Laurens County News

Staff Reports Greenwood County narcotics officers arrested a Laurens County man Wednesday, who now faces drug charges after agents found drugs in his vehicle.

The South Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a former Clemson student in prison on a charge of aiding and abetting a homicide by child abuse.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 58-year-old Laurens County man, who was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was jogging.

The sound of the drums was heard on Warrior Mountain as the Southeastern Indigenous Prayer Circle lit the sacred fire and prayed to the Great Creator for renewal and blessings on the land.

Eighth Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo announces that Gene Adam Watson, a 30 year old Laurens man, pled guilty as charged to all charges shortly before his trial was to start at the Laurens County Courthouse this week.

If this were a game show, a loud, disconcerting buzzer would sound. Perhaps Pitts, a state representative whose territory includes Greenwood and Laurens counties, would unceremoniously disappear through a trap door.

Franklin Milton Chapman, 80, widower of Willie Grace Abercrombie Chapman, of 11200 Indian Mound Rd, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Henry Laurens would be proud. After visiting the former home site of Henry Laurens a few weeks ago and more recently the county given his name I feel assured The Hon.

The Laurens County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant early this morning at 4821 Allen Bridge Road, Fountain Inn.

The $19.9 million investment is expected to generate 57 new jobs. "We are pleased with the opportunity to move forward with plans to locate our new production facility in Laurens County.

Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, a global leader in precision metrology solutions, has recently entrusted $1 million in software to Piedmont Technical College's Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Laurens County.