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For decades, John McMaster was a fixture at the SC State Hospital on Bull Street.

McMaster brought progress, change to Bull Street

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 08:16 William Buchheit

For decades, John McMaster was a fixture at the SC State Hospital.

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Halloween Hoopla

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 10:30 Staff Reports

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Halloween Hoopla

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 10:22 Staff Reports

Halloween Hoopla brought thousands to Greer City Park last Saturday. The event, hosted by The Church at Greer Station and Resurrection Church, featured performances, games and plenty of candy.

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Oktoberfest

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 08:45 Staff Reports

The community came out to celebrate the season during Oktoberfest at Blue Ridge Brewing Company on Saturday.

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Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate 131 years this Sunday. Pictured left to right are Deaconess Margaret Hill, Rev. Earl Simmons and Deacon Wince Williams.

Maple Creek Missionary to celebrate 131 years

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 08:39 Katie C. Smith

A creek, a maple tree, and a two-horse wagon may not seem important, but the members of Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church have another story to tell. These were the three main components to the founding of their church back in 1887.

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Dr. Norma Nesbitt Givens shows family and friends at Stomping Grounds on Friday the relics from Ella Jane Nesbitt’s beauty shop to be placed into the Greer Heritage Museum. Lisa Garland (far right) looks on along with Pastor Earl D. Simmons, Sr., of Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church (far left) and Kellie Wilson, Priest Associate for Faith Development with Christ Church Episcopal, who prayed over the sandwich before lunch began.

Memory of Ella Jane Nesbitt carries on

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 08:23 Kaelyn Cashman

Ella Jane Nesbitt made her mark on Greer.

The longtime owner of Nesbitt’s Beauty Shop was the first African American to operate a business of this nature in Greer. The store opened in 1947 and continued on until Nesbitt’s retirement in 2011, when she was 90 years old.

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Byrnes senior Joshua Lee Vaughn celebrated with an early graduation ceremony in order for both of his parents, Nicholas and Kami Hughes, to be present.

Wish granted for local hospice patient

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 08:20 Kaelyn Cashman

Two years ago, plans changed for the Hughes family.

Nicholas and Kami Hughes were preparing to move to Florida with their son, Joshua Lee Vaughn, who was getting set to attend the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando.

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Brandon McMahan, Zoning Coordinator with the City of Greer, voyaged with his climbing team to Columbia Crest on Mt. Rainier in Washington state a couple weeks ago.

Greer’s McMahan conquers Mt. Rainier summit

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:53 Kaelyn Cashman

Brandon McMahan’s hobby has taken him to new heights.

The 15-year City of Greer Zoning Coordinator has been honing his mountain climbing skills for quite some time, and recently reached the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington.