Simpsonville

Sentinel Veteran of the Month

Alan is the Son of Joan Therrell Dabney and Herman E. Dabney Jr.  Lives in Mauldin and married to Carla Moore Dabney since 1983. They have three grown children, Danielle Harmon, Lindsay.....Read More

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• South Carolina Koi & Water Garden Society To Host Annual Koi And Goldfish Show

• MUSIC SEEN

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Mauldin

Mauldin Garden Club

Over this hot summer we have been watching the fence garden grow. It is located next to the Mauldin Cultural Center. It has been a battle to keep the grass and weeds out while encouraging the plants.....Read More

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• Mauldin Garden Club Fall Schedule of Speakers

• BridgeWay Station’s new Five-star Restaurant

• Councilman's Corner

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Fountain Inn

The City of Fountain Inn Hosts Public Awareness Event on South Carolina Excavating Guidelines

Fountain Inn, S.C. — Fountain Inn Natural Gas (FING), in partnership with South Carolina 811 (SC811), recently hosted a public awareness event to educate the local emergency responders and the.....Read More

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Moonville, Piedmont, Fork Shoals

Historic Intersection of Two Colonial Roads: Georgia Road and Augusta Road

Georgia Road and Augusta Road cross here in southwestern Greenville County and both trails were in use prior to the Revolutionary War in 1776.  These historic roads were initially trading paths.....Read More

More Recent Moonville, Piedmont, Fork Shoals Stories

• Jane Woods McClain given Stewardship Award for 35 years caring for Historic Rose Hill Cemetery

• Moonville Mae and the Piedmont YWCA

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Local

Cotton Picking Time in the Upstate

Lay by time has ended.  Summer school began in July after the crop was finished and ran for six weeks, ending in mid-August. The cotton had opened enough for picking to begin. This was the.....Read More

More Recent Local Stories

• First Steps, and Sold Signs

• Historic Intersection of Two Colonial Roads: Georgia Road and Augusta Road

• Flying for the Fun of It – Buying an Airplane

• Mauldin Police Department’s National Night Out rescheduled to September 20

• South Carolina Koi & Water Garden Society To Host Annual Koi And Goldfish Show

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Money Matters

Investors Column... Is Trump Right, and the Fed Wrong?

As an investor, you should be following the news.  President Trump is a businessman, not a politician.  He knows what is required to improve the nation’s economy – i.e., to bring.....Read More

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Recipes

Connie's Recipes

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Celebrations

Sentinel Veteran of the Month

Alan is the Son of Joan Therrell Dabney and Herman E. Dabney Jr.  Lives in Mauldin and married to Carla Moore Dabney since 1983. They have three grown children, Danielle Harmon, Lindsay.....Read More

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• Simpsonville Welding Student Receives $2,500 Trade School Scholarship to Pursue Welding Career in the Automotive Field

• Simpsonville Boy Scout Troop 159 to celebrate 75th anniversary

• Eagle Scout/Life Scout Theo Umbhauer creates a Blessing Box for Mauldin's Homeless

• Simpsonville July 2025 Senior Calendar

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Street Survival Tactics

Street Survival Tactics

As I write this column today, the horrible news of another school shooting breaks the airwaves in Minnesota at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Two young children killed and 17 wounded.....Read More

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Church

Langston Baptist Church unveils historical marker

Langston Baptist Church Unveiling On Saturday, April 26, at 4:30 the Laurens County American Revolution Committee (SC 250) and Langston Baptist Church will unveil the historical marker telling the.....Read More

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• Coptic? What does that mean?

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

• Simpsonville Presbyterian Church celebrates 100 year anniversary

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Nature

Fountain Inn Garden Club

The Fountain Inn Garden Club is starting off our 2025/26 year right as we work on our Sensory Garden at Kilgore-Lewis House. Freshly painted birdhouses and new plants were added.   Our first.....Read More

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• Simpsonville Garden Club Starts a New Club Year of Building Ecosystems

• Mauldin Garden Club

• LOVE SONG OF CICADAS

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Political

The City of Fountain Inn Hosts Public Awareness Event on South Carolina Excavating Guidelines

Fountain Inn, S.C. — Fountain Inn Natural Gas (FING), in partnership with South Carolina 811 (SC811), recently hosted a public awareness event to educate the local emergency responders and the.....Read More

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• City of Simpsonville Councilmember graduates from Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government

• Mayoral Minutes...Updated Golf Cart Ordinance

• Column: Inn the Know

• Councilman's Corner

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Commentary

Morals Story – Descent into Tyranny and Rebellion

From the first Star Wars movie, “Episode 4 – A New Hope”, and especially with the prequel “Rogue One” and the “Andor” television series, the Star Wars authors.....Read More

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Editorial

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: My thanks to Rick Grover for his informative Street Smarts article about preparing for the loss of a spouse in the March 2025 edition. Very helpful. My wife and I started our will.....Read More

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Sports

Flying for the Fun of It – RC Model Airplanes

Triple Tree Aerodrome is a private airport near Woodruff, South Carolina.  Throughout the year, they not only hold fly-ins intended for people with airplanes, but they also hold events for people.....Read More

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Obituary

Obituaries

Frances “Honey” Cora Tinsley, 104, of Greer, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025. She was the wife of the late Leroy Tinsley and the daughter of the late Robert Lee Tate and Annie Batson.....Read More

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• Obituaries

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