Simpsonville News

Simpsonville's newly reinstated police chief is seeking a seven-year contract that would give him a raise and more than $100,000 in back pay in exchange for assurances that he won't sue the city, according to the proposed contract provided to The Greenville News.

Jodi and Lenny compete in AKC Obedience Trials. Lenny was awarded his Novice Title-CD in January in Columbia SC Jodi and Lenny compete in AKC Obedience Trials.

Controversy over reading selections at a pair of colleges in South Carolina last year has reared its head again, and this time it may result in budget cuts for the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina Upstate.

Two banks with Upstate branches have agreed to merge. Park Sterling Corp., holding company for Park Sterling Bank, and Provident Community Bancshares Inc., holding company for Provident Community Bank, said today they have signed a defnitive merger agreement.

Golden Strip residents did not hesitate to speak out at a citizens advisory committee meeting last week about the need for road improvement and pedestrian safety in their communities.

The district will hold a job fair for applicants from 8 a.m.-noon March 7 at Lifelong Learning , 206 Wilkins St., Greenville.

As part of an ongoing process to promote affordable housing and infrastructure improvements in low- and moderate-income areas, the city of Greer will have available more $500,000 in grant money.

Faculty members at The Goddard School of Simpsonville, SC had fun dressing up in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Local officials say the state government still hasn't answered their questions about how much additional truck traffic they can expect along Interstate 85 as a result of the new South Carolina Inland Port in Greer.

A meeting was held today in Simpsonville to discuss strengthening animal cruelty laws in South Carolina, WSPA News reported February 28. South Carolina House Representative Garry Smith met today with U.S. Humane Society member Jeanette Jacobs at The Coach House to discuss better laws to protect abused animals in South Carolina.

The decision to give Simpsonville Police Chief Keith Grounsell his job back will come at a price to taxpayers -- but just how much it will cost to compensate him for the year he was out of work isn't certain.

A Gospel Concert will be at 4 p.m., March 30, New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 725 Old Grove Road, Piedmont.

Keith received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle.

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A former Simpsonville police chief and a former police detective were indicted on a misconduct charge, according to court documents supplied by the state Attorney General's Office.

The professor who oversees the College of Charleston's summer reading program said Thursday he was concerned that S.C. House members want to punish the school over a book assigned to incoming freshmen this year.

The House budget-writing committee on Wednesday tentatively approved a spending plan for 2014-15 that would cut $52,000 from the College of Charleston and $17,142 from the University of South Carolina Upstate.

The mother of a Simpsonville woman who was stabbed to death by her husband while she worked at a bank inside a Berea Walmart is suing the store, her daughter's employer, emergency responders and their bosses.

Two years after it emerged from bankruptcy, things are looking brighter for the Southern Connector, and leaders say the toll road with a complicated history now has a clear path ahead.

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