Living Here

Artisphere brought downtown Greenville to a standstill over the weekend, showcasing 121 artists representing 17 different mediums.

The Miss Greater Greer Scholarship committee crowned seven girls in the 2015 Greater Greer Prince and Princess Pageant Saturday during Family Fest.

The first place winners are:

0-12 months – Trinity Skye Miller

13-23 months – Sofia Serrano

2-4 years – Giuliana Montemayor

5-7 years – Emily Barbare

Hundreds of people wandered the streets in downtown Greer to partake in the 31st annual Pelham Medical Center (PMC) Greer Family Fest last weekend, including members of the headlining band Sister Hazel.

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. For Cindy Davis, Relay for Life is more than volunteering with an organization. It is a way to celebrate her mother and sisters, who are cancer survivors. Relay for Life is a way to remember her father, aunt, uncles and grandfather, who all lost their battles with cancer.

A trio of rising Country/Christian stars is bringing its Nashville sound to Taylors this Monday.

The Redroots, 24-year-old triplets Nika (lead singer, guitar), Nicole (banjo, guitar, percussion) and Natalie (Bass, piano, mandolin, violin) Taylor, will perform at Brushy Creek Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4.

A group of fourth and fifth graders from Skyland Elementary School in Blue Ridge took matters into their own hands last weekend.

The Skyland chapter of the Upstate History Club flocked to Berry’s Mill Saturday, picking up trash and bring life back to a site that holds plenty of history.

These days, mystery author Susan Boyer is cranking out a different novel every year.  

But it wasn’t always that way.  

Dozens of family members and friends gathered at Fairview Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the life of a man who has impacted so many in Greer.

J.N. McFadden, known widely for his work as minister of music at Fairview Baptist and Lyman First Baptist, turned 90 last weekend, hosting a birthday party to commemorate.