Greenwood News

Born December 30, 1954, in Spartanburg, he was a son of Barbara Louise Fowler Parker and the late Carlos Edmund Parker.

Connie Edwards, of Greenwood, president of the People to People, International chapter in Greenwood, has been named the first Peace Poet Laureate of South Carolina by the international PTPI headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8131 is seeking VENDORS for the 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair.

A Greenwood woman is facing a charge of unlawful neglect of a child after she allegedly dropped off her 16-year-old daughter, who is supposed to stay in her custody, with another woman and said the daughter would be homeless if not allowed to stay at the other woman's residence.

An award-winning singer-songwriter of Christian music, her ministry and career have blessed countless thousands for almost three decades.

Greenwood Council will be holding a public hearing on an ordinance that, if passed, would allow the county to give the City of Greenwood $100,000 for the new farmers market in Uptown Greenwood.

The eight-story brick building is located on Hampton Avenue between West Cambridge Avenue and Merriman Street, about two blocks from Lander's campus.

We have a great opportunity to show our friends in Columbia what great Gamecock fans we have here in the Lakelands.

Early last week, Kaleb Chalmers said he wasn't sure if he would make a commitment to Clemson during his visit for Saturday's spring game.

A Greenwood woman has been charged in connection with an Aug. 2013 incident in which she alleged a man sexually assaulted her.

Mr. James "Wonderboy " Smith, Jr. 79, of 1606 Evans Pond Road widower of Thays Lee Smith passed away on April 10, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Randall Barnett Gable, 73, of 209 Sagewood Road, husband of Clydie Sue Waites Gable, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at his home.

A Greenwood man is facing a charge of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature following a dispute with his girlfriend early Monday morning.

The Medical University of South Carolina Board of Trustees is expected to approve a collaboration between the hospital and Greenville Health System, McLeod Health, Palmetto Health and Self Regional.

Phillip Hollingsworth, the 46-year-old man charged in the shooting death of Bill Ardis, was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison following a trial in Laurens County.

Fidelity Investments , the second-largest mutual fund company, is exploring the creation of a U.S. stock trading venue along with other investors to address perceived flaws in the $23 trillion U.S. equity market.

A Greenwood woman was arrested Tuesday after police say she pointed a gun at her husband when he would not stop calling her names.

Reverend James Fuller Young, 83, resident of 125 Southern Avenue, husband of Ruby Lee Bayne Young, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Betty Alice Morgan Gauvin, 85, resident of Thompson Drive, widow of Leon Roland Gauvin, died April 8, 2014 at Hospice House.

Greenwood County Council met Tuesday afternoon to begin budget workshops in preparation of the fiscal year 2015 budget.