On July 4th, people celebrate with family and friends and honor the birth of independence. If you want to celebrate Independence Day in the Upstate, there are plenty of options, from fireworks displays to celebrations and barbecue cookouts. Here are a few ways to celebrate Independence Day in the Upstate. Fireworks burst in the sky […]
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a death investigation. According to GCSO Deputy Jeremy Holt, deputies arrested Austin Lee Kellam, 31, Friday after the 1:30 a.m. shooting death of William Travis Madden, 35. Kellam was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Greenville County […]
“That is my family on the wall behind me,” Loretta Holloway, South Carolina’s official First Lady of Song, exclaimed as she beamed with pride in the hot Juneteenth sun at Unity Park in Greenville Wednesday. The wall behind her featured a mural dedicated to her ancestors, Elias Brown and Hattie Jordan Holloway. Community members kick-off […]
Communities across the state and nation are holding events to celebrate the oldest Black holiday in the country. Juneteenth celebrates the freedom and emancipation of enslaved Black people in America. The name Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people learned about their newfound freedom from federal troops who arrived in Galveston, Texas. […]
Greenville County leads South Carolina in highway traffic deaths with Spartanburg County second, according to a new South Carolina Department of Public Safety report. Between January and June 2, Greenville recorded 35 traffic deaths. Spartanburg County followed with 25 deaths. Anderson County was fifth with 16 fatalities. The numbers were based on a preliminary report […]
Report Addresses GSP Transit Hub The Upstate Mobility Alliance recently released its GSP Transit Hub Feasibility Analysis, which took eight months and involved public surveys, meetings, and economic and transit analyses. The analysis explored how a Transit Hub at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport could expand service to the airport, serve the airport’s need for better mobility […]
2nd Mobile Mammogram Hits Road Bon Secours St. Francis has added its second mobile mammography coach in the Upstate. Mobile Mammography bus Like the health system’s original mammography coach, launched in 2012, the unit will be on the road five to six days a week, offering the latest 3D technology for patients in Greenville, Anderson, […]
May 9—WAPAKONETA — An Auglaize County grand jury has returned indictments against a Greenville man charging him with seven felony and misdemeanor counts that include burglary and alleged sex crimes. Robert Nicely, 32, was arrested May 6 by deputies with the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office. He was arraigned in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court on […]
April brought many changes to Greenville’s food and dining scene, as second locations of local and national food establishments, including Swamp Mart, Mak & Cheesecakes, and even TakoSushi, were announced. News came out in mid-April about Food Network Star Emeril Lagasse hosting a five-star dinner at Euphoria 2024. This would give Greenville a celebrity chef […]
A Greenville woman charged with the murder of another woman in 2020 pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced 18 years in prison last month. Natasha Nicole Booker, 22, pled guilty to manslaughter on March 19 for the murder of Jamesha Sharvell Gilliam, 27, also of Greenville. According to previous reporting from the Greenville News, […]
Apr. 7—Greenville police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a Saturday evening shooting that left one man dead. According to the Greenville Police Department, officers on Saturday at about 10 p.m. responded to 1700 block of Stonewall Street north of downtown in reference to a report of a shooting. Upon the officers’ […]
At its April 4 meeting, Hendersonville City Council unanimously approved rezoning for a parcel of land on the corner of Chadwick Avenue and Greenville Highway for developers to build an affordable housing complex for seniors called The Lofts at Chadwick. The red marker shows the site where an affordable senior housing complex will be built […]