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Press Conference Announcing Chris Liner as New Head Football Coach at LDHS
In a press conference on Tuesday, 1-28-2014 at LDHS, Athletic Director Mark Freeze introduced Chris Liner as the new head football coach at LDHS… Liner comes to LDHS from Ninety Six High School where...
View ArticleMorning Drive DANGEROUS!
Roadway conditions are extremely hazardous in Laurens and surrounding counties this morning. Yesterday’s snow is this morning’s smooth sheet of ice. Do NOT drive if you don’t have to. If you must...
View ArticleWoman Charged from Cocaine Baby Birth
A baby born testing positive to having cocaine in its system last year was cited in the arrest of a Clinton woman this week. Clinton Public Safety arrested 29-year-old Christa Faith Sutton of 129...
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View ArticleAssault with Pool Cue
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a man for an alleged assault with a pool cue last Thursday. 17-year-old William Earl Dalton Jr. of Brook Road, Clinton was charged with Assault and Battery 2nd...
View ArticleManufacturing Meth
A man arrested by the Sheriff’s Office Monday was charged yesterday with Manufacturing Methamphetamine.39-year-old Troy Nelson Gillian of 903 Stomp Springs Road, Clinton was served with a warrant in...
View ArticleLocal Reaction to ‘State-of-State’
President Barak Obama delivered his State-of-the-Nation address last night. He spoke of wanting to work with congress to win approval of measures to help more Americans advance economically, but...
View ArticleCouncil Limits Agenda in Snow
Laurens County Council last evening held their meeting even with the snow, but with a limited agenda. They postponed hearing from Phil Astwood of the Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains....
View Article$13.6 Million, 40 New Jobs
A $13.2 million expansion was announced yesterday for CeramTec’s manufacturing facility on Highway 14, Laurens. CeramTec North America, a worldwide leader in advanced ceramics, said the expansion of...
View ArticleRoy Franklin Saxon
Roy Franklin Saxon, 72 of 1101 Peace Pipe Place and formerly of 691 Hwy. 49 in Laurens passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Claude and Mary...
View ArticleSports Report for Thursday, 1-30-2013
Local Sports Results: LDHS: On Friday and Saturday January 24th & 25th the Laurens Raider Wrestling team traveled to Sumter South Carolina to participate in the Gamecock Duals… During those two...
View ArticleNot a Gun, Fireworks!
Laurens Police Sgt. Shane Martin and Officer Andrew Ashley were dispatched to West Hampton Street at 2:45 yesterday afternoon, where a woman reported her x-boyfriend had threatened her and fired a...
View ArticleMan Accused of Assaulting Baby’s Mama
Laurens City Police Sgt. Michael Gainey responded to a residence on Garlington Street at 6:23 yesterday morning from a 911 hang-up call. He was met at the door by a man holding a small child. As the...
View ArticleLocal Highway Fatalities Holding at Zero
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine persons killed on South Carolina roadways last weekend. That brings the total highway fatalities for the year to...
View Article“Victim” &“Subject” Arrested
Laurens Police Sgt. Joey Pittman responded to Lurey Street at 8:39 last night on a report of a disturbance. One of the residents of the address indicated he had been assaulted by another resident....
View ArticleSC Unemployment Below National Average
Governor Nikki Haley issued a statement in response to South Carolina’s unemployment rate declining significantly to 6.6 percent in December from 7.1 percent in November. The December drop in...
View ArticleTwo Vehicle Fires for HTFD Last Night
Laurens County Deputies & Hickory Tavern Firefighters were dispatched for two vehicle fires after 10 last night. Deputy Steven Sweat was dispatched to Ballenger Road at 10:17pm where he observed...
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View ArticleTop Ten Reasons the LC Airport Weather Station Stopped Working Last Night
#10…For letters, Randy: UATR. The Union of American Thermometer Readers. The airport meter readers heard the talk in Washington about the minimum wage, looked at their check stubs, then joined the...
View ArticleLaurens Home Burglary Attempt
Laurens City Police were dispatched to a house on Pridmore Street just before 1 yesterday afternoon to investigate a report of an attempted 1st Degree Burglary the night before. A woman indicated...
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