Mauldin planners see U.S. 276 corridor with street lamps, sidewalks, trees
The main corridor leading into Mauldin from Laurens Road in Greenville screams of 1960s strip developments. Cracking oceans of asphalt front many of the businesses.
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Brashier fire training site could save cities money
When firefighters at Fountain Inn, Mauldin and Simpsonville fire departments need training on dealing with hazardous material spills or flammable liquids, they have to travel to a fire training site in Columbia.
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Fairview Street bridge to close Feb. 8
The Fairview Street Bridge over Interstate 385 in Fountain Inn will close Feb. 8 for up to two months as crews raise the bridge to prepare for an Interstate 385 project.
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Hillcrest, Mauldin high schools ready for Spirit Week push
It’s the students’ favorite week of the year when Hillcrest and Mauldin high schools break out of normal school routines, rev their school spirit and raise money for local charities during Spirit Week Feb. 6-12.
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Celebrity golf and ballroom dancing enliven Spirit Week.
Hillcrest High School’s annual Spirit Week golf tournament will be infused with the spice of celebrity this year, and senior citizens are invited to Mauldin High to relive the big band era.
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Simpsonville may change sewer plans to fix failing line
Sewer officials in Simpsonville want the city to deviate from a 15-year sewer work plan that has them removing tree roots, fixing leaks and repairing crushed pipes in the city’s 90 miles of sewer lines after sewer workers found a line in the Poinsettia...
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Tribune-Times church news
Dr. Richard Blackaby will conduct mini revival services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 14 and at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Five Forks Baptist Church, 112 Batesville Road, Simpsonville. Nursery services will be provided, and the public is welcome. The church is...
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Mauldin faces challenge as revenues dwindle
Mauldin’s city administrator said he is concerned that revenues won’t cover the city’s costs for a second year in a row and that the city faces challenging decisions as it begins to plan for next year’s budget.
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Most dodge icy disaster and find comfort at home
Curtis Pierce worries about what could happen next.
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Highway Patrol seeks leads after pedestrian hit on S. Washington Ave.
Authorities are seeking leads into a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured on the side of a Greenville street Thursday night.
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New management to run amphitheater
Disappointed that their sparkling new outdoor music venue hasn't produced the shows or revenue they expected, Simpsonville city leaders decided to create a new partnership with the same team that manages the Bi-Lo Center to run the Heritage Park...
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FWA could expand in Simpsonville
Freedom Weekend Aloft may expand beyond just its annual Memorial Day Weekend celebration, though the concert and balloon festival would remain the nonprofit organization's signature event.
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FI relaxes rules to join police review committee
It’s been 2 ½ years since a Fountain Inn man was found hanging by his long black T-shirt in the Fountain Inn police department’s holding cell.
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Church news
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend will discuss how people can take control of their lives by setting limits and still be loving persons during a “Boundaries” simulcast from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 30 at First Baptist Church Simpsonville, 101 Church St.
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Holliday gives Patriots boost
J.L. Mann High girls basketball coach Darah Huffman needed a leader and looked immediately to point guard Britney Holliday.
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Local legislators push for economy-boosting laws
Job creation and economic development remains the top priority for state legislators from the Golden Strip as they hope to attract more businesses like Boeing and BMW that could shape the future of the state.
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Prepare for five years of work on I-385
Between 50,000-70,000 vehicles traverse Interstate 385 daily between West Georgia Road in Simpsonville and Woodruff Road. Lines of vehicles and masses of brake lights are frequent rush hour sights along the bustling interstate, but a state plan to widen...
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Sports calendar
Mauldin Recreation Department signups will be held Feb. 6, 13 and 20 from 9 a.m. to noon and Feb. 18 from 6 to 8 pm. at the Ray Hopkins Senior Center.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
The Sabres (11-3, 6-1) went on a 14-2 run at the start of the third quarter and held off Greenville Tech Charter 65-62 on Friday night.
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Simpson too much for Mavericks
Sierra Simpson made a statement at the outset of the girls basketball game between Hillcrest and Mauldin high schools Friday night.
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Simpsonville OKs gas station near busy school
Traffic concerns along bustling West Georgia Road caused Simpsonville planners to pause before issuing approval for a new gas station just down the street from one of the county's busiest schools.
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Nationwide service project rolls through Golden Strip
Volunteers raked leaves, picked turnips, washed windows and spread mulch inside and outside the Golden Strip's Center for Community Services as they celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a day dedicated to service.
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Rams show depth in winning county title
Hillcrest High left Greenville High on Saturday with three individual titlists, 14 place-winners and the Greenville County wrestling championship.
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Landscaping for Depot Street project up next
An architect in charge of developing landscape and streetscape plans for Fountain Inn's new Commerce Park and Historical Center under construction on Depot Street called the site Fountain Inn's “new center of the town.”
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Mauldin’s Borgelt takes lacrosse to college
Mauldin High senior Josh Borgelt will get an opportunity that a lot of high school lacrosse players in Greenville County can only dream of having.
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Garner keeps Hillcrest focused on crown
Overcoming adversity has become a way of life for the Hillcrest High boys basketball team.
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Simpsonville looking at plan for capital improvements
When Fitch rating agency reaffirmed the city of Simpsonville's outstanding debt with an A+ rating in November 2009, it noted that the city did not have an existing plan to replace vehicles and equipment.
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New speed-tracking equipment to improve Fountain Inn traffic safety
Fountain Inn Police Officer Travis Graham spends his days trying to control speeding drivers in high-collision areas of the city.
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Simpsonville firm’s fiber picked for new line of ropes
Innegra S fiber produced by Simpsonville-based Innegrity LLC, has been chosen by Samson for a new line of ropes, the first of which has been developed for the sailing market, Innegrity reported.
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SMC signs Rams' Lowder
Abbey Lowder has signed a scholarship to play volleyball for Spartanburg Methodist College.
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‘Shoulder to Shoulder' concert set
The Greenville County Youth Orchestras' Young Artist Orchestra will present its annual “Shoulder to Shoulder” concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Gunter Theatre at The Peace Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S. Main St., Greenville.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
St. Joseph’s Catholic School has been accepted into the South Carolina High School League for the 2010-2011 school year.
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Whitley excels as Patriots’ jack of all trades
Listing the full job title of J.L. Mann junior Darrice Whitley takes more slashes than a Web address.
Photo gallery:
Mann vs. Berea
Mann vs. Berea
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Forklift used to steal ATM from Woodruff Road bank
Thieves ripped off an ATM early Monday morning at a Greenville bank, but not by withdrawing money. Instead, they tore the entire machine from the ground, loaded it onto a vehicle and drove away, deputies say.
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Prepare for 5 years of yellow barrels, work crews on I-385
Bumky Wood looked out the front door of his pharmacy in Gray Court at the flood of vehicles passing through what he called the “out-of-the-way” town.
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No one hurt in Simpsonville mobile home fire
SIMPSONVILLE — City firefighters responding to a burning mobile home on South Baldwin Road Thursday afternoon initially believed two people were trapped inside.
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Golden Strip service center picked for nationwide volunteer program
The Golden Strip's Center for Community Service has been chosen to be the state's host site for an ambitious nationwide civic project focused on raising awareness in communities about ways to volunteer.
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Mauldin looks to reinvent, redevelop to create city center
When Mauldin officials visited Sewanee, Ga., last year, they saw what they wanted to create in a downtown — ample parking, beautiful green space and thriving businesses in a traditional downtown setting with two-and-three story buildings lining a main...
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Fountain Inn looks for plan along growth corridor
Just over a half-mile links Main Street in Fountain Inn to Interstate 385 along State 418.
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Harrison Park to connect with neighboring subdivision
An on-again, off-again plan to connect two fledgling Simpsonville subdivisions is back on again.
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Tribune-Times church news
The Greater New Hope Church, 403 Pollard Road, Simpsonville, will celebrate the 16th anniversary of Pastor Dennis J. Smith at 3 p.m. Jan. 17. The guest speaker will be Bishop Getties Jackson, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. All are...
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Benefit at church
A benefit for Christie Bagwell Lee, who is suffering from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow, is set for Jan. 16 at Simpsonville Church of God, 130 Stokes Road, Simpsonville. The event will feature a barbecue and hot dog sale...
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Southern Greenville County residents close to getting clean water
Louise Cothran has lived with dingy well water for decades at her home on Cooley Bridge Road in southern Greenville County, particularly during drought years.
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