Greer Station merchants have announced their July 4 opening and closings during the holiday weekend.
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The Greer Police Department needs help identifying the two white males pictured in the two images below. The photos are labeled as copper theft at Allen Bennett Hospital.
These subjects were observed by an officer on the loading dock of an abandoned building in Greer. The unknown subjects are approximately 25-30-years-old and 180 pounds. The images were captured on a surveillance camera on Saturday, June 19.
The July 4th Kids Parade will continue its holiday tradition in Greer with its 17th annual event at 10 a.m.
Mayor Rick Danner and the Arlington-Davenport neighborhood hosts the event with the parade starting at the 200 block of West Church Street in downtown Greer.
Patrick Schultz will undergo his first skin graft next week for severe burns he suffered in a plane crash.
A fireman with the Pelham Batesville Fire Department (PBFD) and former volunteer at the Converse Fire Department in Cowpens, Schultz was piloting a plane that crashed and killed three of his relatives in Bay County, Fla., May 25.
Greer went back to the future at the Cannon Centre last Thursday evening. A workshop was held for residents of Greer to give their suggestions that will lead to a Community Master Plan projecting into 2030.
Fifteen years and two master plans ago resulted in the state-of-the-art city hall and city park, police and municipal courts complex and the multi-purpose Cannon Centre that houses the community’s cultural arts.
Residents of Greer are invited to express their vision for the community’s future at a workshop Thursday, 5:30 – 7:30 at the Cannon Centre.
“The underlying thing not talked about is that Greer is a small town with a lot of character and is in the middle of an international business community,” said David Langley. “The question is ‘how do you grow without losing the value that makes Greer unique?’”
Greer’s text messaging ban was reaffirmed Tuesday night when Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law a bill prohibiting drivers from composing, sending or reading a text-based communication while a driver’s vehicle is in motion. The legislation and penalties makes the state mandate binding.
The most significant change is the state’s $25 fine with a maximum $50 for any subsequent offense. Warnings will be issued the first six months and violations will not be reported to insurance and doesn’t count against points on a driver’s license.
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