A documented Greenwood gang member who tried to silence witnesses during his trial was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for armed robbery and attempted murder. Antonio Williams, 29, of Greenwood will serve a 15-year sentence for armed robbery and 15-year sentence for attempted murder consecutively. Williams also attempted to bribe and threaten witnesses…
(CLINTON, SC, April 2023) – The Lumberyard Craft Beer and Wine Bar in downtown Clinton, SC has set their grand opening for Saturday, April 15 starting at 12 p.m. The event will feature a wide selection of beers on tap, featured wines, food trucks, live music and more. The Lumberyard is located at 115 Gary…
Laurens, South Carolina – It was the need for a bit more space to house their growing family which drew Mady and Matt Hastings to Laurens, but then a determination to try something new has resulted in Hasting’s Corner, a market farm run solely by Mady and which now serves as one of the vegetable…
Laurens, South Carolina – The proverbial saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window, proved true for Glen and Marilyn Easter when the couple failed to get the farm they wanted and instead purchased the land which would become Eastglen Farm. It was 1978 and the Easters were considering moving their entire…
Two separate vehicle accidents on Kimbark Lane in Fountain Inn this past week claimed the lives of a 7-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man. Both victims died Saturday. Cameron Julian Sweeney, 7, has been struck by a vehicle on Kimbark Lane on March 25. He was airlifted to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed…
The closure announced last week of a large Gifts-In-Kind warehouse store in Spartanburg is causing at least a couple of Laurens County non-profits to seek how they’ll fill the budgetary void left from the store’s closure. The warehouse-style store was run by the United Way of the Piedmont and supplied by Walmart, which donated overruns…
Laurens, South Carolina – Laurens City Council last week heard a plan that will use a combination of Laurens County Transportation and city funds to repair some of the city streets most in need of repair. “Fortunately, the State Department of Transportation owns most of the roads in the City of Laurens, but there are…
A Clinton man is headed to prison for 10 years after pleading guilty to charges resulting from a multi-county crime spree that ended with him fleeing to New York to evade arrest, 8th Circuit Solicitor David M. Stumbo announced Friday. Nicholas Eugene Gulledge, 30, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon at the Laurens County Courthouse to first-degree…
A group of parents and other supporters attending Monday night’s Laurens County School District 55 Board of Trustees meeting addressed the board concerning a recent attempt to oust Ameca Thomas as superintendent. Some also called for the resignation of Board Chair Cathy Little. The board met with Thomas in executive session at its previous meeting…
A Teen Life Skills program is scheduled for Monday, April 3 at The Ridge in Laurens. The program is presented by the Laurens Parks & Recreation Department and will cover topics such as essential auto care and basics and emergency services training. Members of the City of Laurens Police and Fire departments will also be…