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Welch to host book signing June 23
Dobson Gifts will be hosting a book signing from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 23, 2016, for Nancy Welch for her newest book The Reunion.
Welch will also be available for signing other books. 

A crowd of more than 50 local residents expressed concerns regarding new housing developments off Brushy Creek Road at the Greer Planning Commission’s public hearing Monday night.

North Greenville University will soon offer a Physician Assistant masters program housed at the school’s new location in Greer in 2017.

The school recently purchased a building located at 405 Lancaster Ave, the site of the former Ryan’s corporate office.

As the City of Greer works to finalize a budget, funds are being set aside for emergencies.

The city will set aside part of its contingency fund for unplanned and unforeseen events in 2016, according to Mayor Rick Danner.

“The contingency fund has always been around,” Danner said. “The fund itself acts as our savings account.”

Jonah Smith spent some quality time on a water slide at Shipwreck Cove in Duncan Tuesday evening. The park is located at 119 S. Spencer St.

Police are still searching for a man in connection with an attempted murder at Oakland Place Apartments in February.

The Greer Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of 22-year-old Dezmund Cohen, who was recently spotted during a separate incident on June 8.

Local residents won’t see a tax increase, as Greenville County Schools and Spartanburg School District Five approved budgets for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Several local races were decided Tuesday evening, as local residents made their way to the polls for the Republican and Democratic Primaries.