Officers Gene Thompson and Richard Arthur were recently recognized by Governor Henry McMaster for saving a life by administering the overdose-reversal drug naloxone in an emergency situation.
The opioid epidemic is a confirmed public health emergency in South Carolina with overdose rates continuing to rise significantly each year.
Duncan Fire Department members participated in Automatic Aid Training which focused on lifting and stabilizing large vehicles during the extrication process last week. Other departments in attendance were Startex, Poplar Springs, and Reidville.
A Spartanburg County man received a 30-year prison sentence today for shooting his wife.
Johnathan O. Batchelor, 33, was found guilty of attempted murder after a four-day jury trial.
(Note: All information contained in the following was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the City of Greer Police Department. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)
A Spartanburg man will spend the next 18 years behind bars after shooting a person to death during a fight.
A Gaffney man received a prison sentence of life without parole for strangling his former girlfriend to death.
James Eric Spencer, 41, pleaded guilty to the murder of Monica Vinson Shackleford, 43, of Gaffney.
Pelham-Batesville Fire Department held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for its new headquarters on Saturday.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a Hit and Run collision that occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
An unknown vehicle was traveling north on Old Buncombe Road near Hawkins Court and hit a person on a motorcycle.
The rider of the motorcycle sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision.
Contractors for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) are continuing work to remove the remaining five mile chute on I-85 between Spartanburg and Gaffney.
The first part of the chute, which totaled five miles, was removed in September.
The Greer Police department is still seeking information regarding a fatal accident last Wednesday.
Emergency crews responded to a collision on East Wade Hampton Boulevard near Hampton Road shortly after 2 p.m.
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