Laurens County News

The S.C. Farm Bureau Federation has announced a new specialty license plate that promotes agriculture with the slogan "Our Farms - " Our Future." Proceeds from the sale of the tag will go to the group's Ag in the Classroom fund.

James Woodson wasn't about to miss the biggest rig to ever pass along U.S. 25 in front of his house, so he and relatives set up lawn chairs, brought the dogs outside and waited to catch a glimpse of what has been called the largest "superload" to travel South Carolina's roadways.

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.

Crews on Scene of Rollover in Laurens Co. Jason Lewis 1 hr ago A rollover on Highway 117 has crews at the scene in Laurens County Monday morning.

For close to four years, residents of Gray Court have fought to keep North Carolina-based MRR Highway 92 LLC from building a landfill near their homes in rural Laurens County.

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.

Greer Chamber of Commerce's Pelham Power Breakfast Series to Feature Bob Inglis The Greer Chamber's 'Pelham Power Breakfast' series is hosting an upcoming event on Wednesday, November 11 from 8:00am-9:00am at the Cottages at Brushy Creek.

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.

We won't get into legalities here. Though an administrative law judge filed his decision Oct.

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 ...

Newberry authorities are investigating a report that a retired South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper went on a school trip with about 100 students and parents while carrying a loaded weapon inside a holster.

Recently the AT&T Corporation released a report on its citizenship efforts and the significant results those efforts have had in communities nationwide.

Troopers said that a teenager was killed when her car slammed into a tree on Tuesday night.

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.

A South Carolina mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 16-month-old daughter.

The Laurens County Sheriff's Office said has charged a 21-year-old mother in connection with the death of her 16-month-old baby.

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday overruled decisions on more than two dozen murder and assault cases dating to 1894 when it ordered a new trial for a 42-year-old man convicted of killing his cousin.

One person was killed and another injured Sunday in a one-vehicle accident in Laurens County, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Greenville and Pickens County are receiving $13.6 million in federal stimulus money for new road projects and plan to use it on three of their top construction priorities while leaving more than 75 others on the shelf.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is planning on closing down a 15-mile stretch of interstate 385 northbound for repairs -- and the Walmart distribution center will be right in the middle of the construction.