Living Here

Headliners such as Lukas Nelson and his band, Promise of the Real, the Randall Bramblet Band featuring Geoff Achison, the A.J. Ghent Band and Whiskey Gentry are just some of the highlights in this years concert lineup at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival, set for Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14 at Harmon Field in Tryon, N.C.

Neither J.P. Wersinger nor Chad Manaton grew up farming, but that did not stop them for venturing into business last year with Brushy Creek Farm, a five-acre site in Taylors.

The two are hoping to make local food convenient.

It’s been more than a year in the making but Greenville Little Theatre has finally staged the classic “Les Miserables.”

The classic story “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” will come to life soon through the South Carolina Children’s Theatre.

Eli Pfohl, a 9-year-old from Greer, plays several supporting characters within the production.

Greer High honored dozens of students at its recent awards night, including many seniors that racked up plenty of recognition.

Two students were recognized, in part, for their resilience.

The District Five Schools of Spartanburg County board continues to move forward with plans for a new Byrnes High building.

The board most recently voted 8-0 to approve a resolution that will allow a referendum to go to voters on Sept. 9, allowing the board to borrow up to $71 million in general obligations bonds to cover the project.

by Sam Mazzotta
For The Greer Citizen

Park Hop has returned for a second summer, bringing six cities in Greenville County together, along with the Greenville Drive, the Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Paris Mountain State Park and Livewell Greenville.