A Ware Shoals man killed over the weekend in a structure fire on Ekom Beach Road in Laurens County was identified Monday morning by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Deputy Coroner BIll Williams identified the victim as John Bowyer, 52. The fire engulfed a cinder block building on the Ekom Beach Road property where Bowyer…
An investigation into the mysterious deaths of three pygmy goats at a small Laurens farm has revealed that the small goats were the victims of an attack by dogs. According to the Laurens Police Department, the attack on the small goats at Hastings Corner Farm & Garden occurred sometime overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday of…
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman who died Saturday night of a gunshot wound at a residence on the 4000 block of Highway 14 near the Barksdale community. Deputy Coroner Bill Williams released the information Monday afternoon. Marlene “Grace” Ables, 24, died at the scene. She was six-to-seven months pregnant at the…
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in an early morning house fire on Fort Lindley Road in Road in Laurens. The deceased was identified as Rebecca “Becky” Sloan, 73, of Laurens. According to the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, fire and emergency crews responded to the fire and discovered Sloan…
Two people in Laurens County died overnight Saturday and Sunday morning in separate incidents, the Laurens County Sheriffs Office said. A Laurens County woman died Saturday night of a gunshot wound at a residence on the 4000 block of Highway 14 near the Barksdale community. According the the LCSO, someone at the residence claimed to…
The Laurens community and a broader community of small farmers and business owners is uniting behind Mady Hastings after someone killed three Pygmy goats at her Hastings Corner Farm and Garden in Laurens. According to police, the attack on the small goats, which were family pets, occurred overnight Tuesday or early Wednesday morning. The goats…
One man is in custody and another is wanted by Laurens Police in connection with a shooting at Topic Lounge Tuesday night in Laurens. According to the Laurens Police Department, an altercation at the nightclub escalated, resulting in gunfire outside of what the LPD termed a “crowded venue.” Kion Osha Ligon of Laurens was arrested…
Laurens County, South Carolina – When Laurens resident Willie Rice was drafted to fight in Vietnam on Oct. 30, 1966, his cousin John Rice made a final decision. “I told him if he was going, then I was going too,” John Rice said. “Then later when I landed at Cam Ranh Bay, it was 110…
Laurens County, South Carolina – The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce welcomed a record number of guests to its 15th Annual Oyster Roast last Thursday evening, raising needed funds for its work in business support and development across the county. It’s become the chamber’s largest fundraiser and this year’s record crowd of more than 750…
The Laurens County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday morning that remains found in a wooded area in Joanna on Oct. 1 have been identified. According to Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp, the remains are those of Gregory McSwain Morgan of Joanna. McSwain went missing on late July of 2017. McSwain would have been 45 years old now.…