Cancer society names director

The Cancer Society of Greenville County recently named Lisa Green its new executive director.
After 33 years of service, Joyce Boyette, the current executive director, will retire in July.
The Cancer Society of Greenville County recently named Lisa Green its new executive director.
After 33 years of service, Joyce Boyette, the current executive director, will retire in July.
Army National Guard Pfc. Matthew P. Drapier has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced a second round of grants totaling $442,897 for six local homeless assistance programs in South Carolina.
Greer’s Aimee Waite, Investment Management Consultant at The Faust-Boyer Group of Raymond James, has earned the CFP (Certified Financial Planner) certification from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
Taylors sewer users will see a slight user fee increase on their tax notices.
The Taylors Fire and Sewer District voted unanimously to approve the 2015 budget, which includes minor increases in both the sewer user fee and millage rate.
The City of Greer is moving forward with a 15-year master plan that aims to provide more economic growth and development, but not without some input from the community.
Last Thursday night, Greer residents got hands-on with the project, participating in a master plan workshop at the Cannon Centre with city and planning officials.
Through the opening of its Community Chest Thrift Store in May, the Middle Tyger Community Center (MTCC) created a new avenue to help fund and support the center’s several programs and services it provides the District Five community.
A Greer teen has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, after police say the 16-year-old stabbed his 60-year-old grandfather to death and stabbed his 62-year-old grandmother, leaving her seriously injured.
Several residents spoke in opposition to Abner Creek Crossing, a proposed apartment home community to be located on Abner Creek Road, at a Greer Planning Commission meeting Monday night.
David Seifert, director of finance and information technology, reported to Greer Council that, over the past 10 years, while the budget has increased significantly from $12 million to $18 million, it has been at a slower rate than Greer’s population growth.
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