City of Greenville seeks construction manager for wheelsports park
The city of Greenville has taken the next step to turn its planned wheelsports park into a reality. City officials released a request for proposals for the project’s construction manager at risk on Aug. 17. Interested construction firms are invited to attend a pre-proposal meeting on Aug. 26. Submissions for the RFP ar
Fall for Greenville returns in October. Here’s what to expect.
Bank of America Fall for Greenville will return for its 45th year in early October. The annual food and music festival will be held in downtown Greenville Oct. 9-11. Festival officials announced this year’s food and entertainment lineup for Fall for Greenville on Aug. 19. More than 200,000 people...
WhatsApp scam uses contest links to hijack user accounts, experts warn
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Security experts are warning WhatsApp users about a viral scam that uses compromised friend accounts to steal access to personal profiles and contact lists. The scam begins when a user receives a message from a contact they know asking them to vote for a child...
Pickens County launches South Carolina’s first suicide loss support program
When a family loses someone to suicide, the wait for support can stretch on for years. Pickens County, South Carolina, is working to change that: this July, the county established South Carolina’s first Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors team to connect grieving families with trained support in the immediate aftermath
SCHP: 3 hospitalized, 2 cited after high-speed crash involving Greenville County school bus
The South Carolina Highway Patrol said two people have been cited after a crash involving a school bus Tuesday afternoon.
Upstate man sentenced to prison for New Year’s Eve DUI crash that killed 4
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate man charged in a DUI crash that killed four people on New Year’s Eve in 2024 has been sentenced to prison. The Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Nicholas Shane Meeks pleaded guilty on Monday to four counts of reckless homicide. Meeks was sentenced to 35 years in pri
Lowes Foods Unveiling Converted Store In Lyman, SC
Lowes Foods will open a store in Lyman, South Carolina, on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 8 a.m. The store, located at 12189 W. Greenville Highway, is the fourth Lowes Foods in the Greenville-Spartanburg market. The opening continues the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based grocer’s expansion across the Carolinas. Lowes Foods an
Road in Greenville reopens after deadly crash, police say
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department reports a road has reopened after an investigation into a deadly crash on Wednesday. Mills Avenue at Augusta Street is closed as of 8:40 p.m. as the Traffic Reconstruction Unit is investigating the collision, officers said. The Greenville County Coroner
Greenville resident displaced after ceiling collapses at apartment
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate woman shared that she has not been able to stay in her apartment after the ceiling collapsed on Monday. Jasmine Merrill told FOX Carolina that she arrived at her unit at Eagle Trace Apartments on Lakeside Road after work to find that the ceiling had collapsed.
HENDERSON OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS OFFICERS WERE JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING A MAN DURING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
