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Inside The Lockheed Martin Plant That’s Spearheading Resurgent F-16 Sales
The sound of rivet guns pounding fasteners into place, a robot drilling thousands of holes in metal, cranes heaving pieces of yellow primer-painted fuselage into assembly jigs. The Lockheed Martin production facility in Greenville, South Carolina, is a hive of activity. Here, brand new F-16 fighter aircraft are being built on an assembly line that the manufacturer thought might never exist.
Local Cue to halt service of alcohol, cites venue crisis
Local Cue, a Greenville sports bar has discontinued its service of beer, wine, and liquor, making the announcement on social media July 18, citing liquor liability insurance as the reason. The skyrocketing cost of premiums has been an ongoing issue for the state, with Upstate businesses like Blind Horse Saloon,...
Greer’s Harvest Kitchen closes dining room, focuses on catering
Greer’s Harvest Kitchen will close its dining room and focus on catering. The business, which opened in 2021, cited rising costs as its reason for closure in July 16 social media post. “Like many restaurants, we have been fighting an uphill battle with rising cost on…. everything! Because we...
Public safety improvements top city of Fountain Inn’s budget plan
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (WSPA) – The city of Fountain Inn is taking new measures they say will boost the quality of life for residents. City officials are making adjustments to public safety and other aspects of government. Mayor Fountain Inn GP Mcleer said there are around 13,000 residents in the city and counting. He told […]
Saint re-signs with Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings, announced that rookie forward Austin Saint has re-signed with the Swamp Rabbits for the 2024-25 Season. Saint was signed in February of last season and made an immediate impact for the...
Come to the Cabaret at FR Playhouse
Flat Rock – The most spectacular local bonus is seeing Lisa K. Bryant (Sally Bowles) on the FRP stage for the first time in her ten years as FRP artistic director. Bryant was last on the Leiman Mainstage 12 years ago, as Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray. This time,...
Deputies: 2 charged after 2-year-old dies from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. — Two people have been chargedafter a 2-year-old in Greenville County, South Carolina, died from what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. Lt. Ryan Flood, with the sheriff's office, said the shooting happened at a...
Upstate brewery honored, French rotisserie opens at BridgeWay: Weekly Dish
For one Greenville brewery, there’s a reason to celebrate. The 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship took place July 9 in Oxford, Ohio, and Liability Brewing Co. took home two medals from the competition. The brewery received the silver medal for the Tequila Barrel Aged Beer category for Tequillin Me...
Post 43 Juniors returning to the state championship tournament
The Fort Mill Post 43 Juniors held off a rally from Inman Post 45 to win game three in their second round series and punch their ticket to the state tournament. Post 43 won 8-7 over Inman in game three to improve to 13-2 overall, after dropping game two earlier.
Downtown Greenville's office space is in high demand. Why isn't more being built?
GREENVILLE — Despite the city's uniquely strong office market, commercial real estate agents say it will be a struggle to build more office space in downtown Greenville's central business district. Unlike other cities in the Southeast, Greenville saw fewer officewide shutdowns because of COVID-19 and significantly lower rates of...
French Broad River MPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan seeking public comment
The French Broad River MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Elevate 2050, will be kicking off the first phase of public input opportunities for the plan in August. The MTP is a federally-required transportation plan for urbanized areas with a population over 50,000 and helps to guide transportation decision-making and multimodal priorities for the region. The plan is scoped to include four phases of public input over roughly the next year. The first phase is focused on developing a Vision & Goals for the region. The Vision & Goals that are developed will be used to help evaluate potential transportation projects for inclusion in the plan, so public input is greatly encouraged.
Soon-to-open Target brings jobs to rapidly growing Boiling Springs, but also more traffic
BOILING SPRINGS — In a few weeks, Boiling Springs residents soon will no longer have to trek to Spartanburg’s Westide to shop at Target. A new Target opens on Aug. 18 in Boiling Springs at 3659 Boiling Springs Road as part of a bigger shopping center. Shoppers will find a Starbucks, CVS Pharmacy and Ulta Beauty inside the 148,000-square-foot store.
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