When someone deciding to open fire with a gun in Greenwood, many times the firearm in question is stolen property, according to law enforcement.

After several years in Boston, Jena Thomas returned to south Florida for graduate school. She realized how much color had left her life when she moved north.

Following the heartbreaking news of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, the Rev. Hillary Taylor began doing research on gun violence.

A portion of Main Street in Greenwood will be closed Sunday, and traffic will be limited to one lane for several days beyond as state crews carry out a paving project.

A central transportation route relied on by major manufacturers to ship products could become the first in Greenwood County’s history to receive state Infrastructure Bank aid to finance part of its widening.

WARE SHOALS — Although it was Maddie Bishop’s birthday, she couldn’t help but shed a few tears as she said goodbye to the regulars who had come to Fred’s Friday morning to enjoy its last day as a community hangout.

A Lakelands lawmaker involved in finding solutions to cutting down on the state’s massive unfunded pension liability said he backs Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s suggestion to roll a year-end surplus into the account.

Thousands of Greenwood County students are headed back to school with brand new backpacks, thanks to the United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties and their partners.

Students returned to the smallest and most intimate of Greenwood’s three private schools Friday morning.

Religious leaders from across the county gathered to pray for safety, knowledge and, above all, unity in Greenwood schools at a back-to-school vigil Thursday evening.

Shannon Flynn, 30, has been at Greenwood’s Cambridge Academy since she was 5. It’s the family atmosphere, she said.

Before classes start, before students join any clubs or start figuring out where they can get the best cup of coffee on campus, before all of that, Lander University’s incoming freshmen had to move in to their dorms.

Abbeville County School District and the Freshwater Coast Community Foundation are teaming up to establish a scholarship in memory of former school superintendent Betty Jo Hall, who died in a wreck last week.

Auditions are soon for an upcoming Christmas show at the Abbeville Opera House.

The ring of the bell Wednesday morning saw Greenwood Christian School’s halls flooded with students stopping by their lockers before packing into classrooms to start their educational journey for the 2019-20 school year.

WARE SHOALS — The district greeted its teachers in grand fashion Tuesday morning, with a welcome back celebration in the Ware Shoals High School auditorium recognizing district teachers and community luminaries.

After singing the praises of Ted Morton’s career and his contributions to the Greenwood community, state Sen. Floyd Nicholson asked Morton to hold the microphone for a moment.

MCCORMICK — Supporting students in McCormick County will soon become easier for those with money to spare.

President Donald Trump’s foreign trade policy and use of tariffs has contributed to a slowdown in large scale corporate investments across many parts of South Carolina, economic development officials said this week.