The Laurens County Development Corporation is on pace to be busier than it has ever been this year with the organization receiving a record number of requests from manufacturing leaders for information on county properties. LCDC President and CEO Jonathan Coleman said the LCDC received 11 requests of information during April, bringing the total for…
The red carpet made its way to Gray Court Saturday night. Of course, Hollywood’s glitz and glamour was still a couple thousand miles away, but creators behind the short film “Seven Shots” held a movie premier at Old Blue Truck Farms in Gray Court, welcoming around 200 guests for the event. “A lot of friends…
Laurens Police have arrested two men and charged them with attempted murder following a shooting incident Sunday night at South Harper Street Extension and First Street in Laurens. Zikevious Amaan Rice, 26, of Laurens and Montrarius Dejon Bailey, 21, of Laurens were arrested in connection with the shooting a short time after the incident. Both…
Laurens, S.C. – Main Street Laurens’ Sip & Stroll Wine Tasting is set for this Friday night, April 29, but with music and shops open for business, the annual event is still a Finally Friday that is available for anyone whether or not they want to participate in the wine tasting. “The music is available…
Laurens County, South Carolina – Laurens County is the newest affiliate for the Keep America Beautiful organization, and the ceremony which solidified the quest to become an official affiliate came in the middle of a weekend in which volunteers from across the county worked to make Laurens County cleaner. “We had at least 50 volunteers,…
Wanted: Bad guys and gals for a good cause. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is set to host its annual Jail and Bail event on Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Laurens Historic Square. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled to May 20. The annual Jail and Bail event…
Meetings among local law enforcement leaders and Laurens County School District 55 officials to address school safety issues has produced at least one four-legged solution. District 55 announced in a press release this past week that it plans to raise funds to purchase and train two K-9 “article” dogs. One K-9 would go to the…
Two weeks after members of the Laurens County Council met to hear proposals for American Relief Plan Act (ARPA) funding from entities across the county, the council is to meet again to decide how to disperse $5 million in ARPA funds. Thirty-nine agencies, municipalities and non-profit organizations presented their proposals, seeking as little as $14,600…
A Laurens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday morning in connection to a 2021 fatal collision that killed a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter from Clinton. Robert Curry Richardson, 57, of Laurens, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to felony DUI resulting in death and hit and run resulting in death in connection to the June…
Famed Heartbreak Hill was behind Laurens native Kristyn Dees Monday, but the Boylston Street finish line was a mile and a seeming eternity away. That’s when the tears began to flow for Dees. “I started crying when I hit the 25-mile mark,” said Dees of her final stretch in the Boston Marathon. “Everything just hit…