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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Laurens, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 75 stories have been published about Laurens which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Baseball · LaurensClinton turns to Peyton Spangler as next baseball coachPeyton Spangler celebrates Clinton’s 2023 Class 3A state championship. Clinton has turned to a former standout on the diamond as its next head baseball coach. Peyton Spangler, the 2018 Laurens County Player of the Year for the Red Devils, was promoted to head baseball coach after Clinton parted ways with Sean McCarthy. With Spangler as an assistant, McCarthy, who returned for his second stint at Clinton in 2019, led the Red Devils to the 2023 …See the Story

Laurens · Laurens2nd arrest made in drag strip shootingTravis D. Turner Jr. A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a May 11 shooting at Ware Shoals Dragway that left a Greenwood teen dead. Travis Dewayne Turner Jr. of Greenwood has been charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Turner was booked into the Laurens County Detention Center Friday and is being held there without bond. Turner now faces murder charges along with Kendrick Beanard Makins of Gre…See the Story

Laurens · LaurensDistrict 55 announces graduation schedule, protocolsLaurens District 55 High School graduation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at K.C. Hanna Stadium at 9 a.m. On the day of the ceremony, graduates must arrive at school no later than 8 a.m., and report to their designated classrooms. Graduates that drive themselves will enter through the bus gate off of Hwy. 76 and will be directed where to park. Graduates arriving with family members will enter through the main gate or gate 5. Parking gates…See the Story

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Sports Update: James Island rallies in 7th, downs LDHS to take title in 8th

LDHS second baseman Hunter Nabors makes a throw to complete a double play Wednesday against James Island. James Island downed LDHS 10-7 to win the Class 4A state championship. Laurens was one out away from continuing its drive toward a Class 4A state championship Wednesday night, but a late James Island power surge led to a 10-7 come-from-behind victory at Ed Prescott Field. The win delivered the Trojans their third state championship and their …See the Story

Laurens · Laurens

Raiders’ rally falls short in Game 1 of state series

Laurens centerfielder Zay Pulley (10) had two hits in the Raiders’ 5-4 loss at James Island Monday night in the opening game of the Class 4A State Championship Series. (file photo) This time Laurens’ final-inning rally fell just short. The Raiders left the bases loaded in the seventh inning after scoring a run that drew them to within 5-4 of host James Island in Game 1 of the Class 4A State Championship series. The best-of-three championship ser…See the Story

Laurens · Laurens

Arrest made in Ware Shoals Dragway shooting death

Kendrick Makins A Greenwood man has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting death that occurred May 11 at the Ware Shoals Dragway. Kendrick Beanard Makins was arrested in Abbeville County Saturday. He is being held without bond at the Laurens County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and aggravated breach of peace. Makins is accused of shooting and killing Calvin Lamont Parker, Jr., 1…See the Story

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Officials arrest suspect in fatal Laurens Co. shooting

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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- Laurens County officials have arrested a suspect who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year old at Ware Shoals Dragway on May 11. According to the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, Kendrick Beanard Makins was arrested in Abbeville County on Saturday. ORIGINAL STORY: Teen dead in shooting at Ware Shoals Dragway Makins is charged with the murder of Calvin Lamont Parker Jr. Sheriff Don Reynolds did not share detai…See the Story

Laurens · Laurens

Sports Update: PC clinches Big South, tourney top seed with sweep

PC reliever Robbie Boykin (11) picks up the win in relief Friday afternoon in Game 2 of a doubleheader against UNC Asheville. Presbyterian captured its first Big South Conference regular-season championship Friday with a doubleheader sweep of UNC Asheville Friday at PC’s Elton Pollock Field. With the regular-season title, the Blue Hose (29-25 overall, 18-6 BiDrag South) also earned the No. 1 seed in next week’s Big South Championship Tournament …See the Story

Laurens · Laurens

Sports Update: Raiders rally for 7-6 win for Upper State crown

LDHS catcher Bennett Edwards chases down a ball to hold an Easley baserunner Wednesday. Bennett delivered a three-run double in the seventh that helped the Raiders claim the Class 4A Upper State title. Laurens’ Class 4A Upper State Championship game Wednesday at Easley started with a double rainbow behind the third-base line and ended at dusk with the Raiders finding a pot of gold. LDHS rallied from a four-run deficit in its final at-bat , and o…See the Story

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SC man accused of robbing 3 Upstate Walmart stores Tuesday, police confirm

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A man is in custody after being accused of armed robbery at three different South Carolina Walmart stores Tuesday, according to Laurens police.See the Story

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Suspect arrested after armed robbery at Laurens Walmart

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Police have arrested a man accused in the armed robbery of a Walmart store in Laurens.See the Story

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Sports Update: James Island rallies in 7th, downs LDHS to take title in 8th

Raiders’ rally falls short in Game 1 of state series

Arrest made in Ware Shoals Dragway shooting death

Officials arrest suspect in fatal Laurens Co. shooting

Sports Update: PC clinches Big South, tourney top seed with sweep

Sports Update: Raiders rally for 7-6 win for Upper State crown

SC man accused of robbing 3 Upstate Walmart stores Tuesday, police confirm

Suspect arrested after armed robbery at Laurens Walmart

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