Outstanding Students Honored at Piedmont Technical College Graduation
At Piedmont Technical College’s recent fall commencement exercises, outstanding students from each of the college’s seven supporting counties were honored for academic achievement. Three Greenwood...
View ArticleLander Gets MSP Grant
Lander University has been awarded an $87,000 Math and Science Partnership (MSP) grant by the South Carolina Department of Education. The grant will fund a year-long partnership between Lander faculty...
View ArticleMan facing 14th shoplifting charge
A Greenwood man is facing his 14th shoplifting charge after he reportedly admitted to Greenwood police that he attempted to steal two coats from a local retailer.
View ArticleSpreading Christmas Cheer
The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office spread some Christmas cheer Friday morning as part of Operation Christmas Cheer, an initiative to reward residents for obeying traffic laws.
View ArticleSelf Regional Healthcare Foundation Receives Contribution from Countybank
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation recently received a $9,000 donation from Countybank Foundation.
View ArticleOne killed in Belle Rive fire
A man was killed Saturday night in a house fire in the Belle Rive subdivision.
View ArticleCharges dismissed for man accused of sexual assault
A Fountain Inn man accused of sexually assaulting a woman earlier this year in Ninety Six had the charges relating to the incident dismissed at a preliminary hearing.
View ArticleStudent motivation to be the subject of a presentation at Lander
Motivating students to focus on learning rather than grades will be the topic of a presentation at Lander University on Thursday, Jan. 7. The lecture is designed for teachers and students and is also...
View ArticleO'Dell SCARC Legislator of the Year
State Senator William O’Dell has received the S.C. Association of Regional Councils (SCARC) Legislator of the Year Award in 2015. O’Dell received the award at the SCARC Annual Training Conference at...
View ArticleLander students hike 500 miles on ancient pilgrimage routes
El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) is a network of pilgrimage routes, winding across Europe, leading to Santiago de Compostela, in northwestern Spain, whose cathedral is the burial place of...
View ArticleGHS receives Diversity Award
The Greenville Society for Human Resources Management honored GHS with the Diversity and Inclusion Large Business Award at their December meeting.
View ArticleHubbard Scholarship Established at Lander
A new scholarship has been established at Lander University in honor of former Financial Aid Director Ian M. “Mac” Hubbard. Hubbard served as Lander’s financial aid director from 1980 until 2001,...
View ArticleSaluda authorities searching for burglary suspect
Saluda County authorities are searching for a suspect in several burglaries in the Johnston Highway area of Saluda.
View ArticleGreenwood man charged in vicious assault
A Greenwood man was arrested over the weekend following a vicious assault in which his girlfriend was reportedly beaten and held against her will.
View ArticleCoroner: Fire responsible for death
A man who was found dead while a fire at his residence was being extinguished died as the result of the fire, according to Greenwood County Coroner Sonny Cox.
View ArticlePiedmont Technical College Honors Graduates at Commencement Ceremony
The James Medford Family Event Center at Piedmont Technical College welcomed more than 350 Piedmont Technical College graduates for a commencement ceremony to celebrate their accomplishments.
View ArticleTwo charged in burglary
Two people have been charged in connection with a burglary that occurred earlier this month.
View ArticleCouncil passes balanced budget
Greenwood City Council on Monday passed by a vote of 5-2 second and final reading of City of Greenwood’s 2016 budget.
View ArticleFlooding forces evacuations
Heavy rains that moved into the Lakelands area Monday night have forced evacuations of multiple communities as well as a number of road closings.
View ArticleGCSO hosts third 'Shop with a Cop'
Kids in a need found a real-life Santa Claus this Christmas in the person of deputies from the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office during the third annual “Shop with a Cop.”
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