With the wind hitting my face and admiring the beauty of nature I only think of how grateful I am to be able to enjoy a motorcycle ride with my best friend—despite having Cerebral Palsy.
People with disabilities are routinely told what they cannot do, or how hard and what a burden it would be to allow us to try new things.
The Wild Ace Pizza and Pub groundbreaking Thursday morning represents the first new construction in downtown since the City Hall and Municipal complex opened in 2008.
“This is significant expansion of our downtown footprint,” said City Administrator Ed Driggers, among the dignitaries at the ceremony. “It’s exactly what we envisioned and it will provide greater opportunity for revitalization of this triangle.”
Megan Huffman of Greer was selected runnerup in a national cooking contest in New York City hosted by Food Network’s Sunny Anderson.
Huffman’s Savory Sweet Potato Salad recipe was among four chosen to be cooked in a promotion for Extended Stay America (ESA), featuring a fully equipped kitchen in each room.
Rock and Roll Reunion will perform Tunes in the Park Friday night from 7-10 p.m. at the City Park amphitheater. The free performance is a makeup from one postponed because of rain during the summer Tunes in the Park series.
A Greer Idol Reunion will be held from 8-9 p.m. Rock and Roll Reunion will perform for one hour at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Read Chris Brown’s story.
Stephanie Cooper, Eli, her one year old son, and Christopher Brown – their mailman, joined “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to talk about how Chris miraculously saved Eli’s life.
The Greer Children’s Theatre putting pieces together for “Shrek: The Musical,” learning songs, blocking and choreography.
“We started out heavy on weeknights with music, and blocking on weekends,” said director Kevin Treu. “And just recently, in September, we’ve started working on the choreography.”
The Pitt Hopkins Charity Music Festival is scheduled Saturday, 6:30 - 8 p.m., at the City Park amphitheater as a fundraiser for Eastside High School Spirit Week.
Eastside HS has raised more than $1.25 million since it began Spirit Week in 1981.
Hollywild Animal Park has not received any formal letter of warning or notification of an “ongoing investigation”, according to park officials in a response to media queries late Wednesday.
A routine inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July resulted with four violations (non-compliant items – NCI) at the animal park. The report concluded a capuchin was wearing a long chain around her waist causing discomfort and the park failed to meet sanitation and facility standards.
DanceVisions will be part of a headline act on the Grand Ole Opry stage in March.
Felicia Abbot announced that a select group of her students will make a two-day whirlwind trip to Nashville, Tenn., to perform during a matinee production at the Opry.
Riverside High School’s new band director, Quintus F. Wrighten, Jr., is as passionate talking about the subject he teaches as he is instructing
“It is a performance-driven activity, which is absolutely beautiful,” said Wrighten. “It’s a collaborative effort. There’s something about that synchronicity and synergy in corporate music making that is simply unmatched and unparalleled in any other activity.”
The 8th annual Benson OctoberFAST Classic Car Show, Kids Fun Run and Twilight 5K is Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Greer First Baptist parking lot.
The fundraiser benefitting Greer Community Ministries (GCM) has a Car Show noon – 5 p.m., a Kids Fun Run at 5:30 p.m. and the Twilight 5K at 6 p.m.
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