Renovations to the Laurens Police Department offices and municipal courtroom on West Main Street are set to begin Thursday (Sept. 1). The LPD and city announced last week that the West Main Street offices, which also houses the municipal judge’s chambers and courtroom, were closed and would remain so for the duration of the renovation…
Tuesday afternoon, Anderson County PAWS put out a call for emergency foster homes for animals seized an alleged Enoree puppy mill in Laurens County. “PAWS is assisting with a puppy mill seizure and need your assistance with foster homes for some of our current residents,” a PAWS social media post read. Two people have been…
Clinton, S.C. – For many months Laila’s Place Ice Cream has been providing sweet treats from its mobile cart, and now the family business owned by Newberry residents Jason and Tia Devette is proving a welcome addition to the Main Street Clinton landscape, said Main Street Clinton Manager Joe Timmons. “It’s been packed,” Timmons said.…
A Laurens woman was killed Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 49 near Eagle Road. Suzanne Smith, 57, was a pedestrian on Highway 49 just north of the Highway 49/Highway 221 intersection when she was struck by a 1994 Chevy pickup around 10 p.m. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Master…
The family of an Enoree man who died in custody at the Johnson Detention Center last July has filed a lawsuit against the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Don Reynolds. Jarvis Johnmichael “Mikey” Evans suffered what the LCSO described as a “medical emergency” at the detention center. An official cause of death was not…
Waterloo, S.C. – Boaters near Camp Fellowship might just have heard some big screams recently, as. children taking what for most was their first-ever pontoon ride gleefully screamed as their boat passed underneath Cothran Bridge. “We did boat rides yesterday and for most of them it was the first time being out on the lake,”…
Gray Court, SC – The PAIA Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation, South Carolina, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 6, and it’s available for any of the county’s Native American descendant residents to come learn about the Gray Court tribal grounds and the history available right here in…
Clinton, S.C. – The D.E. Tribble Building on Gary Street is another step closer to its renovation into a beer and wine taproom after Clinton City Council voted unanimously this week to adopt a resolution that determines the eligibility of the historic properties at 1111, 1113 and 1115 Gary Street as eligible for the Bailey…
From Staff Reports A Fountain Inn woman is headed to prison for 15 years after pleading guilty Wednesday morning to charges stemming from a 2020 incident during which she fired shots at deputies while attempting to flee from them. Melissa Ann Miller, 40, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to one count of assault and battery, high…
A nearly year-long project that gave new life to a former grocery building and new homes to vital Laurens County agencies officially opened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring a crowd of area veterans along with local and state dignitaries. The former Winn-Dixie building off of Hillcrest Drive now houses the offices of Voter Registration…