Cross Hill Car Theft Arrest
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a suspect in a car theft from this past September. 28-year-old Darren Mandez Hill of 107 John Grant Street, Cross Hill was charged with Grand...
View ArticleWoman Sentenced to 25 Years in Killing
A Mountville woman was found guilty Friday of the killing of one woman and the attempt to kill another during a shooting at her home August 11, 2011. 58-year-old Kathy Leonard Revan of 315 Revan...
View ArticleMr. George E. Simpson
Mr. George E. Simpson, of 1158 Cheeks Circle, Gray Court, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Laurens County Hospital, Clinton, SC. He is survived by his wife, Lula Holiday of the home; his mother,...
View ArticleMr. Donell Boyd, Sr.
Mr. Donell Boyd, Sr., age 93, of 209 Lynn Avenue, Laurens, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the National Healthcare Center, of Laurens. He is survived by his wife, Lillie Mae Boyd of the home; three...
View ArticleRemains Identified – Ms. Dorothy Madden
The mystery that has haunted a LaurensCounty family has now been resolved although not in a way they would have chosen. On Monday afternoon Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols announced that remains...
View ArticleSports Report for Tuesday, 1-21-2014
Local Sports Results: LDHS: I need to do a little catching up on some JV & 9th grade basketball from last Friday night that I just did not have time to get to yesterday where the raiders hosted...
View ArticleOne Charge, Maybe Two
Sheriff’s Sgt. Will Johnston was dispatched to Bal Harbour Avenue, Ware Shoals at 12:29 this morning after a man called to say that another man was at his front door knocking loudly and yelling. The...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Arrest
28-year-old Tray O’Neal Ferguson of 206 Jefferson Street, Clinton was arraigned yesterday morning on a Domestic Violence case. He was arrested by Clinton Public Safety Officer Duckett Sunday night...
View ArticleWire Theft Thwarted ….by Electricity?
It appears a would-be thief was startled, if not shocked, during a theft attempt at 3336 Milam Road, outside Clinton sometime after 5:30 yesterday morning. Sheriff’s Cpl Jimmy Johnson was dispatched...
View ArticleOne Missing Tag is Located
There were three reports of missing vehicle tags in the Clinton area yesterday. One was actually solved before the report was filed. A Cross Hill man reported his license tag stolen from his 1999...
View ArticleMore on Rates; CPW Tweaks Map
The Laurens Commission of Public Works approved a new rate structure at their January meeting held last Friday, as we reported yesterday. General Manager Dale Satterfield noted that the concept of...
View ArticleMeth Charge Filed Yesterday
Clinton Public Safety yesterday charged 24-year-old Michael Leon Killingsworth of 107 Oakland Street, #8 with Possession of Methamphetamine. A warrant served yesterday states that Killingsworth had...
View ArticleRemains Identified – Ms. Dorothy Madden
The mystery that has haunted one Laurens County family has now been resolved, although not in a way they would have chosen. Yesterday afternoon Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols announced that...
View ArticleMary Alice Buchanan Ford Barnes
Mary Alice Buchanan Ford Barnes, age 92, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, died on January 19, 2014. She was born January 25, 1921, the daughter of the late Luther Fred and Sarah Elizabeth...
View ArticleSports Report for Wedneasday, 1-22-2014
CHS: Last night the CHS Red Devil varsity basketball teams hosted the Chapman Panthers in Region 3-AAA action… Girls: Clinton 53 – Chapman 41… In the 1st game at CHS, the Lady Red Devils took a 53-41...
View ArticleCharges Keep Coming
A Western Laurens County man who was arrested early yesterday morning on a Public Intoxication charge is now charged with three other violations. 52-year-old Robert Ibra Derrick Jr. of 762 Bal...
View ArticleArrest from Call to Westchase
Clinton Public Safety Officer Stephen Lawton responded to Westchase Apartments on a disturbance call at 12:23 yesterday morning. Someone reported hearing a man and woman screaming and wanted to have...
View ArticleNew Housing Construction
New affordable housing in Laurens was the first item of discussion at last night’s Laurens City Council, which was the first meeting of 2014. Jim Childress, Executive Director of Genesis Homes...
View Article1st Degree Burglary – for Food?
A Clinton man is facing a 1st Degree Burglary charge following an alleged break-in discovered Monday night. Sheriff’s Cpl Nick Moye was dispatched to 285 Fuller Road outside Clinton at 9:08 Monday...
View ArticleBond Denied on June 2012 Burglaries
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday served charges from a couple burglaries in June of 2012. 43-year-old Brenda Gail Branham of 2833 Pumpkintown Highway, Pickens was transferred to the...
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