Woman Reports Weekend Assault
Laurens County Deputy Justin Yarbrough was dispatched to Joanna at 12:19 yesterday afternoon, where a woman reported she was assaulted by her former live-in boyfriend last Friday night. She said she...
View ArticleLaurens Man Charged with Forcing Sex during a Burglary
A Laurens man has been charged with breaking into a house last Thursday and forcing a victim inside to have sex. The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested 21-year-old Quindarious Quinez Vance of...
View ArticleResident Complains about Dillon Drive
Early in last night’s Clinton City Council meeting a resident spoke to Council during the Public Comment period. Ms. Miriam Jackson told Council about her road. She said she came to talk about the...
View ArticleScarborough Takes Oath of Office
A brand new member of Clinton City Council was sworn in just before last night’s February meeting. Norman Scarborough, business professor at Presbyterian College, will now be representing Clinton...
View ArticleTribble Announces for State House Seat 42
A former member of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation announced he is seeking election to return to the State House from a different District. Appearing on WLBG Radio this morning, David...
View ArticleSports Report for Wedneasday, 2-5-2014
Local Sports Results: CHS: The Red Devils traveled to Spartanburg last night to take on the Broome Centurions Girls: BHS 39 – CHS 32… The Lady Red Devils went into their game at Broome knowing what...
View ArticleWhich Loretta Lynn?
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested Loretta Lynn…..Loretta Lynn Sutherland, that is, from Oakland Avenue, Clinton. She was charged with Malicious Injury, citing an incident Saturday. Deputy...
View ArticleThe Deputy Reportedly Saw the Assault
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a location in the 14,000 address range of Highway 101 South of Gray Court at 10:31 last night after a man called 911 saying there was a fight...
View ArticleProbation Charges
Laurens County Sheriff’s Cpl Nick Moye was contacted by a State Probation agent regarding serving an arrest warrant for Probation. At 2:15 this morning Deputies arrived at a location on Milton...
View ArticleCHS Student Arrested
A Clinton High School student was arrested yesterday on Simple Possession charges following an investigation that began with information from an administrator at another school. Public Safety...
View ArticleLaurens City Court Sends Four to Jail
Laurens City Police yesterday placed four people in the Johnson Detention Center following convictions in Laurens Municipal Court on charges of Attempting to Purchase Excessive Amounts of Ephedrine....
View ArticleJoanna Man Charged with Kidnapping and Domestic Violence
A Joanna man was arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged abduction and assault and of his former live-in girlfriend. The Sheriff’s Office booked 25-year-old Jeffrey Allen Arrowood of 105...
View ArticleMore Homes of Hope Coming to Clinton
There goes the neighborhood. But that’s not always a bad thing. A piece of property near the intersection of North Broad and Elizabeth Streets is now to be purchased by the City of Clinton....
View ArticleCharges Filed in Cross Hill Double Homicide
Two Cross Hill residents were picked up by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, and were being held in the Johnson Detention Center overnight, pending charges. Sheriff Ricky Chastain...
View ArticleSports Report for Thursday, 2-6-2014
Local Sports Results: CHS: The Red Devils traveled to Chester to make up a game with the Cyclones that was postponed due to weather about a week ago… Girls: Chester: 55 – Clinton 47… In girls’ action,...
View ArticleNo Arrest Needed
Laurens Police were dispatched to a Sullivan Street location at 1:21 this morning on a report of a man pulling a gun on a woman. The woman said she had come to the man’s house to deliver some money...
View ArticleA Time to Talk, and a Time to Be Quiet
Laurens City Police responded to Spring Street at 12:25 this morning after a 911 hang-up call. Officers indicated as they arrived Markemus Mims met them in the front yard and immediately began...
View ArticleFraud in Prescription Alleged
Local authorities yesterday arrested 28-year-old Maryellen Adelle Powers “Ellie” of 201 Kemp Street, Laurens on an Illegal Drug Acquisition charge. Maryellen “Ellie” Powers is accused of unlawfully...
View ArticleKinards Break-in Alleged
The Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect yesterday in connection with a break-in in early January in Eastern Laurens County. 21-year-old Timothy Blake Hill of 218 Old Leapord Road, Cross Hill was...
View ArticleSafecracking
The Sheriff’s office yesterday served charges citing an alleged theft of items form a safe last fall in Western Laurens County. 19-year-old Kayla Nicole Morse of A-2 at 120 Eagle Trace, Greenwood was...
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