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  • Pilot, passenger in GSP plane crash in serious condition

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:04 am ET  

    The pilot and one of the passengers in today's plane crash at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport are in serious but stable condition, while the condition of a second passenger is listed as "fair," said a top executive with Stevens Aviation Inc. Full Story »

  • BMW global sales up slightly, U.S. numbers down in October

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:04 am ET  

    BMW Group's worldwide sales in October increased 2 percent over the same month a year ago, helped with strong growth in China, India and Brazil. Full Story »

  • Clemson part of USDA fruit crop research

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:04 am ET  

    CLEMSON — Clemson University researchers will focus on peaches, an important Upstate product, as part of an international $14.4 million initiative to improve fruit crops. Full Story »

  • Central to begin recycling effort

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:03 am ET  

    CENTRAL -- Central plans to launch an education campaign as part of an effort to increase the amount of recycled material the town generates and avoid a proposed penalty from Pickens County. Full Story »

  • Furman wants to be "carbon neutral" by 2026

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:03 am ET  

    Furman University is moving forward with a pledge to make the campus "carbon neutral" in time for its bicentennial in 2026. Full Story »

  • Pickens County gives OK to ATV park

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:03 am ET  

    Rice's Creek Off Road Park — a burgeoning enterprise in Liberty — has the green light to open for business — but not today. Full Story »

  • Two face meth charges in Mauldin

    The Greenville News – Tue Nov 10, 2:03 am ET  

    Two people face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine after investigators followed a tip Monday to a Mauldin home where they said they found tubing, propane cylinders and chemicals associated with making the drug. Full Story »

  • World War II veterans' Honor Flight takes brothers to war memorial

    The Greenville News – Mon Nov 9, 2:04 am ET  

    Frank and Joe Hinton had never seen the WWII Memorial. But last week, more than 60 years after the brothers served in war and a week before Veterans Day, they saw it for the first time — together. Full Story »

  • Victor Mill area may get low-income housing project

    The Greenville News – Mon Nov 9, 2:03 am ET  

    GREER — A proposal for the Victor Mill community would transform a 3-acre site piled with rubbish into a $4.75 million duplex community for low-to-moderate income senior citizens. Full Story »

  • Proposal would add events at Mauldin Center

    The Greenville News – Mon Nov 9, 2:03 am ET  

    MAULDIN — The City Council plans to enter into an agreement with the Mauldin Cultural Center Foundation Board to turn day-to-day operations of the Cultural Center over to the board. But the agreement also raises the issue of alcohol consumption on the city-owned property, which is banned now but could come up soon for council discussion. Full Story »

  • Helping Hands looks to broaden reach with food warehouse

    The Greenville News – Sun Nov 8, 2:03 am ET  

    GREER — Helping Hands director John Jenkins has seen families walk three miles just to get a box of food from Brushy Creek First Assembly of God, which opens its doors every Wednesday night to provide emergency relief to those in need. Full Story »

  • Schools, Legion to hold Veterans Day events

    The Greenville News – Sun Nov 8, 2:03 am ET  

    Patriotic music, the posting of colors and revered recognition will be part of ceremonies marking Veterans Day throughout Pickens County this week. Full Story »

  • Hundreds get swine flu shots in Pickens

    The Greenville News – Sun Nov 8, 12:03 am ET  

    PICKENS--Hundreds lined up this morning at the Pickens Health Center for H1N1 flu vaccinations, some arriving as early as 4 a.m., 4 ½ hours before the doors opened. Full Story »

  • Mother, daughter die in one-car crash in Pickens

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 6:03 pm ET  

    A 78-year-old mother and her daughter who shared a house together in Greenville died within hours of one another on Friday when their Chevy sailed off Tabor Wood Road and struck a tree in Pickens, the coroner said. Full Story »

  • H1N1 shots to be available in Greenville County Schools starting Tuesday

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:20 am ET  

    The wait for H1N1 flu vaccine is almost over for elementary school children in Greenville County. Full Story »

  • Greenville site for Boeing design team

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    A building group's regional office in Greenville will be the headquarters for a joint venture that will design and build Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston, state officials said Friday. Full Story »

  • Couple arrested after children removed from roach-infested home

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    GREER — When Spartanburg sheriff's deputies arrived at a Greer area mobile home in response to a domestic disturbance call, they discovered swarms of cockroaches scampering across the doors, floors and appliances inside the home, officers wrote in an incident report. Full Story »

  • Lake Thurmond dam work to raise Lake Hartwell levels

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    CLEMSON — Downstream flow from the Lake Thurmond dam has been temporarily cut while tests are conducted in the Savannah Harbor, then Thurmond will be lowered for dam maintenance this winter, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said Friday. Full Story »

  • Jury awards Anderson doctor $187,500

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    An Anderson physician who was accused of abandoning her patients at an Easley family practice two years ago was awarded $187,500 after a Pickens County jury found that the doctor who bought the practice from her had wrongly asked a medical licensing board to impose sanctions against her. Full Story »

  • FBI to re-create Fort Hood shooting

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    FORT HOOD, Texas — The FBI on Friday dispatched a special team of investigators from Washington, D.C., to re-create the Fort Hood shooting in an attempt to learn how the attack was carried out Full Story »

  • Rep. Bob Inglis reiterates opposition to health-care bill

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:19 am ET  

    WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders expect a close vote when the House takes up a sweeping health-care overhaul bill, but it's no mystery where Rep. Bob Inglis stands. Full Story »

  • Meeting on PCB settlement to discuss use of funds

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:18 am ET  

    The public will have an opportunity on Nov. 17 to ask questions and give opinions on spending of a $9 million settlement for PCB damages to Lake Hartwell and the Twelve Mile River corridor. Full Story »

  • NAACP leader urges more attention to kids

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:18 am ET  

    The nation's juvenile justice system has "let teens down," said Hilary O. Shelton, the keynote speaker for the NAACP's 27th Freedom Fund Banquet on Friday night in Greenville. Full Story »

  • Greer's Dodie Anderson wows Gamecock faithful

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 2:18 am ET  

    In more than 25 years of rooting for the University of South Carolina basketball teams, Delores "Dodie" Anderson has never seen the men's team win a single NCAA Tournament game. Full Story »

  • Two die in Pickens County accident

    The Greenville News – Sat Nov 7, 12:03 am ET  

    Two people were killed late Friday when their car overturned several times along Tabor Woods Road in Pickens County, ejecting the passenger, according to the state Highway Patrol. Full Story »

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