4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (30+ words) News of the Weird: And that’s the thanks they get? Greenville Journal Wandering kinkajou rescued in Texas Bull on the run Biting his head off — distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (914+ words) Four cities in Greenville County have placed a penny sales tax proposal on the ballot for the upcoming November general election. It is a first for cities in South Carolina, driven by a nearly quarter-century effort by Greenville leaders and…...

5+ day, 47+ min ago   (312+ words) Here’s a recap of Greer City Council’s Sept. 8 meeting. Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing a major change to the design review district covering the Blaize Ridge development on Gibbs Shoals Road. The development is 92% complete and contains 57 single family…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (280+ words) Working with property owners in Laurens and Union counties, conservation nonprofit Upstate Forever has secured permanent protections for more than 800 acres through three new conservation easements. With widespread and intense development pressures across the region, protections for the three properties…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (458+ words) Two Greenville County students helped to create a national framework for how artificial intelligence should be used in K-12 schools this past summer. Valen Bruesch, a senior at Riverside High, and Gabriel Sutphin, a Woodmont High senior, were selected to represent…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (427+ words) Designs for the first five miles of the Saluda Grade Trail are about 60% complete and were unveiled to the public at an open house meeting in Landrum in August. The first five miles of the 31.5-mile rail trail will start…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (366+ words) The Greenville Housing Authority has helped more than 500 low-income families achieve self-sufficiency in its first year participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) program. MTW is a federally funded initiative that helps low-income families become self sufficient and move out…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) Hopewell United Methodist Church recently celebrated the opening of its new sanctuary in Simpsonville. The 5,774-square-foot sanctuary was constructed to accommodate the church’s growing congregation at its Neely Ferry Road campus. The more than 225-year-old church held its first service…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (228+ words) Here’s a recap of Greenville County Council’s Sept. 1 meeting: Council approved third and final reading of an ordinance establishing guidelines for where wireless communications facilities like cell towers can be placed in the unincorporated portions of the county. The final…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) Nationwide, the aviation industry is grappling with a shortage of aircraft maintenance technicians. In the Upstate, Greenville Technical College’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) program is meeting that growing demand. Through industry partnerships and rigorous FAA-approved training, the college is preparing…...