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Ware Shoals asks local company to rework water system

WARE SHOALS — One town is trying something new, using an old partner. At its Jan. 24 meeting, Ware Shoals Town Council agreed to have L&L Environmental Labs take over […]

Greenwood County Council approves policy changes

Small tweaks can make a big difference, and Greenwood County hoped to shore up some of its internal rules Tuesday as county council approved changes to three policies. Anita Baylor, […]

Greenwood County pitches new Wilbanks Sports Complex design drafts

Greenwood County was ready to play ball Tuesday, as designers unveiled three possible layouts for the new, $10 million renovations and upgrades to the Wilbanks Sports Complex. In a meeting […]

Greenwood County Council approves boat ramp contract

With his hand laid atop his father’s Bible, Dayne Pruitt was sworn in Tuesday evening as Greenwood County Council’s latest elected representative for District 5. Pruitt’s wife, Traci, held the […]

Greenwood County gets clean audit report in time for Christmas

Greenwood County received an early Christmas present — a clean bill of financial health from its auditors. At Tuesday’s county council meeting, Josh Garvin of Manley Garvin presented the county’s […]

Public meetings

MONDAY GREENWOOD CITY COUNCIL TIME: 5 p.m. LOCATION: 520 Monument St., room 207 AGENDA: Executive session — 1. Consider executive session to discuss the performance review of city manager. Public […]

Greenwood County approves new fire station, PIO position

Greenwood County is looking for help telling its stories. In a 4-2 vote Tuesday night, Greenwood County Council approved funding a public information officer position. The job description wasn’t laid […]

New RMS streamlines local law enforcement’s info-sharing

Greenwood’s area law enforcement agencies are better connected than ever, with a new records management system giving every department access to each other’s records. In the past week, the Ninety […]

Greenwood County unveils tribute to Steve Brown in library

For the first time since his death, Steve Brown’s face appeared at a Greenwood County Council meeting. At Tuesday’s meeting, county Veterans Affairs Director Rosalind Burke presented to Brown’s family […]

Public Meetings

MONDAY WARE SHOALS CALLED COUNCIL MEETING TIME: 5 p.m. LOCATION: Town hall AGENDA: Discuss renting out the top floor of Town Hall building. GREENWOOD CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL CALLED BUSINESS […]