The annual Greer Goes Global event is back this spring to bring together several different cultures and organizations that make up the greater Greer community.
Greer Goes Global will have its 9th annual international festival on Saturday, April 29, at Greer City Park from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and will feature 20 countries this year.
One man is dead and one individual is injured after a shooting occurred in Greer on Sunday night.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office responded to a shooting on Sunday around 10:30 p.m. at 3861 Durham Road in Greer.
The 911 call was from a person who said they had been shot, according to deputies.
Greer local Drew Hines has written and released his second novel, based on historical people and events in the area. The novel, North of Jordan, focuses on the history north of Jordan Road and was published in March.
Greer filmmakers Jason and Tara Massey are inching closer every day to completing their debut feature film.
“Do Not Grow Weary,” produced in partnership with JCFilms, follows a young woman who takes over her father’s law firm and attempts to reverse a 10-year-old wrongful conviction after uncovering new evidence on the case.
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has announced a new cargo service to China.
Maersk, a shipping company, is now scheduled to ship cargo from GSP to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) twice weekly using Boeing 767 freighter aircraft operated by Amerijet International Airlines.
Greer First to host
DNOW weekend
Greer First Baptist is hosting DNOW Weekend on April 14-16.
DNOW is a weekend designed to help middle and high school students connect, worship, and grow in their relationship with Christ. Students will be assigned a small group and host home based on age and gender.
Veterans dinner
set for April 13
The second Veteran’s Last Patrol Dinner will be held Thursday, April 13, from 6-8 p.m., at the Cannon Center and Greer City Hall.
Join for a Dinner and Silent Auction honoring America’s veterans.
Special guest speaker is MG (ret.) James Livingston, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient.
Several families and individuals came to the Get The Scoop 811 event at Abbott’s Frozen Custard on April 4 to learn about the risk of digging holes.
Startex is holding its next clean-up day on April 22 to polish the roads and, as Donald Jones said, make Startex a better place.
The effort will take place from 9 a.m. to noon.
Jones, Founder and President of the Startex Tucapau Preservation Foundation, said this will be the community’s fourth clean-up day in two years.
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