Colgate-Palmolive Signs Agreement with readySC and Piedmont Tech
During a recent signing ceremony, representatives from Piedmont Technical College, readySC and Colgate-Palmolive solidified an agreement between the three entities concerning training at the company.
View ArticlePiedmont Tech Instructor Finds the Right Path in Building Construction...
Bobby Roche tried many options in his search for his perfect career before he found his love with building construction technology (BCT). Now, 17 years later, he can’t imagine doing anything else....
View ArticleWare Shoals teens facing drug charges
A pair of Ware Shoals teens are facing drug charges related to a major drug raid by the Greenwood County Drug Enforcement Unit.
View ArticleWater bottling company issues E. coli-related recall
A global water bottling company has issued a voluntary recall after discovering E. coli bacteria at one of the sources for the water.
View ArticleNSPD arrests man in connection with alleged armed robbery
The Ninety Six Police Department has arrested a second man in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on June 7.
View ArticleAlleged shoplifter arrested after short chase
A man with two prior shoplifting convictions was arrested after police say he stole 50 cigarette lighters form a convenience store and attempted to flee the scene on foot.
View ArticleCouncil approves millage increase for technology center
Greenwood County Council on Tuesday passed third and final reading of an ordinance to appropriate millage for the three school districts in Greenwood County and the G. Frank Russell Technology Center....
View ArticleGreenwood Dentist Receives AGD Fellowship Award
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is pleased to announce that Mary Charles Brown Haigler, DMD, FAGD, of Greenwood, SC, received the association’s Fellowship Award during the AGD 2015 annual...
View ArticleMan charged in domestic dispute
A Greenwood man is facing a domestic violence charge following an incident last week in which he allegedly choked a woman.
View ArticleGPD investigating shooting
The Greenwood Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred just minutes after a man was fatally shot at a local pool hall.
View ArticleOne dead in single vehicle crash
One woman was killed Wednesday and another airlifted to Greenville following a single vehicle crash in Laurens County.
View ArticleHospital unveils new main entrance
It stood for more than five decades as the gateway to the largest hospital serving the Lakelands. The new main entrance to Self Regional Healthcare was unveiled Wednesday following during a ceremony...
View ArticleGame Changer Scholarship Established at Piedmont Tech
Susan Thompson is a legend in Greenwood County for her accomplishments at Greenwood High School, where she coached the girls’ basketball team to 299 wins, eight region crowns and two upper state...
View ArticleFive Things Every Mom Should Know About Mosquitoes
Its time to focus on mosquitoes as this week, June 21-27 is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. With that said, we have some experts that know how to control those pesky mosquitoes.
View ArticleGPD arrests suspect in shooting
The Greenwood Police Department has made an arrest in a shooting that occurred Sunday morning and authorities believe could be related to the fatal shooting that occurred earlier that same morning.
View ArticleWaterloo man sentenced to life in prison for 2014 slaying of neighbor
A Waterloo man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2014 murder of one of his neighbors following a trial at the Laurens County Courthouse.
View ArticleNew group seeks to build better men
At 5:30 a.m. on a random Tuesday morning, nearly 30 men materialize in the pre-dawn gloom. They come to exercise together, fellowship together and become better men, husbands, fathers. They are F3.
View ArticleStudents from Lakelands region participate in summer science program at Lander
Fourteen budding criminologists learned about the fascinating world of forensics during the opening week of the 2015 Duke Energy’s Summer Institute at Lander University. Classes opened on Monday, June...
View ArticleMan charged with throwing rabbit now facing domestic violence charge
A Ninety Six man arrested last week after he reportedly threw a rabbit against a wall, forcing the animal to be put down, was arrested Thursday after he allegedly punched his live-in girlfriend...
View ArticleLander offers SAT preparation course for high school students
Lander University will offer a special course beginning July 17 and continuing through August 7 for high school students who plan to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test scheduled for next fall. The...
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