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The Gap Creek Singers will perform some “easy listening” songs Saturday night during their annual Dinner Theater, set for 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Rome Chandler rides a toy tractor during the Blue Ridge High Future Farmers of America annual Farm Day celebration at Lindsey Plantation Saturday.

Lyman United Methodist Church hosted the inaugural Prime Paws Dog Fun Walk on Saturday. Proceeds from the event benefit LUMC Prime Time Group and the Spartanburg Humane Society.

The Greer Commission of Public Works (CPW) has received a clean audit report, officials announced at the April 23 meeting.

Miller Edwards, CPA with Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, presented an overview of the report to Greer CPW’s Board of Commissioners on Monday.

“You have a good, clean opinion,” Edwards told the board.

The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2018-19 Leadership Greer Class 39.

Splash pads, ropes courses, hammock swings—those are a few of the suggestions city officials received from children during the interactive planning session for Kids Planet renovations Tuesday night.

Greer native Tim Wells led an active life into his 40s before a diagnosis took him by surprise.

“There were really no other symptoms or signs that I had a kidney problem–maybe occasional back pain,” Wells said. “I was forty-three, in good shape, and still playing pick-up and church basketball.”

Phil Rhoads has been tapped to lead the upcoming downtown streetscape project.

Rhoads, who retired in 2012 as director of the Building and Development Standards Department and was the city’s Chief Building Official, is set to meet with local business owners and city officials this week.