A rising junior at Greer High School is getting ready to compete at nationals this summer.
Megan Hall, 16, who is Miss American Royalty 2018 Teen Miss South Carolina, is preparing to compete at the Miss American Royalty nationals July 19-22 in Florida.
GCM collecting school supplies
Greer Community Ministries is collecting school supplies to give students for the upcoming year.
Please collect supplies and bring them to the ministry between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The Greer Centennial Lions Club celebrated its first official year as a chartered club with a cookout at Lake Robinson last Tuesday night.
More than 40 Lions and their families took part in the special occasion, recognizing the clubs fundraising efforts and contributions for the year.
A former Victor Mill nurse is sharing her story in a new memoir.
Sybil D. Smith, RN, the daughter of a millworker, had her work, “Thank God for the Cotton: Memoir of a Millworker’s Daughter” published in December of 2017.
The Town of Lyman’s new playground, located near the amphitheater, is nearing completion.
Workers will be back on site on July 9, with about three days of work left to install a soft deck.
“We’re almost there,” said Councilmember Tony Wyatt.
The City of Greer will soon roll out a new recycling program, having reached a new contract with ACE Environmental.
In the coming weeks, crews will be testing a two-week pick-up program using 96 gallon containers. The experiment will start in Brushy Meadows.
The Spartanburg District Five School Board has delayed the auction of the old Reidville Elementary School building following community concerns.
The new school is still planning to open in the fall of 2019, accommodating more than 600 students and doubling the current capacity.
The City of Greer’s Freedom Blast event will take place this Saturday at City Park. More details can be found inside this week’s Greer Citizen.
The development of 1,100 residential units in Greer is moving forward, following the approval of 10 requests last week.
The Greer Planning Commission greenlighted four annexations, four rezonings and two subdivisions last Monday night, despite residents concerns regarding traffic and privacy.
Wellford City Council approved the first reading of a $1,297,841 Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
The town will levy 61.5 mills, but that millage may be changing in the near future.
