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Kickoff is still about a month away, but local sports fans can still get their football fix with a trip to The Greer Touchdown Club this Thursday.

The group, now led by Chad Hannon and Chris Crist of Owens Insurance, will hold its first meeting on Aug. 27 at His Vineyard Church on Arlington Road.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) said Tuesday that communities with mask requirement ordinances in South Carolina are showing a slower rate of disease spread for COVID-19.

President Donald Trump made a stop at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport on Monday. Trump also visited Mills River, North Carolina, before heading to Charlotte for the Republican National Convention.

Rebel Touchdown Club to host Car Wash
The Byrnes Rebel Touchdown Club is hosting a pair of car washes to benefit the football program.
The offensive line will wash cars on Saturday, Aug. 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Advance Auto Parts, 317 Spartanburg Road, in Wellford.

JIDA Industrial Solutions recently announced expansion plans, bringing 78 new jobs to Greer over the next five year.

The company, which specializes in intelligent material handling, is expected to invest $4.5 million in the project.

Susan Christmas of Greer recently went out of town. While she was gone, someone stole the bench at her free Little Library. The library is located at the corner of North Miller Street and West Church Street. A police report of theft has been made.

“Amari is a 5-year-old, all boy superhero.”

That’s the way his mother Danielle Kalu, describes him.

Students in Spartanburg School District Five returned to the classroom on Monday, abiding by new COVID-19 guidelines.