20 Arrested in Clinton Drug Roundup
Clinton Public Safety conducted a Sting yesterday, arresting 20 people from locations in the Clinton area from around 10 am on into late afternoon. Charges reportedly come from warrants that cite drug...
View ArticleWe Have Rain…and Then Some
Thunderstorms have brought lightning and sometimes heavy rain to Laurens County overnight. In the Wattsville community just outside Laurens, a tree came down onto a house, damaging the house and...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with this $100 Bill?
Clinton Public Safety yesterday charged a Laurens woman in connection with an alleged counterfeit bill presented in town Wednesday. 20-year-old Ashley Amanda Brewington of 107 Woodmont Lane, Laurens...
View ArticleAssault by Pepsi Can
A warrant was served yesterday following an early morning assault. . Deputy Timothy Byrd arrested 36-year-old James ONeil Wright of 135 Dragon Trail, Laurens and had him held for the warrant. Charging...
View ArticleTeen Charged with Assault by Mob
Clinton Public Safety yesterday arrested an 18-year-old female in connection with an alleged Mob attack on another female early this month. 18-year-old Maleka Keshundra Neal of 80 Palmetto Street,...
View ArticleClinton To Retain 29% of Sales Tax
Yesterday WLBG reported that Laurens County Council voted Tuesday night to change policy of using 100% of the Local Options Sales Tax to reduce property taxes. Next fiscal year they plan to use 71% for...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting for USC-U Laurens Campus
The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce held ribbon-cutting ceremonies yesterday afternoon for the new USC-Union at Laurens campus. Representatives from County and City government were on hand for...
View ArticleFuture Scholarships – Educating Laurens County
A “Futures Scholarship” concept to see that all Laurens County High School graduates can get additional education was formally presented to Laurens County Council this week. The “Future Scholarships –...
View ArticleConviction for Lewd Act on a Child
Ten years in the State Prison system was ordered after a Hickory Tavern area resident was found guilty during Laurens County General Sessions Criminal Court this week for two charges of Committing a...
View ArticleTwo More Arrest in Drug Sweep
After making 20 arrests on drug charges Wednesday, Clinton Public Safety booked additional suspects yesterday. 47-year-old Tony Nathaniel Carter of 169 Price Street, Clinton was charged with...
View ArticleTwo Arrested from Clinton Break-In & Assault
Clinton Public Safety has arrested two men in connection with a burglary and assault on Wednesday. 21-year-old Keenan Alexander Davis of 105 Baldwin Circle, Clinton – known as “Alex” and “Smurf” – and...
View ArticleArrest in Laurens Break-In & Assault
Laurens City Police yesterday made an arrest in connection with an alleged Tuesday night home break-in and assault. 21-year-old Tavish Antoine McDowell of 106 Pleasant Drive, Laurens was charged with...
View ArticleFinancial Card Fraud, Thefts & Harassment
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched yesterday afternoon on five reports of Financial Transaction Card Fraud, at least one involving two counts. Sgt. John Carter also received a report from another...
View ArticleAnother Burglary, Same Location
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to the same address at Ray’s Hollow at 9:19 yesterday morning to investigate a theft of 2 rolls of Romex wiring valued at $700. The victim indicates she’s using the...
View ArticleMan Charged with April 1st Daytime Burglary
Clinton Public Safety charged a local man yesterday afternoon with a daytime burglary early last month. 39-year-old Rodney Cojay Copeland of 1005 Elizabeth Street, Clinton was served with a warrant...
View ArticleTheft & Probation Violation
Both the Laurens City Police Department and the State Probation and Parole Agency yesterday had charges for a young Clinton woman. 29-year-old Shelly Brooks Finley of 1463 Sunset Blvd, Clinton was...
View ArticleParole Violation Cites Manufacturing Meth
State Probation and Parole yesterday arrested a Waterloo woman with charges of Violation of her Probation. 22-year-old Krystal Leann Chadwick of 256 Old Oak Tree Road, Waterloo, also known as “Krystal...
View ArticleUnlawful Phone Calls
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged a woman from downstate in connection with illegal phone calls into Laurens County last year. 41-year-old Melissa Doty Matthews of Apartment 5 at 123 Sharon Lane,...
View ArticleCall to Fight for Our Youth
“This is war.” The battle for the hearts of today’s youth was highlighted yesterday when Lakelands Area Representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletics spoke to the Laurens Rotary Club about...
View Article$75,000 Bond on Assault Charge
A $75,000 bond was set yesterday on a Simpsonville man arrested for an assault in Upper Laurens County last week. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 20-year-old John Willie Hester Jr. of 251 Black Road,...
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