Leath Correctional Institution Celebrates National Autism Day
April 2, 2014 was the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day. Â On that day, autism organizations hold awareness and fundraising events internationally. Â Employees from Leath and The SCCA Leath...
View ArticleSC Hospitals create Initiant Healthcare Collaborative to reduce costs
The boards of five of South Carolina’s largest health systems have approved the formation of a healthcare collaborative to drive down healthcare costs. The founding members of Initiant Healthcare...
View ArticleTotal Lunar Eclipse Tonight
A total lunar eclipse can be observed beginning just after midnight tonight, weather permitting.
View ArticleFormer Lander residence hall scheduled to be torn down
Coleman Hall, which was a Lander University student resident hall for nearly 30 years, will be torn down. The eight-story brick building is located on Hampton Avenue between West Cambridge Avenue and...
View ArticleTraffic stop results in drug arrest
A Greenwood man was arrested on a drug charge following a traffic stop Friday night.
View ArticleFuture Stars of the LPGA could win $1 Million cash prize as part of the...
Charlotte , N.C. – The future stars of the LPGA will have a chance to win $1 million this season as part of a new sponsorship between Park Sterling Bank (Nasdaq: PSTB) and the three tournaments that...
View ArticleCouncil to hold public hearing on Uptown Market support
Greenwood Council will be holding a public hearing on an ordinance that, if passed, would allow the county to give the City of Greenwood $100,000 for the new farmers market in Uptown Greenwood.
View ArticleUpper Savannah Job Fair has 50-plus employers registered, still welcomes more
Organizers of the Upper Savannah Regional Job Fair have announced that 50-plus employers have already signed up for this month’s event but are encouraging more employers to participate. The bi-annual...
View ArticleWoman facing unlawful neglect charge
A Greenwood woman is facing a charge of unlawful neglect of a child after she allegedly dropped off her 16-year-old daughter, who is supposed to stay in her custody, with another woman and said the...
View ArticleCounty support of Uptown Market moves forward
Greenwood County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the second reading of an ordinance amending a 2010 general obligation bond to allow the county to support the construction of a parking lot for...
View ArticleD50 names new principal for Brewer
Greenwood School District 50 has named a new principal for Brewer Middle School beginning next school year.
View ArticleDavis signs with Mars Hill
Emerald Viking senior outside hitter Ellen Davis on Wednesday signed a national letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at Mars Hill University.
View ArticleCounty honors dispatchers for 911 Appreciation Week
Pick up a police scanner and you will hear the faceless voices of dispatchers making sure emergency services personnel get to the right place in an emergency. Often unheralded, these men and women...
View ArticleMolestation case goes to jury
A Greenwood County jury was sent home just after 7 p.m. Wednesday evening after failing to reach a verdict in a case involving an alleged sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl.
View ArticleMolester gets 10 years in prison
A man convicted of molesting a 5-year-old girl was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday at the Greenwood County courthouse.
View ArticlePlum Branch man killed in motorcycle wreck
A Plum Branch man was injured in a single-vehicle wreck in Waterloo Friday. The man died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in the wreck.
View ArticleFire threatens home in Grand Harbor
A fire in a small patch of woods in the Grand Harbor subdivision threatened a home Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleMan sentenced to two years for child abuse
A Greenwood man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a child abuse charge this week at the Greenwood County courthouse.
View ArticleLeadingAge South Carolina recognizes 2014 Excellence in Caring - Caregiver of...
LeadingAge South Carolina recognized Ms. Judy Burton, Health Services Secretary, Wesley Commons, Greenwood, S.C. with the 2014 Excellence in Caring -Caregiver Award. The prestigious award is presented...
View ArticleHospiceCare of the Piedmont celebrates National Volunteer Week
HospiceCare of the Piedmont celebrated National Volunteer Week by honoring volunteers, donors and employees with an Appreciation Dinner at the Greenwood Country Club. Awards were presented to several...
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