Living Here

A ministry that began more than 50 years ago will soon see new life in Greer.

The Church at Greer Station will begin meeting at the former site of Ridgewood Baptist Church (located at 407 Ridgewood Dr.) in 2021. Planted exactly 50 years apart, it was a passion for the Greer community that brought the two churches together.

Treat everybody like family.

That’s how Battalion Chief Benjie Farmer served his community for 33 years.

Local newspapers serve as a medium to tell your stories.
Whether it’s a postal worker recalling 35 years on the job or a healthcare professional relaying tales from the front line
of the COVID-19 crisis, our Living Here section is dedicated to telling stories from our community members.

“It’s become an accidental tradition,” said Dr. Daniel Meetze, whose holiday tuxedo has been turning heads at Greer Partners in Primary Care. “Patients seem to enjoy it.”

Meetze has been donning the outfit during in-person and Telehealth visits, hoping to spread some holiday cheer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creative Advancement Center’s students, staff and Director Dan Dudley celebrated Christmas on  Thursday, December 17, at the Victor Park Gym. Students read poems, sang Christmas carols and performed a short Christmas skit on the song, The Christmas Shoes. The students also received Christmas gifts and a dinner.

Michaela Bowman has been making a big impact at Small Impressions.

The tenth grader has been spending her free time volunteering at the local daycare, helping students with the transition to e-learning during the pandemic.