A teacher’s aid at Sanders Middle School has been arrested by the Laurens Police Department and charged with attempted criminal sexual conduct and other crimes involving minors at the school. Elante Burnette Cooke, 24, of Laurens was booked Wednesday into the Laurens County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Cooke is charged with two counts…
A woman working at the Laurens YMCA Child Development Center at the First Baptist Church of Laurens has been arrested for unlawful conduct toward a child, while the facility’s assistant director also faces charges for failing to report the incident. According to the Laurens Police Department, Chandra Coleman, 66, of Clinton was witnessed pinching the…
A driver was killed Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 66 near Joanna. The victim was identified Thursday by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office as Kristopher Adam Evans, 38, of Clinton. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt, a 2005 Nissan pickup was headed westbound around 7:30 p.m., crossed the…
MEXICO, MO (November 6, 2023) – Mu Ye, child of Eric Hu, was inducted into the 135th Missouri Military Academy (MMA) Corps of Cadets at the MMA Passing Through Ceremony. The Passing Through Ceremony is an MMA tradition that officially welcomes new cadets into the corps after they have completed the Maroon Phase training, passed…
When an aspiring young photographer and recent Laurens District High School died in a single-car crash in Gray Court around 2:30 Sunday morning, she became the latest in a spate of vehicle fatalities in Laurens County over the last three months. Keundra Thompson, 22, is the 25th person to be killed on Laurens County roads…
A Gray Court woman was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Georgia Road in Gray Court. Keundrea Thompson, 22, died of blunt force trauma, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the victim was traveling south on Georgia Road near Hellman’s Road in a 2012…
What the Laurens Police Department described as “an extensive investigation” ended Monday with the arrest of a Laurens man on multiple charges and the seizure of drugs, vehicles and a cache of weapons. Demorris Cornelius Boyd was arrested after LPD detectives executed a search warrant at a Russell Street residence. According to an announcement from…
A pedestrian attempting to cross Highway 14 at Quarry Road near Gray Court was struck and killed by a vehicle early Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Michael Joshua Ballengee, 37, of Enoree by Laurens County Deputy Coroner Bill Williams. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Ballenger was walking across Highway 14 around…
A Gray Court man was killed early Saturday morning after falling from the back of a vehicle traveling on Highway 25/Business 25 in Ware Shoals, the Laurens County Coroner’s Office said. Deputy Coroner Ashley Rushton identified the victim as Michael Vickery, 22. Rushton said in a release that the victim fell from the back of…
A Waterloo man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 76 in Laurens County. The victim was identified Thursday morning by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office as Clayborn Knight, 47, of Waterloo. According to S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Gary Miller, Knight was piloting a 2003 Honda Goldwing motorcycle eastbound on Highway…