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Greenville County Schools to 'pause' book fairs after new rules mandated in South Carolina
Greenville County Schools will not hold book fairs this school year, citing a new state regulation mandating books that are not “age and developmentally appropriate” be removed from classrooms and school libraries. The “pause” will allow district officials to work with schools and book fair vendors to “explore ways to continue offering book fairs in the future,” according to district officials. ...
4-year-old boy dies after being found submerged in pool, officials say
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - A 4-year-old boy in South Carolina has died after he was found unresponsive in a pool on Saturday, according to officials. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office along with several other agencies responded to a home on Pine Street around 7:40 p.m. for a report of a child that had gone missing for a short period of time.
New pictures released of man reported missing in Greenville County on Monday
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. — The family of the man reported missing out of Greenville County on Monday has released new pictures of him. Officials say Mark Wagnon was last seen on Geer Highway in Travelers Rest on Aug. 19 at 4:30 p.m. According to officials, he was last seen...
Details on arena bond proposal, council zoning 2,000 acres and other Greenville County updates
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Leaders at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena say upgrades are overdue. They asked Greenville County council for a $70 million bond to help pay for it. “It’s just at a time where it’s more about-- is it a want or a need?,” asked Greenville County...
Man charged in hit-and-run death of Greenville, South Carolina, teacher pleads guilty, officials say
GREENVILLE, S.C. — On the day his trial was supposed to begin, a man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Greenville County teacher pleaded guilty Monday, court officials said. Mantavious McMorris, 43, pleaded guilty to the charge of hit-and-run with death in the June 2021 death of Carli...
Duke Energy: Fallen trees, limbs cause hundreds to experience outages in Greenville Co.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Hundreds of customers are without power due to fallen trees and limbs in Greenville County, according to Duke Energy. According to the outage map on the power company’s website, the outages are in the North Pleasantburg Drive, Furman Hall Road, City Heights Court and US-276 area.
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