Greenville News

From Cherokee times, through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, to grist and cotton mills, Greenville, S.C., and its surrounding Upcountry have been at the heart of a lot of history.

Two women were killed in separate wrecks Sunday. One was a single-vehicle accident near Greenville and the other was a pedestrian hit by a pickup truck near Greer, officials said.

Mast General Store's purchase of the old Lourie's building on Main Street was helped by the offer of a 10-year, $2 million loan from Columbia officials using federal stimulus money.

On the ballots Tuesday are a host of choices with the potential to help set the agenda in all six Greenville County cities and leave a mark on 20 vital but seldom-noticed fire and other public service boards.

Dunn named Department Head for Massage Therapy at Greenville Tech William Dunn has been named Department Head for Massage Therapy at Greenville Technical College.

SeamonWhiteside + Associates has collaborated with the City of Greenville to assist in design and construction of over 2.5 miles of bike lanes in the past five years.

One local group is taking a swing at childhood obesity, hitting back at bad habits and hoping to stop a slide in some of the most alarming health statistics that show how children are getting less active and less healthy.

As Charlestonians try to bring new life to the downtown business district, they should look for inspiration to Greenville, a city of similar size in the northwest corner of South Carolina.

GREENVILLE SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 'MOZART THE MASTER' NOV. 20-22, 2009 GREENVILLE - The Greenville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will present its popular annual all-Mozart program on Friday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 22 at 3:00 p.m. at the Gunter Theatre.

Greenville will lose a piece of its history with the closing of the John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels plant, with the loss of 190 jobs around the holidays.

Five men were arrested Tuesday after authorities said they found $44,600 worth of counterfeit goods being sold at the White Horse Road flea market.

A South Carolina man is facing 45 years in prison in the killings of two men at a party prosecutors say was organized so one of the victims could settle a score with another man.

Home Run for Healthy Kids at Fluor Field at the West End to Teach Upstate Children and Their Families about Healthy Living GREENVILLE, S.C. - This weekend the Junior League of Greenville will present the second annual Home Run for Healthy Kids event at Fluor Field at the West End on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 to educate children ...

TABLE ROCK a ' Greenville police arrested a man and woman Sunday evening who may have been involved in a carjacking at Aunt Suea TMs Country Corner on Scenic Highway 11 in northern Pickens County.

NuVox, based in Greenville, S.C., provides phone and broadband service to business customers in 16 states scattered throughout the Southeast and Midwest.

A Greenville County jury will resume deliberations today after recessing Tuesday night in the murder trial of a Pelzer man charged in the killings of two men who were shot outside a house party organized on MySpace to settle an ongoing feud.

A 2-year-old South Carolina girl has died after a car crash that sent six people to the hospital.

Authorities say the mother of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy likely killed by a fogging bug spray has been placed in intensive care after visiting her other son in the hospital.

By Paul Alongi Staff writer palongi@greenvillenews.com _a> _span> Photo galleries: _b> Shooting at auto parts store _span> _div> A Greenville man was charged toda9 with fatally shooting the owner of an auto parts store off White Horse Road.

A Greenville poultry plant raided by immigration agents last year has agreed to change its employment practices to avoid federal charges of knowingly hiring undocumented workers, U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said Tuesday.