More than 40 units are planned for approximately five acres at 1111 Poplar Drive Extension in Greer.
The Greer Planning Commission unanimously approved a request for annexation for the property with R-5 Garden Court or Patio Home zoning.
Students who choose face-to-face instruction in Spartanburg School District Five will begin the year on a hybrid schedule starting Aug. 17.
District officials released a final return-to-school plan last Thursday, detailing a two-day instructional week for K-12 students.
Palmetto Conservation Foundation recruiting
Palmetto Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is accepting applications from anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent to serve full time for six months or a year with the Palmetto Conservation Corps.
The City of Greer recently won the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 2020 Achievement Award for its communications efforts on the CenterG Streetscape Project.
The Greer Community Ministries (GCM) board of directors for the 2020-2021 fiscal year will include seven returning and four new members.
Bob Stroud will serve as board chair, and will be joined on the executive team by Richard Falconer and Jennifer Almy.
Countybank has approved more than $61 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to aid with the COVID-19 economic fallout.
The bank has processed more than 600 loans, supporting businesses in more than 25 industries.
Greer’s Josh Lanier, 42, published his first book last month.
Wildcat Creek Journal: Selected Stories and Prose Paperback, released June 20 on Kindle, is now also available as a paperback on Amazon.
From Girl Scouts to the Borgen Project, Emily Pyle is still working to help those in need.
Born and raised in Greer, Pyle has seen how the Greer community gives back and is now a Political Affairs intern.
“Aside from college, I’ve spent all 19 years of my life here in the Upstate,” Pyle said.
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It’s an unsuspecting package that’s catching people off guard across the nation, including April Thorton of Greer.
Seeds with a sending address from China.
“Why did they pick me, to send these seeds to me, I have not ordered any seeds,” said Thornton.
Public school in Greenville County will start back on August 24.
What remains unknown is whether students will be learning inside the classroom or at home.
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