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Anne Peden celebrates 15 years on the Greenville Co. Historic Preservation Commission!

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Simpsonville

Spring Gardening Tips

Simpsonville Garden Club has been busy preparing our gardens for spring. If you have found our “Pots Around Town” or visited the “Carolina Fence Garden” at Heritage Park, then.....Read More

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• Local Citadel cadets and students earn Gold stars for fall 2024

• SGC: Expanding Community Gardens and Forever Educating

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Mauldin

Spring Community Cleanup Day

The City of Mauldin’s Spring Community Cleanup Day will take place on Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. This is a family-friendly event to beautify the City of Mauldin through trash and litter pick-up.....Read More

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Fountain Inn

TOUR OF RESTORED ONE-ROOM BLACK AMERICAN SCHOOLHOUSE AT BACKCOUNTRY SETTLEMENT IN GRAY COURT ON MARCH 15

Laurens, SC, Feb. 22, 2025 - The restored one-room Piney Grove Schoolhouse for Black Americans at the Culbertson Backcountry Settlement, 7000 Georgia Road, Gray Court, SC, will be open for tours.....Read More

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Moonville, Piedmont, Fork Shoals

Moonville Mae Thinks About Two Presidents of the Twentieth Century

Does studying leaders help us understand who was good and who was bad?  The adage goes, “If we don’t learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it.”  Studying our leaders.....Read More

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Spring Community Cleanup Day

The City of Mauldin’s Spring Community Cleanup Day will take place on Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. This is a family-friendly event to beautify the City of Mauldin through trash and litter pick-up.....Read More

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• Anne Peden celebrates 15 years on the Greenville Co. Historic Preservation Commission!

• LAURENS COUNTY MUSEUM AWARDED SC250 AMERICAN REVOLUTION GRANT

• Aircraft Collision in the U.S.? With 67 Dead? How?

• Biden Is Out, Trump Is In... Hold on to your hats!

• Moonville Mae Thinks About Two Presidents of the Twentieth Century

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Money Matters

Investors Column

Your Second Job Regardless of whether you are employed and drawing a paycheck, are a parent raising children, are a business owner, are retired, or even if you are drawing a paycheck at a second job.....Read More

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Recipes

Connie's Recipes

Punchy’s Easy Macaroni & Ground Beef  1-2 lbs. ground beef/brown and drain *I always season beef with Nature’s  Seasons 1large onion/dice  and brown 1 16oz. box.....Read More

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Celebrations

TOUR OF RESTORED ONE-ROOM BLACK AMERICAN SCHOOLHOUSE AT BACKCOUNTRY SETTLEMENT IN GRAY COURT ON MARCH 15

Laurens, SC, Feb. 22, 2025 - The restored one-room Piney Grove Schoolhouse for Black Americans at the Culbertson Backcountry Settlement, 7000 Georgia Road, Gray Court, SC, will be open for tours.....Read More

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• Simpsonville Sentinel Veteran of the Month

• Stadium Groundbreaking at BridgeWay Station March 12

• Mauldin employees and residents recognized at Council Meeting

• Countybank Board elects Jamie Hedgepath as Executive Vice President

• Local Citadel cadets and students earn Gold stars for fall 2024

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Street Survival Tactics

Street Survival Tactics

The Pirate Hunter returns to the Simpsonville Sentinel stable of excellent writers and contributors. Editor's note: When Rick first started with the Sentinel he was leading an armed security.....Read More

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Church

Coptic? What does that mean?

Seven years ago, Sandra Ghatas’ family emigrated from Egypt to the United States. She is one of two daughters: both are smart well-educated girls. But prospects for a.....Read More

More Recent Church Stories

• Local men and women's church group enjoys hiking our mountain trails

• Simpsonville Presbyterian Church celebrates 100 year anniversary

• Mauldin holds National Day of Prayer...

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Nature

Greater Greenville Master Gardeners Plant Sale

Spring is just around the corner and the Greater Greenville Master Gardeners are ready to give you a jumpstart with your planting! On Saturday April 26th, at Jeff Lynch Appliances (17 Roper Mountain.....Read More

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Political

General Election for the City of Mauldin set for November 4

The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Mauldin announces the general election for the City of Mauldin to be Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The following offices will be included in the election.....Read More

More Recent Political Stories

• City Council Report - Ward 5

• Mayoral Minutes...Main Street Project Underway

• Column: Inn the Know... from the Desk of Shawn Bell Bell

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Commentary

Crystal Ball – the 2028 Presidential Election

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced his candidacy for President in 2028.  He obviously wants to get a jump on the rest of the field for the Republican nomination.  Kennedy also ran in 2024 (.....Read More

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Editorial

“We Heard You Sent Your Turkey to Washington”

The year was 1978.  The young man was in LaGrange, Georgia.  A member of the company’s IT department, he was on assignment to help install software in their manufacturing plant there.....Read More

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Sports

American Legion Post 271 Baseball Season

Our Golden Strip Warriors led by Scott Ramsey had a great first season. After years of absence in the area, the Golden Strip Warriors baseball team was brought back to life by the American Legion Post.....Read More

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Obituary

In Memoriam - A Celebration of Life

Paul Chandler was born March 7th, 1952, in Fletcher, NC. He was the son of Joe and Martha Chandler, both deceased, of Greenville SC. He was married for 52 years to Debra H. Chandler of St. Matthews.....Read More

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