The Eastside football team spent a few hours at the Greer Soup Kitchen on Tuesday, handing out winter coats, serving lunch and cleaning up ahead of the holidays.
Greer City Council unanimously passed a new business license ordinance last week, with an amendment that will protect local contractors from a tax hike for one fiscal year.
A special election will be held to fill the Lyman Council seat previously occupied by Glenn Greer, who won both the mayoral seat as well as the council seat in the November election.
With the receipt of Greer’s letter accepting the mayoral seat, and declining the council seat, a special election has been set for March 8.
Duncan Town Council approved several new residential, commercial and industrial developments last week.
A request approved on first reading for 218 Leonard Road will change the zoning from RS-1, Residential District, to RM-16, Multi-Family Residential District, for the six-acre parcel.
Those looking to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine booster might want to avoid the Johnson and Johnson shot.
That’s the advice from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), following a recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Local law enforcement officers and state representatives stressed the importance of new legislation that would create a stronger penalty for those that threaten public officials on Monday.
Cabin Fever event
set for Jan. 22
The Town of Duncan is hosting a Cabin Fever Craft & Vendor Event on Saturday, January 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 121 S Spencer St, Duncan.
Activities include vendors, food trucks, a free petting zoo and more.
A drive-thru coffee shop is proposed for 1467 Highway 101, next to Bojangles near I-85.
Chris Price with Blue Water Civil Design gave a brief overview of the project to Greer’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on Thursday, December 16.
“This is part of Caliber Ridge Greer Industrial Park,” Price said.
Maple Creek to host
Pre-Christmas Service
Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church invites the community to a Pre-Christmas Service on Wednesday, December 22, at 6 p.m. with praise, worship and gifts at 609 South Main Street, Greer.
Area Truck Driver David Cushman has hauled commercial freight in tractor trailers throughout the United States for the past five years.
His job, however, has been made more difficult by the pandemic and the ensuing supply chain crisis. Wait times at container yards have increased since Cushman first started driving.
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