Spending 365 days at the reins of Greenwood’s food bank has given Andrea White perspective.

This weekend, get ready for some boom, boom, booms and more.

Lock your cars, lock your homes, and get to know your neighbors – just some of the small, but important things the community can do to protect themselves against porch pirates and home intruders.

The Abbeville County School District board of trustees has approved its budget for the next fiscal year.

Greenwood’s chamber of commerce has a new interim president and CEO — former county treasurer Cathy Miller.

Mark Warner doesn’t think all roads lead to McCormick when it comes to economic development, but he’s pretty sure an upgraded county airport would provide one route for fostering a vibrant, pro-business environment.

Sometimes, pumping iron isn’t enough.

NINETY SIX — After sparse attendance at the start, cooler weather brought crowds to Ninety Six Town Park for the 14th annual South Carolina Festival of Stars.

Reactions from across the Lakelands and the state to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade:

NINETY SIX — Feeling the burn comes easily at the Festival of Stars.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling Friday, effectively ending constitutional protection for abortion, triggers South Carolina legislation that would ban the practice once a fetal heartbeat has been detected.

Today is the last day of filing to run in the special election to fill Greenwood City Council’s Ward 2 seat.

McCORMICK — State and nationwide shortages of EMT workers and paramedics have emergency services directors making their own calls for help.

Lander University’s board of trustees approved a budget on Thursday that one member called one of the strongest budgets the school has proposed.

WARE SHOALS — Greenwood School District 51’s board of trustees approved a budget for the 2022-23 school year, but is anticipating the need for amendments after a vote to give raises and having a lack of firm numbers from the state.

Tuesday’s runoff election for the Greenwood County Council Democratic primary will serve as a tie breaker between incumbent Melissa Spencer and challenger Johanna Bishop.

You probably noticed that summer did not pay attention to the calendar. It wasn’t due to arrive until Tuesday, but we all know too well it rolled into town, into the state, days ago.

Summer fun in the sun, patriotic parades and fireworks galore — the next two weeks feature events that offer patriotic fun for the whole family.

McCORMICK — County Council took action on several measures Tuesday night in its final meeting of the fiscal year, including the approval of three budgets.

Youth from all across the country are spending one week of their summer break camped out at Greenwood High School as part of a mission trip.