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Softball Recap: Chester wins going away against Princeton
With a playoff game on the line, Chester rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Princeton Eagles as they made off with a 14-7 victory. Considering Chester has won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new. Abby Nashlund...
Clinton park renamed after longtime City Council member
In March of 2023, the Clinton City Council voted to rename Oak Street Park to the Shirley Jenkins Park, a surprise to former councilwoman Jenkins in her last council meeting before retirement. The new name and park dedication was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. The 74-year-old received a...
Second person hit, killed by train days later in Gaffney
GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) – Another person was hit and killed by a train early Tuesday morning days after a previous fatal crash in Gaffney. The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office said 25-year-old Venson Tahije Minatee, of Gaffney, was identified as the pedestrian hit by an Amtrak train around 4 a.m. Investigators learned that Minatee was lying […]
Arrest Report for May 15
Editor's Note: The following information is compiled from arrests records from the Laurens Police Department, Clinton Police Department, Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the Johnson Detention Center. This information is presented with no intent of guilt or innocence. Michael Weeks Jr. – Clinton. -Possession of less than one gram...
Arrest Report for May 14
Editor's Note: The following information is compiled from arrests records from the Laurens Police Department, Clinton Police Department, Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the Johnson Detention Center. This information is presented with no intent of guilt or innocence. Katie Obrien – Greenville. -Shoplifting, value more than $2,000 but less...
'American Idol' winner to headline free concert in Spartanburg, South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — "American Idol" winner and singer-songwriter, Phillip Phillips, will headline a free concert in downtown Spartanburg during the BMW Charity Pro-Am. The concert will take place on June 6. Festivities will kick off at 5 p.m. with Phillips' performance later in the evening. Opening acts for Phillips...
Coroner: Man treated for medical condition dies at prison in Spartanburg County
An inmate at a Spartanburg County prison died there on Sunday. Terry Moore, 63, incarcerated at Tyger River Correctional Institution, died at 7:22 a.m., Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said. According to Clevenger, prison staff had treated Moore for a medical condition and there were no signs of ill-treatment or abuse. A forensic...
Officials respond to diesel leak in Spartanburg Co.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Clean-up crews are on the scene due to a diesel leak following a car accident in Spartanburg County. The Duncan Fire Department said commuters should avoid the area of East Main Street and Interstate 85. An estimated time of restoration has not been released at this time. 7NEWS will continue […]
New details released after man fatally hit by train in South Carolina
New details are being released days after a man was hit and killed by a train in South Carolina. It happened Friday night in Cherokee County, near the 13th Street crossing. According to the coroner's office, the man -- later identified as Furman Edward Henderson Jr., 43, of Gaffney -- was lying outside the train tracks as the train approached.
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