Laurens News

November 20, 2009 - 10:22 p.m. EST Statistics show that prisoners at the Oconee County Detention Center don't have any greater risk of inmate-on-inmate violence than prisoners in other jails of comparable size.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:48 a.m. Spartanburg Public Safety Department Roger Lynn Jarman, 43, on Thursday was arrested and charged with strong-armed robbery and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Willie L. Johnson, former Greenville police chief, received the Urban League of the Upstate's Whitney M. Young Jr.

LaDante Da-King Herndon, 7 months, died Sunday at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Grier Funeral Service of Monroe.

November 11, 2009 - 10:53 p.m. EST Photo File Photo State Sen. Thomas Alexander said he requested an analysis of Oconee County's per capita tax burden to better address constituent concerns.

A flash flood watch is in effect from through Wednesday morning for portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

Have you missed singing one of the old familiar hymns of your childhood? Do you long to hear a fresh new 21st century hymn? Then "Hymns Alive: Our Heritage, Our Future" is a performance that could stir your heart.

Southern Championship Wrestling and the Laurens County Sheriff's Office Tag Teaming to Benefit 'Christmas For Kids' Southern Championship Wrestling has announced that it will tag team with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office in a fundraising event to benefit the Laurens County Christmas for Kids Program.

A Laurens man is among 21 people charged in two ventures that authorities allege pitted roosters against each other in fights to the death.

Authorities were searching Monday for a Laurens man and have arrested a Clinton man in the robbery of a Waterloo convenience store that led to a hunt involving bloodhounds and a helicopter.

Subject: Laurens District Genealogy Society Laurens District Genealogy Society Meeting Date.. November 10, 2009 Time ... 7:30 PM Place ... Laurens County Library Speakers... Dianne Culbertson, Janet and J.D. Norris,and Sarah Jane Armstrong Topic ......Applications and eligibility to join the National Society Daughters of the American ...

INMAN - Dennis Harris has trouble keeping tenants in his rental home near this small Spartanburg County community.

Despite objections of economic hardship and higher transportation costs, the state Department of Transportation Commission decided to proceed with a plan to close northbound lanes on Interstate 385 in Laurens County for up to eight months.

Upstate building permits are on the rise in the Upstate, but not all local home builders are experiencing the climb.

A Cross Hill woman has been charged with killing her 16-month-old daughter in a case that Laurens County deputies said Sunday they are continuing to investigate.

More soaking rain has brought drought to an end in the Upstate, the state Climatologist's Office says.

Without hearing any public comment Wednesday, a Senate panel all but scrapped a plan to put the governor in charge of South Carolina's controversial environmental and health agency.

South Carolina's constitutional trigger for impeachment is so vague that it effectively hands the Legislature vast powers to remove a governor for anything lawmakers consider 'serious misconduct.' Legislators are exploring the steps and one senator said it may not be necessary to convene a trial because Gov.

The dispute between a group of local businessmen and the Union-Laurens Commission on Higher Education may be headed to court.

City leaders picture a meandering, park-like street with wide sidewalks leading to restaurants, cafes and shops along downtown Depot Street.