Club makes donation to John de la Howe School Foundation
The Men’s Club of Good Shepherd Catholic Church recently made a donation to the John de la Howe School Foundation. Club President Pat Ouellette said the organization raises funds through a golf...
View ArticleNew board member named to PTC Foundation
The Piedmont Technical College Foundation has named George Thornton of Edgefield as a new board member for the coming year. Thornton is the CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation in Edgefield. He...
View ArticleWoman accused of jury tampering during trial
The trial for Maunwell Ervin, the man accused of drug trafficking in connection with a 2010 incident, was stopped briefly Wednesday morning after a juror said that Ervin’s girlfriend came to her home...
View ArticleDrug dealer gets 15 years
A man that narcotics agents termed one of the biggest drug dealers in Greenwood County was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday at the Greenwood County Courthouse.
View ArticleGrace Street Park closer to becoming reality
The old CPW water plant at the corner of Grace Street and S.C. 72 bypass has for many years been the subject of discussion over the property becoming a park for Greenwood. That vision is becoming...
View ArticleVCTF makes arrest in Hillcrest killing
The Violent Crimes Task Force has charged a Greenwood man in connection with the July 14 death of 68-year-old Phillip Baer.
View ArticleLocal Leath Chapter supports Special Olympics
The South Carolina Leath Chapter Association had a fish fry fundraiser to help raise funds to support the Special Olympics. The South Carolina Leath Chapter is an organization designed to help meet...
View ArticleCounty to consider aid agreement with Ninety Six
Greenwood County Council is considering entering into an automatic aid agreement with the Town of Ninety Six in hopes of lowering fire insurance rates for some residents who live near Ninety Six.
View ArticleWoman charged with attempted murder pleads guilty
A woman charged with attempted murder in connection with a Jan. 13 incident in which she and an accomplice allegedly stabbed and beat a man at the Greenwood Motel.
View ArticleFour charged after agents discover meth lab
Four people were arrested and charged after agents with the Greenwood County Drug Enforcement Unit discovered a meth lab at a home on Chinquapin Road Wednesday night.
View ArticleBond set in jury tampering case
The woman accused of jury tampering during the trial for Maunwell Ervin appeared at a bond hearing Thursday morning at the Greenwood County Courthouse.
View ArticleAlumni Association of Ware Shoals Schools fundraiser
The Alumni Association of Ware Shoals Schools is kicking off a campaign on Saturday, August 10, 2013 to raise funding to install a lift at the Field House to make it handicap accessible. “The...
View ArticleWatch our local GALL Team represent SC in East Coast Regional
That’s right; some of our local youth baseball players are now representing South Carolina in the East Coast Regional tournament with the first game scheduled for Saturday, July 27 at 3:30pm. Their...
View ArticleTwo arrested following alleged armed robbery
Two men are in custody after investigators say they robbed a man at gunpoint before forcing him into his vehicle and driving to a gas station.
View ArticleWomen's Leadership Council to host Summer Social this Tuesday
The Women’s Leadership Council, an initiative of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, will host its annual Summer Social this Tuesday, July 30, at Fusion Express from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Presented by...
View ArticleSWAT call leads to arrest
A woman was arrested following a standoff with SWAT for more than an hour at her residence on Woodlawn Road.
View ArticleASHES TO BEAUTY
When Pauline Davenport cut her grass on July 22, she had no idea it would be the last time she would see her house standing. In the early morning hours of July 23, Davenport’s house caught fire and was...
View ArticleLander Alumni Association to present "SummerFest"
Lander University’s Alumni Association and the Greenwood Tower Club are gearing up for an evening of dancing, food, a limited silent auction, door prizes and fun at the 2013 “SummerFest at Sproles,”...
View ArticleGGC congratulates three graduates of Laboratory Fellowship Program
Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) recently recognized the 2013 graduates of its laboratory fellowship training program. Frank Bartel, PhD, completed a laboratory fellowship in cytogenetics and has been...
View ArticleThird arrest made in armed robbery, kidnapping
The Greenwood Police Department has made a third arrest in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping that occurred in the early morning hours last Saturday.
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