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Three years ago, a manager with East Coast Entertainment saw a gifted SC cover band perform a gig.  The next day, he pitched them an intriguing idea.  Because they duplicated the sound of the Zac Brown Band so well, why not reinvent themselves as a Zac Brown cover band?

Clemson University President James P. “Jim” Clements has been elected to the executive committee of the Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF), a national organization dedicated to increasing collaboration between the business community and higher education for workforce development and economic competitiveness.

Forrester reunion
June 28
Descendents and friends of Henry and Elvira Forrester will have their annual reunion at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Family Life Center, 572 Mt. Lebanon Church Road.
The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 28.

Greer city officials, community leaders and churchgoers from different walks of life assembled in unity Monday afternoon to remember those who lost their lives during a Charleston shooting one week ago.

“The time has come…”

Those were the words of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley who, along with other local and state officials, is calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in Columbia.

Shortly after Byrnes High students left campus on June 1, construction began on a $26 million renovation project that will add 35 classrooms and nearly 100,000-square-feet to the East Main Street location.

The project has been in the works for a while, but hasn’t panned out according to the school district’s plans.

Greenville County is planning for the future, and it could mean upgrades in Greer.

Wild Ace Pizza & Pub has changed the complexion of downtown Greer.

The restaurant opened the doors of its new, 3,200-square-foot Depot Street facility at the end of April, bringing new life to a street that had yet to be fully developed.