Goodwill hosts job fair
Goodwill hosted a job fair Friday morning at 10:30 a.m., giving unemployed citizens of Greenwood new job opportunities.
View ArticleMurder suspect extradited from Florida
A murder suspect that evaded police for more than a decade was captured in February by U.S. Marshals. He arrived back in Greenwood on Thursday to face the charges.
View ArticleGPD investigating early morning shooting
The Greenwood Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning on Meadow Street.
View ArticleMan faces charges following altercation
A Greenwood man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly struck another man with a pistol and then pointed the gun at the man while threatening to kill him. According to a report from the...
View ArticleSpring Break Camp at GCT April 1-5
This year, Greenwood Community Theatre is offering a week-long Spring Break Camp for kids! Campers will be given parts in “A Final Dress Rehearsal: A Cinderella Spoof,” a hilarious backstage view of an...
View ArticleLander dance company schedules public recital
GREENWOOD---The Lander University Dancers will perform in concert on Monday and Tuesday, April 1- 2, in Lander’s Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center Auditorium beginning at 8 p.m. both evenings. The...
View ArticleMan facing charges after allegedly holding another man hostage
A Greenwood man is facing multiple charges, including kidnapping, after he allegedly held another man hostage in a hay field on Due West Road in Hodges.
View ArticleGreenwood man receives National Volunteer Award
For eleven years the Neil “Gobbler” Cost Chapter of Greenwood SC has held a special JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) event on the grounds of FUJIFILM Manufacturing USA...
View ArticleSenator Graham visits Greenwood
Senator Lindsey Graham visited Uptown Greenwood Monday afternoon, meeting various potential voters in preparation for the 2014 election.
View ArticleSuspect arrested in vehicle burglary
The Greenwood Police Department has made one arrest in connection with an incident in which more than $12,000 in cash was stolen from a vehicle.
View ArticleSuspect arrested in connection with 2011 shooting
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a Dec. 2011 shooting at the S & S Club that left four people injured.
View ArticleEMS proposes raising transport rates
GREENWOOD — County Council is considering a significant jump in the fee for emergency and non-emergency transports. Emergency Management Director Derek Kinney met with council members Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleSouthern Experience Band to debut local song
A couple of local songwriters will have one of their songs performed live by Southern Experience Band, a country-rock band based out of Kings Mountain, N.C., on Friday, April 5, at the Oxygen Lounge.
View ArticleWoman arrested after allegedly stabbing boyfriend after throwing leg into yard
A Greenwood woman was arrested Monday night after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend and threw his prosthetic legs into the yard so that he could not pursue her.
View ArticleWoman arrested after newborn baby allegedly tests positive for marijuana
A Greenwood woman has been arrested after her newborn baby allegedly tested positive for marijuana.
View ArticleHonor students support local Humane Society
The Palmetto Christian Academy National Honor Society recently held a pet food and supplies drive for the Humane Society of Greenwood. The Honor Society members encouraged students in each class to...
View ArticleSchool District 50 consider countermeasures to tightening budgets
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Patricia Ross recommended that the Board consider moving away from block scheduling at the high schools in favor of a seven period schedule. The recommendation...
View ArticleArgument over robbery leads to shooting
An argument over the theft of more than $12,000 from a vehicle led to shots being fired just after 4 p.m. last Saturday.
View ArticleJohnson, Dula address school district issues at luncheon
The Greenwood School District 50 State of Business Meeting met Wednesday afternoon at the Greenwood Country Club, with District 50 School Board of Trustees Chairman Shell Dula and Greenwood School...
View ArticleOverturned vehicle near State Park
Emergency workers respond to an overturned vehicle just past 10 p.m. Wednesday night near Greenwood State Park. A female driver of a Chrysler PT Cruiser was heading north on Hwy 702 when she apparently...
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