Clinton News

First Baptist Church of Moreland was overcrowded. Church members already knew it.

Mary Frances Griffin of 108 Jennings Street, Laurens, died peacefully Tuesday, June 16, 2009, in the National Healthcare Center of Clinton, SC.

A Clinton man died Monday after his car left a Laurens County road and struck some trees, authorities said.

Former MTSU graduate assistant Deke Herrin has been assigned to coach quarterbacks and running backs at Birmingham Southern.

A 15-year-old girl died Thursday in a shooting that involved a Rock Hill Police officer shortly after a robbery at a nearby grocery store.

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Demott of Clinton, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Alyse Demott, to Mark Richard Scherger.

Harmony Care Hospice is proud to announce the opening of its fourth regional office located at 700 Plaza Circle, Suite N, Clinton, SC 29325.

Mary Ruth Hare Stockman, 92, daughter of Sidney Bowles and Janie Iva Crout Hare was born Nov.

Graveside services for Robert Elvin Black, 77, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in South End Cemetery, Bamberg, SC.

South Carolina Republicans are preparing for new leadership at both the state and local levels in a party that has come to dominate state politics over the last decade.

The Laurens County Chorale will present an evening of Broadway tunes from the musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein at 8 p.m. May 19, at Belk Auditorium on the Presbyterian College, 503 S. Adair St., Clinton.

A probable case of H1N1 flu has been identified in an Upstate County. South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control notified administrators of Laurens School District 56 over the weekend that a student attending Bell Street Middle School has been diagnosed with a probable case of the virus, according to the school's Web site.

Robert "Bobby" Simmons Wactor, Sr. of 1371 Tolly Ganly Circle, 76, died Monday, April 20, 2009.

CLINTON -- Campbell Lewis had three hits, including a three-run homer, to lead the Furman University baseball team to a 16-6 victory at Presbyterian College on Wednesday.

The Evening Light Church of God will celebrate its 100th Anniversary and Mortgage Burning Services on April 16-19, 2009 The following services are planned: *7 p.m. April 16 - The African Methodist Episcopal Churches are in charge of the services.

The new Public Safety Director starts work today in North Augusta, on the first day of Masters Week.

Clinton police say they have fired two officers for their actions while helping paramedics treat a 59-year-old woman who became violent during her treatment.

Ron Clyde, GRI, owner and Broker-in-Charge of Clyde Realty, LLC in Simpsonville, South Carolina, represented the seller, Hickory Tavern Holdings, LLC in the sale of their multi-family development known as The Jones Street Apartments.

A former Laurens County sheriff's deputy has been charged with twice illegally obtaining hydrocodone prescriptions in Clinton, according to arrest warrants.

Rock Hill officials hope to use an infusion of federal cash to hire more police officers.