Ware Shoals woman facing drug charge
A Ware Shoals woman is facing a drug charge after she allegedly traded meth for ephedrine-based pills with a confidential informant Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleCouncil approves new event fee schedule
Greenwood City Council approved a new fee schedule at their regular meeting Monday for the use of tents, stages, tables, chairs and other city-owned amenities in the Uptown Greenwood area.
View ArticleClemson University President tours Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood, SC – As the bidding process gets underway for the construction of the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics in the Greenwood Research Park, and the search begins to fill the Self...
View ArticleCounty exploring water line expansion
Greenwood County is exploring options for expanding water service into the far southern reaches of the county.
View ArticleLeath SCCA supports students at Connie Maxwell Children's Home
The Leath Chapter of the SCCA along with Leath staff donated school supplies for seventy children at Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood, SC. The supplies were packed into bags made by female...
View ArticleSC Trooper fired for improper conduct
The South Carolina state trooper who arrested NFL defensive lineman Sam Montgomery at a traffic stop last June has been fired according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
View ArticleCity to demolish five dilapidated structures
Greenwood City Council unanimously approved a bid to demolish five dilapidated structures in within the city limits at their regular meeting Monday.
View ArticleIncumbent Worker Training Funds available for Businesses, Consortiums
The Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWT) provides training resources for businesses to train their current workforces. The resources are available to train currently employed workers in an effort to...
View ArticleGCSO investigating burglary at fire-damaged Dollar General
The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that occurred at the Dollar General store which suffered heavy fire and smoke damage earlier this month.
View ArticleWoman arrested after shoplifting incident
A Greenwood woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after she was reportedly caught shoplifting and attempted to flee from police.
View ArticleRanch House suffers 'heavy' fire damage
A quiet Sunday afternoon was shattered about 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon after a fire destroyed the kitchen of one of Greenwood’s oldest restaurants.
View ArticleGreenwood man killed in Abbeville County crash
A Greenwood man was killed Sunday in a single vehicle crash along Highway 178 near Honea Path.
View ArticleCounty continues revamping policy manual
Greenwood County continues to update and add to its policY manual as part of an effort to bring some semblance of order to the policies and procedures followed by county employees on a day-to-day basis.
View Article"Bike for Kicks" Welcomes Sponsor Ciclismo Classico - Bike Tours
“Bike for Kicks” welcomes international bike tour company Ciclismo Classico as our latest sponsor. They are providing two cycling jerseys which will be given away during our Grand Prize drawing....
View ArticleTyson takes reigns at Laurens Detention Center
Laurens, SC – Joe Tyson has been promoted to administrator at the Johnson Detention Center, replacing Chris Hudson who retired last month to pursue other career options. Tyson began his career with...
View ArticlePolice: Mother stole daughter's car
A mother found herself under arrest Sunday afternoon after police say she stole her daughter’s car.
View ArticleGreenwood Genetic Center First to Offer FDA-Cleared Whole Genome Test
Greenwood, SC – The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) is the first laboratory in the US to offer Affymetrix’ CytoScan® Dx Assay, an FDA-cleared chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA). In January,...
View ArticleCounty implements new alert system
Greenwood County has implemented a new alert system to notify residents of emergencies and severe weather in the area.
View ArticleIce Bucket Challenges answered at Lander
Lander University President Daniel accepted a dare from the members of the university’s volleyball team and underwent the Ice Bucket Challenge, the national fad whose goal is to raise funds for ALS...
View ArticleConstruction to close Maxwell Ave for several days
Beginning tomorrow Wednesday, August 27, Satterfield Construction of Greenwood will be installing a decorative concrete crosswalk on Maxwell Avenue (SC 10) in front of E S Moon’s Martial Arts (239...
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