Gray Court transmissions plant to bring 900 jobs
The announcement that a German transmissions company plans to bring 900 jobs and invest $350 million into a new plant just a few miles south of Fountain Inn was welcome news to city leaders focused on building the city’s economic base.
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FI residents picked to serve on police review board
Residents with police complaints in Fountain Inn now have a place to air their side of the story.
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I-385 returns traffic to Golden Strip
Golden Strip residents and businesses have suffered for nearly seven months without a northbound interstate route to connect the Midlands and Lowcountry to the Upstate while Interstate 385 underwent a massive 15-mile construction project.
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BUSINESS
Charles J. Humphreys of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine in Greenville represented the purchaser, JH Global Services, Inc./Star EV Real Estate LLC, in the sale of 103,284 square feet of industrial space at 378 Neely Ferry Road, Simpsonville, from The...
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Miss Mauldin Pageant set for Oct. 30
Young women are invited to compete in the 2011 Miss Greater Mauldin Teen/Miss Greater Mauldin Scholarship Pageant set for 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Fountain Inn Civic Center, 315 N. Main St.
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Orchestra unveils new season
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra's 2010-11 season will include six Masterworks Series concerts in The Peace Center Concert Hall, four Chamber Orchestra concerts in the Gunter Theatre, three Spotlight Concerts at Centre Stage theater, and the annual...
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Back-to-school party set for Aug. 7
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate is helping at-risk youths go back to school on the right foot with a series of back to school parties Aug. 7. The festivities are offered to Bigs and Littles who are already matched with BBBS. There will be food,...
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Rifleman challenge set
The first annual Junior Rifleman challenge for children in grades 5-10 will be Aug. 7 at the Golden Strip Y, 100 Adams Mill Road, Simpsonville. Call 525-4674 or visit genesissportsmanagement.com.
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NEWS BRIEFS
The city of Mauldin and the Mauldin Police Department will hold National Night Out 6-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Mauldin City Hall, 5 E. Butler Road. The free event will feature live music and activities for children, including face painting and pony rides. Hot...
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Mauldin celebrates the season
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NAMES & FACES
• Anna Cuyar of Hillcrest High School was selected for the third year in a row to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board's Advanced Placement Examinations in AP Spanish Language.
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Golden Strip church news
The Main Event, a free family event to benefit local students and teachers, will be from 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Simpsonville Clock Tower. The event will be presented by The WELL Community Church, the Golden Strip Y, and HIS Radio 89.3, and it will...
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Family Reunion promises better supervision at Heritage Park
SIMPSONVILLE — An Upstate event that drew 35,000 to Heritage Park in Simpsonville last year is making preparations to return, but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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Family Reunion returns to Simpsonville, some residents worry about crowds
An Upstate event that drew 35,000 to Heritage Park in Simpsonville last year is making preparations to return, but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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Simpsonville says eminent domain a last resort
Simpsonville city officials said they have not discussed using eminent domain to acquire the home of an 86-year-old woman for a road safety project that would widen and realign Stenhouse Road.
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Mauldin cancels plan to update Legacy Book
This year, the city of Mauldin is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
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Simpsonville club veteran takes honor
Marian St. Clair first joined a women's club after moving to Columbia as a young woman with two small children. She joined for the same reasons many women join similar clubs nationwide.
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BUSINESS
Happy Pie has expanded its operations to Simpsonville, opening a second restaurant at 679 Fairview Road. The restaurant features handcrafted New York-style pizzas for dine-in, delivery and catering opportunities. Happy Pie also has a restaurant at 1606...
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Decaying trees to be removed
Fountain Inn plans to cut down 12 large oak trees that have provided a green canopy over Weston Street for more than 75 years.
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Summer concerts set in Mauldin
The Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Road, continues its Summer Concert Series on the new outdoor amphitheater stage. The free concerts are from 7:30-9 p.m.
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News briefs
The Mauldin Summer Bash will be from 4-10 p.m. July 24 at Sunset Park, 211 Fowler Circle, Mauldin. The free, family event will feature old-fashioned games and contests such as water wars, sidewalk chalk drawing, watermelon eating contests, seven...
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CHURCH NEWS
S. Matthew Gray was ordained as a transitional deacon during a July 16 Ordination Mass conducted by the Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone, bishop of Charleston. Deacons are the first rank of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church. Transitional deacons are...
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Eminent domain not only option in Simpsonville's Stenhouse Road project
SIMPSONVILLE – Simpsonville city officials said they have not discussed using eminent domain to acquire the home of an 86-year-old woman for a road safety project that would widen and realign Stenhouse Road and said that decision may not be theirs to...
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Baseball complex first step toward Greenville County’s outdoor recreation center
Decades from today, a first-time partnership between the city of Greenville and the Greenville County Recreation District may be seen as the linchpin that turned an abandoned and aging baseball stadium into what some are already calling the centerpiece...
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Simpsonville a top spot for families
After moving to Simpsonville from Pennsylvania eight years ago, Jody Green said you couldn't pay her to move away.
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Breakfast program brings seniors together in FI
They come for the free meals and the exercise and the coffee; but mostly they come to gab.
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Mauldin Summer Bash returns July 24
Mauldin is planning to hold its second Summer Bash, a free event geared for family fun for all ages in an outdoor picnic atmosphere.
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F.I. council give initial OK to higher trash fees
Fountain Inn taxpayers could see another increase when tax notices go out in November. A month after City Council voted to increase taxes to pay for capital improvements, the council has voted to raise its solid waste fee from $9 to $14.
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Old home may be torn down
Fountain Inn City Council unanimously agreed to rezone the site of an old farmhouse on Fairview Street that was built by one of the city's earliest families to allow commercial use.
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Simpsonville subdivision wants to add gates
Harrison Park, a new subdivision that's just off Harrison Bridge Road in Simpsonville, wants to become the first gated subdivision in the city.
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Golden Strip church news
The Children’s Evangelism Fellowship of NewLife Community Church will present “5-Day CEF 5-Day Club” from 2-4:30 p.m. July 19-23 at the church, 304 S. Main St., Fountain Inn. The club will be taught by a group of trained teen missionaries. The event will...
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Golden Strip news briefs
The comedy, “Leatherheads,” starring George Clooney and Renée Zellweger, will be shown at 9 p.m. July 20 at the Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage Park, 861 S.E. Main St., Simpsonville. Activities start at 7 p.m. The movie is rated PG.
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Senior Action breakfast program a winner for Fountain Inn seniors
FOUNTAIN INN — Brownie Skelton said meals are usually good at the Fountain Inn Activity Center but he comes to gab with his friends.
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Mauldin families get fun-filled day at Summer Bash
Mauldin is planning to host its second Summer Bash, a free event geared for family fun for all ages in an outdoor picnic atmosphere.
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Fountain Inn Council to rezone site of on Fairview farmhouse
Fountain Inn City Council has agreed to rezone an old farmhouse on Fairview Street that was built by one of the city’s earliest families to allow commercial use.
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Simpsonville subdivision's request for gates opens door to opposition
A new Simpsonville subdivision wants to become the first subdivision in the city to have gated entrances, but a request from the community's developer met opposition from city staff over concerns about access for city services.
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Project may force widow, 85, to move
A road project that would realign Stenhouse Road in Simpsonville could force an 86-year-old widow from the home that she's lived in for 55 years.
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Mauldin prepares for population increase
Thousands of vehicles travel along main thoroughfares through Mauldin each day, sometimes inching along crowded roads, sometimes pulling into one of the city’s many businesses.
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Osborne leaves Mann with smile
Not long after arriving at J.L. Mann, Deb Osborne, then the junior varsity girls basketball coach, led her team against Woodmont High.
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Construction to close Davenport Road
Construction will close Davenport Road to through traffic for up to six weeks starting July 19 as crews replace a storm-water drainage system with a larger culvert.
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Mauldin prepares Cultural Center to welcome arts
A hive of recent activity at the Mauldin Cultural Center is designed to ramp up community interest in the arts center while preparing it to host a range of artists.
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Director keeps pantry stocked with energy
Tom Williams has survived a heart attack and two major strokes. He suffers from arthritis pain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
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Red Cross work motivates leader of Upstate Tiffany Circle
Jill Schneider calls herself “an old-time volunteer” who has been seasoned by several years of duty in the PTA, Leadership Greenville and the Junior League of Greenville.
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News briefs
Fountain Inn will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m., July 13, at City Hall, 200 N. Main St., to discuss the removal of oak trees from along Weston Street. The city plans to use a grant it received through federal stimulus funds to remove hazardous trees...
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CHURCH NEWS
Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 403 Pollard Road, Simpsonville, will hold a church yard sale at 6 a.m. July 10. Call 963-2720 or e-mail gnhbc2720@mail.com.
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SPORTS CALENDAR
Football signups will be held at the Mauldin Sports Center for ages 6-12 Monday through July 23. Bring birth certificate.
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Fountain Inn residents could pay more for trash service
Residents in Fountain Inn could be looking at higher costs for trash service, as the city attempts to find a way to pay for increased costs to dump waste at Greenville County's Twin Chimneys landfill.
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Stenhouse Road realignment could force relocations
A road project that would realign Stenhouse Road in Simpsonville would force an 86-year-old widow from the home that she’s lived in for 55 years.
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