Man Facing ‘Attempted Murder’ Charge
A man was placed in the Johnson Detention Center this morning pending Attempted Murder charges after an alleged overnight assault on his wife. Laurens Police responded to Eden Street with blue lights...
View ArticleSeveral Arrests from Big Crowd at Weekend Party
Laurens Police patrolling the East Main area at 11:05 Saturday night reported observing hundreds of vehicles parked at the Exchange Club building at the old Fairgrounds. The lot was full and vehicles...
View ArticleMan Dies Following Motorcycle/Deer Collission
A Clinton man was pronounced dead just before noon today, after being injured when the small motorcycle he was riding outside Clinton collided with a deer last night. Laurens County Coroner Nick...
View ArticleSports Report for Tuesday, 7-22-2014
The Blue Hose football schedule this year includes 6 home games… The first home game is Sept. 6th as they host Bluefield… The other home games are against Furman, Western Carolina, Coastal Carolina,...
View ArticleSaturday Night Assault Reported Late Tuesday
Deputy Sheriff Farrah Cook was dispatched to Pete Street, Waterloo at 7:55 last evening on a report of an assault. A man said that he had both his girlfriends and another man at his residence for a...
View ArticleWarrant Obtained from Domestic Assault
Deputy Jamison Taylor was dispatched to a Joanna residence at 2:48 yesterday afternoon on a domestic call. A 44-year-old woman told the officer that her boyfriend had been drinking liquor all day and...
View ArticleResisting Arrest by Fleeing on Foot
A Clinton man was charged with Resisting Arrest by fleeing the scene of a traffic stop yesterday. Clinton Public Safety charged 36-year-old Nathaniel Davis Jr. of 806 North Sloan Street, Clinton with...
View ArticleChild Transferred to Dad for Care
Laurens Police responded to a north-side residence at 8:33 last night on a report of a dispute. Sgt. Joey Pittman learned that a 3-year-old girl who had suffered 2nd degree burns to her chest and arms...
View ArticleDrugs Alleged in Unlawful Child Neglect
Drug use in early March of this year is referenced in the arrest yesterday on a Laurens County woman. The Sheriff’s Office charged 30-year-old Ann Marie Isbell of 101 Golf Lane, Fountain Inn with...
View ArticleArrest in Waterloo Theft
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a man for an alleged theft in the Waterloo area July 14th. 43-year-old Carl Daniel “Danny” May of 101 Bryant Drive, Greenwood was charged with...
View ArticleBonding Agency Returns Woman to Jail
29-year-old Nicole Marie Finley of 753 West Main, Laurens was placed in the Johnson Detention Center early Monday with her bonding agency surrendering her to custody, citing failure to maintain...
View ArticleCouncil Approves Secure Parking for Judges
Laurens County Council took action on building a secure area for judges’ parking at Hillcrest Square last night. Council had rejected a $94,000 proposal from the contractor that had the lowest &...
View ArticleFire Budget Passes 2nd Vote of County Council
Laurens County Council last evening gave 2nd reading approval to the Laurens County Fire Budget for fiscal year 2014-2015. It totals $2,197,375. Just as with the 1st reading, Council members Joe Wood...
View ArticleIncident of “Hood Surfing”
Laurens County Deputy Timothy Byrd was dispatched to Houston Street outside Laurens on a car-vs-pedestrian incident at 9:48 last night. Lt. Marty Crain and Lt. Bryant Cheek also responded to the...
View Article3 Arrested at Traffic Checkpoints
Laurens City Police conducted traffic safety checkpoints on Lynn Avenue and Lakeview last night. Three people were arrested between 9 and 11 pm. Two were charged with Driving without a License and one...
View ArticleContributing to Delinquency
Clinton Public Safety yesterday arrested 20-year-old Caleb Joseph Avery of 127 Madden Road, Clinton on a charge of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Sgt. Wicker states in the arrest warrant...
View ArticleThere Really Was a Bat This Time
Clinton Public Safety Officers were called to Palmetto Street at 2:13 yesterday morning on a report of a bat inside the residence. Unlike a bat call to Ferguson Street recently, this time a bat was...
View ArticleNet Profits Up
Palmetto Bankshares yesterday reported 2nd quarter net income of $2 Million. That’s unchanged from this year’s 1st quarter but an increase from the $1.5 million for last year’s 2nd quarter. For the 1st...
View ArticleGrand Larceny – Auto
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested 32-year-old John Michael Benson of 329 North Charles Drive, Greenville on a charge of Grand Larceny, noting $5,000 or more in value stolen. Deputy...
View Article15 Years for Voluntary Manslaughter
A 15-year sentence was handed down this week in Laurens County General Sessions Court for a death in mid February 2010. 23-year-old Stacey Nicole Patton of Clinton Manor #6-C, Clinton, with a previous...
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