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A small crowd was on hand to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the City of Greer’s annual luncheon on Monday.

The event was scaled back due to COVID-19 concerns, and was streamed live on social media.

The amphitheater fountain at Greer City Park will undergo reconstruction beginning the week of Jan. 25.

W.P. Law, Inc., which originally constructed the water feature in 2008, will be onsite to demolish and rebuild the fountain’s inner wall.

Weather permitting, the work is expected to take approximately 11 days.

Two people are dead and one person is injured following a “shootout” at a South Buncombe Road residence last Thursday.

According to Lt. Ryan Flood with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, 17-year-old Andrew Landon Wray and 38-year-old Wilmont Sonny Burroughs III were found dead just before midnight.

Some Greer CPW customers may have noticed a higher bill this month.

With no rate increases taking place, Greer CPW General Manager Mike Richard attributed the higher bills to the holidays and cold weather.

The Town of Duncan approved an emergency ordinance last week, permitting electronic meetings.

“None of us know where this is headed right now,” said Mayor Clyde “Rog” Rogers.

“This is quite simply an emergency ordinance to permit and allow electronic meetings, the entire meeting.”

The City of Greer’s new Civics Academy will have 12 people in its inaugural class.

Enrollees attended the first meeting of the six week course last Monday, Jan. 11, learning about city budgeting and finances.

Cano Torres checks out at The Carolina Bin Store during its Grand Opening on Friday, January 15, at 14139 East Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greer.

Countybank and Greenwood Capital recently donated $48,385 as part of its annual campaign for the United Way of Greenville County.

Associates from both organizations made personal pledge donations totaling $38,385, and the Countybank Foundation provided an additional campaign contribution of $10,000.