First Habitat for Humanity House Dedicated at Lander
The new Lander University chapter of Habitat for Humanity marked the completion of its first house Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the on-campus building site where construction began two...
View ArticleCongressman Jeff Duncan announces Community Office Hours
Laurens, S.C. – Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03) recently announced the third “Community Office Hours” of the 114 th Congress for the constituents of South Carolina’s Third District. They will have...
View ArticleBrothers killed in Laurens County crash
Two brothers were killed in a single-vehicle crash just after 10 p.m. Saturday night in Fountain Inn.
View ArticleCoroner: Car found in lake contained human remains
A vehicle that was discovered Saturday underwater on Lake Russell contained human remains, according to Abbeville County officials.
View ArticleErskine Summer Softball Camps Announced
Due West, SC - Erskine College softball coach Alleen Hawkins has annouced a hitting and pitching camp to be held on June 4th, 2016. The camp will be offered in two sessions, with the pitching...
View ArticleLander Professor Joins Research Team to Prepare S.C. Coastal Regions for...
GREENWOOD, SC – Dr. Daniel M. Harrison, professor of sociology at Lander University, has been invited to take part in a two-year, $159,000 study that will be used to develop safeguards to protect...
View ArticleTau Alpha Pi Inducts New Members
Seven new members were recently inducted into the Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College. Tau Alpha Pi is the national honor society for engineering technology, just as Phi...
View ArticlePatricia Hartung Elected to the National Association of Development...
Washington, DC – Patricia Hartung, Executive Director of the Upper Savannah Council of Governments in Greenwood, SC, was elected to the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) 2016 –...
View ArticleTourism to Ninety Six National Historic Site creates 5.6 million in Economic...
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 80,223 visitors to Ninety Six National Historic Site in 2015 spent 4.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 71 jobs in the...
View ArticleMathews Community Group Starts Little Free Library
Mathews Community Group is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Greenwood Pathway House and Community Initiatives to provide a Little Free Library for the Mathews Mill Village community. The...
View ArticleCabri Earns Master's in Financial Services from American College
Christopher Cabri, Greenwood, and advisor with Ameriprise Financial, has earned the Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) degree from the Richard D. Erwin Graduate School at The American...
View ArticleLander University Honors Top Scholars
More than 60 Lander University students were honored recently for scholastic accomplishments during the 2015-16 academic year, receiving the top discipline and special awards from the university’s...
View ArticleScience on Tap Featuring New Technologies to Improve Energy Efficiency
The second ‘Science on Tap’ will be held on Tuesday, May 3 rd at 6pm at Caffé 312 in Uptown Greenwood. Science on Tap is a community lecture series designed to share some of the scientific advances...
View ArticleCub Scout Day Camp
Long Cane District Cub Scout Day Camp will be held at Connie Maxwell's Camp Oasis from 8-4pm on June 13-16 and 8-1pm June 17th. Our staff will be prepared to accept the boys beginning at7:30am. We...
View ArticleBody identified as man missing from Calhoun Falls
The Abbeville County Coroner’s released the name Monday of a man whose body was found in a submerged vehicle at Lake Russell on Saturday.
View ArticleManning named Auditor
Greenwood County’s search for a new auditor, though extensive, proceeded quickly and ended with the naming of a current employee to the position.
View ArticleMan sentenced to life without parole for 2013 murder
A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his involvement in the 2013 fatal shooting of an Enoree man.
View ArticleNational Guard begins project in Abbeville County
The South Carolina Army National Guard has begun the process of clearing and grading land at the Lakelands Commerce Center in Abbeville. The South Carolina National Guard 122nd Engineer Battalion will...
View ArticleMan charged in robbery of convenience store
A Greenwood man was arrested after authorities say he robbed a local convenience store.
View ArticleWoman charged with neglect of children, mother-in-law
A woman was arrested after authorities found her young children wandering in the road and her house to be infested with roaches.
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