Greenville Woman Arrested Outside Wal-Mart Distribution
The Sheriff’s Office responded to the Wal-Mart Distribution Center at 5:32 yesterday afternoon on a report of a woman harassing people in the center’s parking lot. A woman from the Center reported...
View ArticleLibraries Announce Week of Giving & Receiving
The Laurens County Library System has announced a campaign to raise food for local food banks and help Library patrons get a break on any fines for late returns at the Library. For the 2013 holiday...
View ArticleGrand Larceny Suspect Facing More Charges
Laurens County Deputies responded to Elledge Road near Ware Shoals at 5:21 yesterday morning on report of a woman wanted for Grand Larceny charges being at the location where the theft reportedly...
View ArticleWaterloo Man Charged with PWID Marijuana
Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute almost two years ago was alleged in a warrant served on a Waterloo man yesterday. The Sheriff’s Office booked 27-year-old Malcolm Terrell Cook of...
View ArticleLaurens Man Facing Drug Distribution Charge
An undercover drug sale about 11 months ago is alleged in a charge served yesterday on a Laurens man. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 20-year-old Jonathan Eugene Merchant of 1154 Woodberry Drive,...
View Article3rd Joanna Man Arrested on Drug Charges
Illegal drug possession near a Joanna Park was alleged in warrants served yesterday on a third Joanna suspect. 21-year-old Samuel Jahlil Leake of 118 Tillman Circle, Joanna was arrested by the...
View ArticleJoanna Man Charged with 3rd Offense Distribution Meth
The Sheriff’s Office booked 35-year-old Gregory McSwain Morgan of 120 North Marion Street, Joanna and charged him with Distribution of Methamphetamine 3rd Offense for an alleged offense last month....
View ArticleJoanna Man Held with $105,000 Bonds on 3 Drug Charges
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a Joanna area man on charges stemming from an undercover drug operation last month. 51-year-old Donald Everett Shealy of 85 Hopewell Church Road, Joanna is...
View ArticleExpansion Coming at Norbord
In spite of tough economic times over recent years, Norbord Wood Products Company is investing another $30 million to expand its Laurens County operations. An attorney representing Norbord was at...
View ArticleTop Ten Activities Inspired by Various Adult Beverages
You are what you eat – But what you drink can impact what you do. #10… A fine Tequila, such as Patron, makes folks want to listen to Jimmy Buffet while sitting on the back porch in a loose-fitting...
View ArticleTheft of “Amps” Alleged
Laurens City Police arrested a man Saturday in connection with a case from the spring of 2006. 27-year-old Tiras Maurice Sullivan of 121 Laurens Court, Fountain Inn was charged with Larceny. Officer...
View ArticleMarijuana and Paraphernalia Possession Alleged
Clinton Public Safety Officer Kenneth Prather was on routine patrol at 12:01 am Sunday when he reportedly observed a Ford Explorer turn onto Laurens Street and observed the tag light was not...
View ArticleAlleged Use of Moped Without Permission
Laurens City Police were dispatched to Garlington Street at 4:27 Saturday afternoon by a man reporting that another man had taken his moped without permission. Officers later located the man and the...
View ArticleMan Charged with Selling Liquor from His Home
Laurens City Police Friday arrested a local man for allegedly selling liquor out of his home. 71-year-old Bobby Joe Smith of 100 Pridmore Street, Laurens was charged with Two Counts of Operating a...
View ArticleBurglary from September, 2012
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Friday in connection with an alleged home break-in, damage to a fence and theft attempt in late 14 months ago. 21-year-old Daniel Joseph Vaughn of...
View ArticleUndercover Drug Sale Summer Past
A Laurens man was released on $15,000 surety bond this weekend following his arrest last week in connection with an alleged undercover drug sale this past summer. The Sheriff’s Office arrested...
View ArticleArrest from Alleged Marijuana Distribution this Fall
A Gray Court man has been charged with distribution of marijuana this fall. The Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year old Terrell Lamar Kennedy of 1080 Bull Hill road, Gray Court Thursday and charged him...
View ArticleMore Help for “Backpack” Kids
Another local organization is joining the list of groups helping local school children have more food to eat when the go home for the weekend. The Laurens County Community Foundation board...
View ArticleGregory Dies Weeks after Motorcycle Wreck
A Laurens man died this past weekend, several weeks after being injured in a wreck on his motorcycle. Initial reports indicate the wreck happened on Fleming Street in Laurens, when 59-year-old Bruce...
View ArticleThree Arrested on Ft. Lindley Road Early Sunday Morning
After Laurens County Deputies received information of a man wanted by authorities being at a location at 291 Fort Lindley Road, Lt. Marlon Higgenbotham and four other officers went to the location...
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