http://greercitizen.com en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:12 GMT Daily feed of articles http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9202 Last night, following the Greenville County Recreation District’s decision last week to disband, the Greenville County Council voted whether to absorb the department as a part of Greenville County following a public hearing. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9201 Off the Rack, located at 806 West Wade Hampton Blvd. in Greer, is a quaint clothing boutique with Tiffany blue accent tables and the sign on the back wall reads, “Be your own kind of beautiful.” News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:22:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9200 On June 11, 122 voters of the 1,516 registered voters, around eight percent, cast ballots in the Duncan Municipal Elections resulting in the reelection of Mayor John Hamby. In July, Hamby will begin his fourth term as Mayor of Duncan. Only nine write-in votes were cast for various people for Mayor, compared to the 93 votes Hamby received. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:21:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9199 During the June 11 Greer City Council meeting, David Langley was unanimously reappointed to the Board of Architectural Review and Henry “Hank” Mims was unanimously reappointed as Municipal Judge. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9198 No more great-grandkids will carve toy car tracks under the Rayna Drive old oak tree. After surviving three other strikes over its 150-plus years, lightning from a recent storm claimed the giant white oak that measured 23 feet, 10 inches circumference at its base. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:17:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9197 News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9196 Walmart on Pelham Road is calling all Zumba lovers and fishermen to join together in raising money for Greenville Hospital System’s Children’s Hospital. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:13:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9195 News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:12:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9194 Musical Innovations will celebrate National Music Day on Friday, June 21, with a Ukulele Circle at 6:30 p.m. at their facility, 150-G Tanner Road, Greenville. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9189 Q: My husband and I are debt-free. Recently I learned that I have a blended fund for retirement. Do you think I should switch to self-chosen funds? I have $26,000 invested at the moment. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:46:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9188 The Building Standards and Development Department issued a total of 201 permits in May yielding a total of $31,688.50 in fees for permits, in addition to conducting 408 inspections. Revenues from fees for permit are $28,347 less than revenues in April. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9187 Liberty Property Trust has announced it will break ground next month on the first speculative industrial building to be developed in the Greenville-Spartanburg region in nearly five years. News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9186 Greer State Bank has announced the appointment of Vic Grout to the position of chief banking officer.  News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:41:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9185 A Greenville man is behind bars after authorities say he used his cell phone camera to record video under a shopper’s skirt at the Kmart near W. Faris Road in Greenville.  News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:38:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9184 The following are items of interest that the SC House  has worked on this legislative year: News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:37:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9157 An open house was held last week at Greer City Hall, giving residents a glimpse of a high speed rail corridor that would link Atlanta and Charlotte and possibly run through Greer. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:54:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9156 Anyone in attendance at the Blue Ridge Graduation last Wednesday may have noticed an empty seat among the graduates or a girl dressed in a red cap and gown among the crowd in the stands. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9155 The Greer Commission of Public Works (CPW) hosted a public forum last Wednesday on Fats, Oils and Grease, better known as F.O.G. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9154 Ironically, they both started around the same time. The US government declared one war on pain and another on illegal drugs. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:47:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9153 The Greenville County Schools’ board of trustees gave unanimous first approval Tuesday to a new architectural program to be implemented in the fall at the Fine Arts Center (FAC). News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:46:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9152 News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9151 The Spartanburg District 5 board of trustees unanimously passed a $65.6 million budget Monday and will not raise taxes to balance it despite the increase in students. This will be the fifth year in a row that the combined millage rate will remain at 202.4 mills. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:42:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9150 At Monday’s Duncan Council meeting, it was announced that on June 25 a public hearing and the second and final reading for the Duncan budget will take place. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:40:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9149 Recently, the South Carolina State Legislature voted in favor of adopting the 2012 International Building Codes that will go into effect July 1 of this year. These codes will enforce hundreds of changes and updates from the 2006 codes South Carolina presently enforces for the safety and structural integrity of building development. News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://greercitizen.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9144 Q: I borrowed $30,000 from my aunt to buy a condo eight years ago. We had a deal that she would get her money back, plus a piece of the profits, when it sold. If there were no profits, she would get back her original $30,000. Recently the condo sold and I lost the money I put into it, plus my aunt’s money as well. I make good money and don’t have any other debt, but I’m a little resentful now that she wants me to pay her back. Do you have any suggestions? News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT