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Police investigate deadly shooting in Grand Rapids

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Police investigate deadly shooting in Grand Rapids

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on the city’s southeast side.See the Story

In Our Ancestor's Footsteps to have Juneteenth commemoration

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In Our Ancestor's Footsteps to have Juneteenth commemoration

The In Our Ancestor's Footsteps Organization is hosting its fourth Annual Juneteenth Celebration kicking off with a parade starting at 10 a.m. from Wardlaw Street to the Court Square. The grand marshal for the parade will be the Honorable Shandall…Read Article

Laurens hit-and-run victim identified by Coroner

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Laurens hit-and-run victim identified by Coroner

The victim of a fatal hit-and-run incident in Laurens late Saturday night has been identified by the Laurens County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Patti Canupp identified the victim as James Brendan O’Shields, 50, of Laurens. He was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, she said. The incident is still under investigation by the Coroner’s Office and the Laurens Police Department. “This is a sad case for the family t…See the Story

Bond issue, budget and building addressed by county council

The Laurens County Council worked through some financial issues at its regular meeting Monday night, approving a $2.58 million bond issue on third and final reading while also approving second readings of the county’s 2025-26 general and fire services budgets. Council also considered a moratorium on Open Space developments for the next six moths to give the Planning Commission and staff time to curb higher-density developments from coming into t…Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Textile Mills Exhibit Opening June 7 at the Laurens County Museum

Almost 130 years ago, textile mills became the center of community life and livelihood in many South Carolina towns. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:00 am, the “From Cotton to Craft: The Story of South Carolina Textiles“ exhibit, on loan from the SC State Museum, will open at the Laurens County Museum, 116 South Public Square, Laurens, SC. The exhibit will have artifacts from the five Laurens County cotton mills – Clinton Mill, Joanna Mill, La…Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Two Upstate businesses deemed safe after sinkhole opens up

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Two businesses in Laurens, South Carolina, have been deemed safe after a sinkhole opened up earlier this month.Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Lifelong friends see future success after Laurens restaurant’s soft opening

Moultrie Opens – From Left, Jeffrey Ponder, Matthew and Sidney Perkins and Chef Zach Owens are happy with the success of the soft opening at Moultrie Southern Cuisine. Photo by Judith Brown. Laurens, South Carolina – With LDHS graduate Zach Owens in his new role as head chef and a full week into their soft opening, Moultrie Southern Cuisine owners Matthew Perkins and Jeffrey Ponder are already pleased with the responses coming in from guests and…Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Wendy's Employee Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting Outside South Carolina Restaurant

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A South Carolina fast food employee is charged with attempted murder following gunfire outside the restaurant Tuesday.Laurens · Laurens See the Story

Piedmont Technical College honors 18 graduates with county awards

Michael B. Corley Jan Cassidy Hill Eighteen outstanding graduates of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) recently received county academic awards. The awards are given to the graduates of diploma and associate degree programs with the highest grade-point averages in the seven counties in PTC’s service area. From Laurens County: Michael B. Corley, Brandon Sanchez Fitz, Jan Cassidy Hill, James Trevor Kitzmiller and Carolyn J. Roberts. From Abbeville …Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Waterloo man killed in Sunday vehicle crash

The victim of a Sunday afternoon fatal vehicle crash in Waterloo was identified Tuesday by the Lauerns County Coroner’s Office. The single-vehicle accident occurred around 2 p.m. in the area of Cannon Road and Sulphur Springs Road. The victim was identified as James Goff, 87, of Waterloo. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Goff was driving a 2010 Ford SUV west on Cannon Road, traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree.…Laurens · Laurens Read Article

Half-staff Flag Notice – Deputy Nathaniel Ansay

The Governor ordered that the flags atop the State Capitol be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in tribute to Deputy Nathaniel Ansay of the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and in honor of his selfless service and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, and the Governor requests that the flags over state buildings and buildings of the political subdivisions of this State similarly be flown at half-staff for…Laurens · Laurens Read Article

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