Stealin’ and Runnin’ to Joanna
Wednesday, Deputy Mcmahan responded to a call from the Dollar General on hwy 76 east in Clinton. The complaintant said she was the only cashier working at the time when it was brought to her attention...
View Article3 Arrested in Clinton Meth Lab Bust
On tuesday at 5:45PM Clinton Department of Public Safety Officers received a report that there was an active meth lab at 503 Academy Street in Clinton. The Department responded and Officer Metz and...
View ArticleCatherine Byrd Massey
Catherine Byrd Massey, 81, formally of Woodruff, SC, departed this life on February 25, 2014, at New York Methodist Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mary Green Byrd and Roy Byrd. Survivors...
View ArticleSports Report for Friday, 3-7-2014
Local Sports Results: Needless to say the weather yesterday caused the cancellation of everything related to any contest held outside and where spring sports are concerned, that is everything… But I do...
View ArticleFrances “Louise” Durham Kuykendall
Frances “Louise” Durham Kuykendall, 83, formerly of Laurelwood Apts. and wife of the late Loyal Fulton Kuykendall, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, a National Healthcare Center in Laurens. Born in...
View ArticleLaurens City Council Special Called Meeting
Laurens City Council convened a special called meeting thursday morning at 9am in Council Chambers to vote on three ordinances. The first, Ordinance 02-14-01, needed a second reading vote before...
View ArticleClinton City Council Goes to the Dogs…
Clinton City Council went to the dogs on Monday evening……at least temporarily. Brooke Spatta (SPAH-DUH) who serves on the board of the Laurens County Humane Society came before the council to brief...
View ArticleMore Warrants issued for Shoplifter
Warrants were issued yesterday by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office concerning one of our stories from yesterday morning’s news. Shirley Bacon of Joanna, one part of the mother /daughter Dollar...
View ArticleHitchin’ A Ride…
On Wednesday, Deputy McMahan was called to a residence on Hampton Avenue Laurens concerning a wife trying to run over her husband. The complaintant stated that his wife came home saying she was moving...
View ArticleScrapping A Chevy
Yesterday around 3pm, Sgt. Carter of the LCSO responded to a scrap yard in Gray Court in reference to someone trying to scrap a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, Sgt. Carter learned that a suspect...
View Article2014 June Primary Filing Fees Released
Lynne West, Director of the Laurens County Registrations and Elections office issued a memo Thursday stating the filing fees for the 2014 June primaries. It states that candidates seeking the...
View ArticleJV Baseball Tournament Game Cancelled
The championship game for the Lakeland JV Baseball Tournament has been cancelled and their will be no make-update. The CHS JV Baseball Team went 3-0 in the tournament defeating Emerald 12-3, Hillcrest...
View ArticleTheft from Power Company Alleged
An arrest was made for an alleged theft from a power company facility in Upper Laurens County yesterday. The Sheriff’s Offfice booked 44-year-old Joseph Andrew Smith of 2098 Amberly Road, Elberton,...
View Article2 From Georgia Charged with Assault
Clinton Public Safety made an arrest in connection with an assault that allegedly occurred Sunday at the Pilot Station on I-26. 41-year-old Yasin Sami Abdul and 40-year-old Tamika Jernell...
View ArticleAssault at South Side Store
Laurens Police responded to an assault call on the Greenwood Road just before noon yesterday. An older man had reportedly pulled into the Harvest Market and got out of his car when approached by...
View ArticleText & 911 Hang-Up Lead to Arrest
Laurens Police were dispatched to Park Street at 9:42 last night on a report of possible Domestic Violence. A woman had reported she received a text message from her daughter asking her to call police...
View ArticleCriminal Sexual Conduct Alleged
The Sheriff’s Office made an arrest yesterday in a case that alleges sex with a minor early this year on New Year’s Day. 24-year-old Joshua Shane Melton of 40 Charmin Circle, Gray Court was charged...
View ArticleMan and Woman Charged with Meth Manufacture
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a Clinton woman and a Cross Hill man on charges that included Methamphetamine Manufacture. 22-year-old Erin Gray Roach of 100 Clinton Manor...
View ArticleCocaine & Marijuana Seized from Traffic Stop
Clinton Public Safety Officer Stephen Lawton reported he was performing routine patrol on West Main Street at 2:23 Monday morning when he observed a vehicle make a left turn onto Elizabeth without...
View ArticleNew Board Members for Hospital Foundation
The Laurens County Health Care Foundation has three new members of its Board of Directors. They are Julie Sease, Nancy Goodbar and Robert Byrd. Two of the new board members are employed at the...
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