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Mays site listed on U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Benjamin E. Mays’ contributions to racial equality in America are once again being highlighted on the national stage, with his childhood home and supporting research center earning a spot on […]

City, county boast of unified front at annual meeting

With violent crime at a 20-year low in the city and workforce development initiatives underway to support a growing county industrial base, leaders of both local governments said Thursday the […]

Expansion projects aid growth at Piedmont Tech

Piedmont Technical College is committed to creating vibrant learning communities for students, and the evidence can be seen in multiple renovation and expansion projects. “We have a lot going on […]

Greenwood County one of nation’s best for workforce development

Before a region can host new economic development, it has to be prepared to bring investments in, through a trained workforce and the availability of ready-made sites. And Greenwood County’s […]

Planned Foundry Road park embraced by south side residents

One of the most ambitious city recreation projects in years got a welcome reception by residents Monday, who said converting the former Greenwood Mills Foundry site into a park would […]

Greenwood County’s penny tax success to inspire next Abbeville County try

As Greenwood County geared up to put a capital project sales tax in place in November after the levy was approved in referendum by a wide margin, officials in Abbeville […]

Greenwood moving forward on police radio upgrade

Almost a year after the Greenwood County Council approved a lease agreement with Motorola to purchase hundreds of radios that feed into an 800 megahertz system, the equipment is making […]

O’Dell’s legacy memorialized in new PTC building name

He was a statesman, a doer of the people’s work, and above all he was a husband, a father and a friend. Billy O’Dell’s legislative legacy echoes throughout Greenwood and […]

Piedmont Tech manufacturing center goes out to bid this winter

A flagship project that will be financed through the capital projects sales tax will go out to bid in December. On Tuesday, Piedmont Technical College President Ray Brooks said a […]

City taking steps toward building south Greenwood park

Greenwood city leaders have taken over the deed to a parcel of land owned by the Housing Authority since 2004, the first step toward converting it into a park on […]