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For only the second time in more than a century, Belair United Methodist Church will be pastored by a woman.

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Related Topix: Ninety Six, SC, Rock Hill, SC, Methodist, Religion

Tue Jul 22, 2008

The Index Journal

City OKs funds for Maxwell project

Index-Journal staff writer Anyone who has ventured into into Uptown Greenwood over the last year or more has noticed the extensive construction efforts going on in a continuing effort to improve the aesthetics ...

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Index Journal

Drought affecting Lake Greenwood

One of the rites of summer in the Lakelands is regular pilgrimages to Lake Greenwood for various summer activities in and around the water.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Greenwood County, SC

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And another man died over the weekend at Lake Greenwood.

Authorities have identified a man whose body was discovered floating in Lake Murray Saturday as 70-year-old Willie Toole Jr.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

The Index Journal

Man drowns in lake

A Newberry man drowned Saturday night in Lake Greenwood. According to Greenwood County Coroner's Office representative James Sanders, Hector Sosa, 26, was pronounced dead just after 10 p.m. Sanders said an ...

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Related Topix: Greenwood County, SC, Ninety Six, SC

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Post and Courier

Second state trooper indicted

A former state trooper could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for repeatedly kicking a New York man in the head after the man led troopers on a high-speed chase in his dump truck, according to ...

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Related Topix: York, SC, Sumter County, SC

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Athens Banner-Herald

Group welcomes back founding member

When the members of Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise take the stage sometime late tonight at the 40 Watt, they'll not only have a new song or two to preview but they'll also welcome a founding member back ...

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

The StarPhoenix

Saskatchewan doctor's invention aid to brain surgery

Saskatchewan-born Dr. Sumeer Lal didn't plan to become an inventor, but he's well on his way after being internationally recognized for helping to develop the "best new medical invention" in 2007.

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Related Topix: South Carolina State University, Medicine, Surgery, University College (University of Maryland System), University of Maryland System, Inventions, Science / Technology

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Asheville Citizen-Times

The best part of family is sometimes when plans are made - and kept

Promises made are often verbal utterances never kept. Friends or relatives who haven't seen each other in years, may send an e-mail or a letter saying, "We really need to get together." Every now and then it ...

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Post and Courier

Town of James Island perseveres through creative budgeting

You've got to hand it to officials in the "town" of James Island. Even though they're living under the constant threat of having their city dissolved by court order, they have managed to pass another operating ...

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Related Topix: Charleston County, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Orangeburg, SC, Myrtle Beach Metro

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Post and Courier

New industry hunter settles in

Dorchester County has a new top official in charge of attracting new companies and boosting the area's wealth.

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Related Topix: Walterboro, SC, Dorchester County, SC

Wed Jul 09, 2008

WRDW-TV Augusta

One Tank Trips: Ninety-Six, South Carolina

In this one tank trip, we're taking you to a place that sounds like it should be a highway or maybe a radio station.

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Related Topix: Ninety Six National Historic Site, US National Parks, Ninety Six, SC

Mon Jul 07, 2008

GreenvilleOnline.com

Clemson startup firm rides garbage truck GPS system to success

CLEMSON -- The road to success started in a garbage truck for Clemson residents Jim Oswald and Taji Richardson, who developed a GPS system to help the city cut costs.

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Related Topix: Clemson, SC, Union, SC, Newberry, SC, Gaffney, SC

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Free Republic

Man charged with lewd conduct at Greenwood SC post office

A Greenwood man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly giving a postal employee a Bible with a pornographic picture in it, along with a letter inviting the worker to come to his house and watch ...

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Related Topix: Greenwood County, SC, Abbeville, SC

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Greenville News

Three teens arrested in Laurens County slaying

Two juveniles and an 18-year-old have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a Laurens County man Tuesday night, said Laurens County Sheriff Ricky Chastain.

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Related Topix: Laurens County, SC, Violent Crime, Cross Hill, SC, Chappells, SC

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Inside Carolina

Byron Best: A Man Of Patience

If there is anyone who knows about patience, it would have to be Greenwood High's Byron Best.

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Sun Jun 29, 2008

The State

S.C. Civil Rights Case: Trooper to fight chase charges

A white trooper accused of using his patrol car to hit a black suspect fleeing on foot last year in Greenwood County will fight his federal civil rights charge, his attorney said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Columbia Metro, Columbia, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Charleston County, SC

Fri Jun 27, 2008

GreenvilleOnline.com

Warn about the Reedy, but also make it cleaner

Parents who allow their children to wade in the Reedy River no longer have an excuse for ignoring the obvious: Swimming in the Reedy isn't a good idea.

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Related Topix: Greenville Metro, Greenville, SC, Conestee, SC, Travelers Rest, SC

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Tribune-Times

Upstate Alliance likely to reject using Greenville/Spartanburg in marketing

The Upstate Alliance will likely reject a consultant's recommendation to start highlighting the Greenville/Spartanburg name in its marketing, an official with the regional economic development organization said ...

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Related Topix: Spartanburg, SC, Greenville, SC, Greenville Metro, Anderson County, SC

Tue Jun 24, 2008

GreenvilleOnline.com

Drought tips Upstate fruit cart

Upstate agriculture is precariously balanced and needs rain badly, said state Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers on a stop at Wal-Mart in Greenville to promote locally grown produce.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Agriculture, Science, Greenville, SC, Greenwood County, SC

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Greenwood, South Carolina is located in Greenwood County. Zip codes in Greenwood, SC include 29649, 29648, and 29646.

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