Congressman Duncan on Two Budget Votes
Congressman Jeff Duncan yesterday issued a statement on two budgets the House of Representatives voted on this week. Duncan said “The House of Representatives voted on two responsible budgets this...
View ArticleBond Denied on Criminal Sexual Conduct
Bond was denied yesterday during arraignment of 30-year-old David Allen Ward Jr. of 28707 Highway 76 East, Clinton. He was arrested by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday and charged with...
View ArticleMan Charged with Assaulting His Dad
A $50,000 bond was set yesterday on a Clinton man who allegedly assaulted his father the afternoon before. Clinton Public Safety arrested 22-year-old Christopher Lee “Chris” Couey of a mobile home...
View ArticleWoman Finds Boyfriend and Allegedly Attacks
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to Clinton Manor Apartments at 1:09 Friday morning on an assault report. A 30-year-old Clinton woman had come home and asked where her 34-year-old boyfriend was....
View ArticleKleenex Box as Weapon?
Laurens Police were dispatched to an East Main Street residence at 7:36 last night, where a woman said that she had invited her boyfriend over to her apartment, but now he was aggravating her. Officer...
View ArticleAttempt to Purchase with Wrong ID
Laurens City arrested a subject Sunday for an alleged attempt last month to purchase a nonprescription drug by fraudulent methods. 33-year-old Stephen Tron “Stevie” Case of 114 East Patten Road,...
View ArticleHeld On “ICE”
A man arrested this weekend on traffic charges is now being held for ICE – Immigration Customs Enforcement – agents. 24-year-old Emilio Tomas of 518 Fleming Street, Laurens was arrested by Laurens City...
View ArticleArrest Yesterday in 2005 Burglary & Theft
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a North Carolina man yesterday in connection with a break-in and theft from Upper Laurens County over seven years ago. 41-year-old Kelley Scott Greenway...
View ArticleClinton Presented RP3 Yesterday
Out of over 2,000 public power utilities across the United States, 184 utilities were recognized yesterday for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service....
View ArticleDress Code for Middle School Discussed
School security, student attire, adolescent suicide, and video surveillance, were addressed at last night’s Laurens School District 55’s monthly board meeting. During The Laurens Middle...
View ArticleRed Devil Pride
The auditorium at Clinton High School was filled with resounding applause during last night’s meeting of the Laurens County School District 56 Board of Trustees when District Superintendent Dr....
View ArticleDistrict 56 Approves Financing for Improvements
The District 56 Board of Trustees were asked at last night’s meeting to approve a resolution to repay a loan………from themselves. The issue is this: There is an immediate need to proceed with work on...
View ArticleTop Ten Other Places That Need a Dress Code
#10… Wal-Mart. The rule should be: If you weigh more than 300 pounds, you should have it covered. #9 … Elmo’s Crab Shack. This where the strippers, especially, need to be fully clothed. Perhaps...
View ArticleReports of Rape, Theft, and Marijuana
A Laurens County teen reported a case of alleged sodomy from his childhood to the Sheriff’s Office yesterday. He indicated the single incident happened when he was 5 years gold, and the act was...
View ArticleNo, Insurance Doesn’t Cover That
Laurens police were dispatched around 6 yesterday morning when a man called to report his car was stolen. The man didn’t think it had been repossessed because his insurance company had been making his...
View ArticleForged Check Charges from 2011
Laurens City Police yesterday made an arrest in connection with allegedly forged checks just under two years ago. 24-year-old Julius Jomar Hawkins of #5 Jossie’s Trail, Laurens was charged with two...
View ArticlePicture of Gun Noted in Violation of Probation
A man arrested Monday and held for charges from Probation and Parole was served with those charges yesterday. 22-year-old Robert Harold Anthony “Dub” Marler of 218 Lee Street, Laurens is now charged...
View ArticleVeteran’s Grave Marker Missing
Laurens Police received a report yesterday afternoon about a cemetery marker missing. Someone had apparently removed a marker from a grave in the Calvary Memorial Cemetery on Pridmore Street. The...
View ArticleMan Charged with Kidnapping & Assaulting Wife
Fountain Inn Police arrested a man yesterday on allegations he assaulted his wife and prevented her departure from their home yesterday. 39-year-old Tony Thomas Lutz of 209 Grape Arbor Lane,...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Leads to Drug Charges & Transfer to Pickens
An early morning traffic stop yesterday led to drug charges. Clinton Public Safety Officer Phillip Wicker reported he was on regular patrol at 1:40 yesterday morning on Willard Road when he observed a...
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