• Suspects sought near Gray Court, Waterloo • Drug arrest made, 800 grams of meth found The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office found itself involved in two manhunts Monday afternoon covering two separate areas of the county. As of Tuesday afternoon, both men were still at-large. Around 6 p.m. Monday, two men were involved in an…
The murder trial of Khalid Asiatic Cunningham was to begin Tuesday at the Laurens County Hillcrest Judicial Complex in front of 8th Circuit Judge Frank R. Addy, Jr. Jury selection began Monday in the case with open arguments scheduled for Tuesday. Cunningham, 26, of Clinton, is accused of murder in the shooting death of Freddie…
A Fountain Inn man died late Tuesday morning when the dump truck he was driving overturned on Old Laurens Road in Gray Court. According to Laurens County Deputy Coroner Bill Williams, the victim of the single-vehicle crash is identified as James Michael Falls, 57, of Fountain Inn. Williams said the crash occurred at 11:26 a.m.…
Less than a week from the outset of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Presbyterian College students, faculty, and staff packed an auditorium on campus to hear a panel of professors discuss the ongoing war’s global implications. History professor Dr. Stefan Wiecki, a former NATO peacekeeper and a scholar on modern Europe, said it was shocking…
Laurens County nonprofit organizations have through April 1 to apply for a portion of $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds that are available to them. Representatives of the 501-c3 nonprofit organizations can get a grant application by following the ARPA link on the county government’s website at laurenscounty.us, by calling 864-681-3154 or by…
Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn broke new ground Tuesday with what he believes to be the first State of the City address given in Laurens. “Tonight, we are gathered to renew our shared commitment to a better future for the City of Laurens,” Senn said, speaking to a group assembled at the Capitol Theatre in downtown…
Laurens County, S.C. – In late March and early April, 560 third graders from across District 55 and District 56 will be learning anti-littering skills and conservation practices as Team Ecology returns to in-person classes at the Joe Adair Education Center in Laurens. To make it happen, however, the Laurens County Conservation District is look-…
Clinton, S.C. – After months seeking a new full time city manager, Clinton City Council last week made the decision in a special called meeting to hire Thomas Brooks, and Brooks was present during council’s regular meeting last week. Brooks will not begin working for the city until May 1, but he sat next to interim…
Clinton S.C. – Clinton High School served Saturday morning as a showcase of the arts as ArtsMix 56 resumed following two years off due to the pandemic. Elementary, middle school and high school music and choral students performed for parents in the CHS auditorium and artwork from every District 56 school was displayed throughout the…
A message containing a bomb threat was sent to several Laurens District High School students early Tuesday, but the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office had ruled it to be a non-credible threat by mid-morning. “LCSO has cleared up from the scene and there is no credible threat,” a social media post from the LCSO read at…