Living Here

Upstate Southern Lit fans got a special treat this month when novelist Cassandra King brought her book tour to Greenville’s Poinsett Club. King, who’d been married to legendary author Pat Conroy 20 years at the time of his death last March, signed copies of her own books as well as a posthumous volume of Conroy non-fiction.

Matthew Stokes is sharing his passion for music with anyone willing to learn.

Now the owner of “Stokes Music Studio,” Stokes has been teaching guitar lessons for more than 20 years to all ages and now has eight other teachers who also give piano, drum and voice lessons.

Thanksgiving is not only a holiday, but a way of life for the Thompson family.

By Katie Cruice Smith

For The Greer Citizen

By Krista Gibson

For The Greer Citizen

Finding ways to engage younger generations and show them the importance of investing in their community is a goal the Greer Community Ministries’ (GCM) staff champions daily. This year’s Big Thursday provided a vehicle for that goal to come to fruition.

State and local officials came together last Friday to honor those who served.

Rep. Rita Allison, Greer Mayor Rick Danner and Danielle Gibbs from Sen. Tim Scott’s took part in a Veterans Day ceremony at Thrive Assisted Living in Greer.

"There’s a constant uncertainty for starving artists,” said Joe Everson of Joe’s Studio. “It’s difficult being a dreamer in a world where dreams don’t make money.”

By Lynn Bruce

For The Greer Citizen

Sydney Sill and Brooklyn Brewster were crowned on Saturday night at Greer High School, earning the titles of Miss Greater Greer and Miss Greater Greer Teen.