months old when she was beaten into a coma by her father, Joseph Morales, during an unsupervised…
A Presbyterian College student from South Korea was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping following an incident that reportedly occurred Friday. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced Monday that Jaeyeong Yoo, 23, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping after the on-campus incident. Yoo was booked into the…