Greenwood County School District 51 will not offer the Distance Learning Academy next year.
When was the last time you saw a single mom and her kids standing on a street corner holding a homeless sign?
NINETY SIX — Online learning isn’t going away, and soon parents of Ninety Six schools’ students will be able to see what virtual classes will look like for next school year.
Health officials paused use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after nearly 7 million doses were administered nationally, but few of those doses have made it to hospitals in Greenwood and Abbeville.
ABBEVILLE — Abbeville County Council could help make a transportation system a reality.
After winter storms caused chaos in Texas, Greenwood CPW is making adjustments to ensure its customers are not adversely affected.
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Members of Greenwood County’s state legislative delegation met Monday to discuss requests, make appointments to boards and discuss issues.
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Greenwood will be 100 trees richer on Earth Day this year.
Since spring break ended, seven people within Greenwood County School District 52 have quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19, with 11 other people quarantined as close contacts of someone who tested positive, according to a news release from the district.
Greenwood County Democrats have found ways of staying connected during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Absentee voting opens today for a few school board elections in the Lakelands.
Churches have played a pivotal role in the COVID-19 pandemic, and state health officials have recognized a local church for its work in helping vaccinate more than 2,000 people.
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COLUMBIA — With time running out on their 2021 calendar, South Carolina lawmakers have made little progress toward closing ethics loopholes for big-spending special government district leaders. Nor have they given the state’s top law enforcement agency the money it says it needs to better in…
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Lower COVID-19 numbers might mean big numbers for Abbeville.
State health officials say the available vaccines are safe and effective, despite scattered reports from North Carolina of people fainting after getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
FEMA is offering help for anyone incurring funeral expenses from a loved one dying of COVID-19.
Car seats make the difference between life and death in some wrecks, and Greenwood police will be hosting a drive-thru car seat check Saturday to teach people how to safely secure their children's car seats.
The Rev. Hampton Hunter described the time between his church burning and it being rebuilt as "an exercise in patience." He and the congregation of Hodges Presbyterian Church had to grow closer together when the about 122-year-old church burned after it was struck by lightning in August 2019…
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After nearly two years coordinating litter prevention efforts in Greenwood County, Maggie McMahon will pass the torch.
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“It felt like an exercise in patience.”
Lander University students got to say goodbye to a special building on campus before it is demolished this month.
A raccoon found in Laurens County tested positive for rabies and officials say one person was exposed and referred to their health care provider for treatment, a release from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control said.
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Greenwood Together, the county’s economic development transitional identity, unveiled recommendations Tuesday on how it should proceed with workforce development to about 35 people from government, education and community groups
If dinner with friends and good music is something you’ve been missing, be sure to sign up for newsletters from Divine Your Space on Trinity Street in Abbeville.
Relay for Life always brings waves of love and support for those with cancer, but in Ware Shoals, those waves have been coming for a while.
Greenwood has long been a popular pitstop each year for patrons making their way to the Masters golf tournament, a little more than an hour away in Augusta, Georgia.
Lander University police arrested a man on allegations he exposed himself to people on campus.
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