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By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter

The pressing days that lie ahead for officials at Greer City Hall kicked off with a 2009-10 budgeted expenditures workshop Tuesday night.
Before City Council and heads of staff from around the city, City Administrator Ed Driggers said the economic conditions in Greer “are not unlike those across the county and South Carolina.” […]

Event draws largest crowd in memory
BY JIM FAIR
EDITOR

Hey, Greer. Stand up and take a bow. And pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
The 25th Anniversary of the Greer Family Fest has become the new standard for festivals, arguably the best among the Upstate and Western Carolinas.
Rudy Painter, Family Fest 2009 Chairman, summed […]

When Denise Vandenberghe talked about the design of her logo of the Wild Ace Pizza & Pub she asked if the plane was recognizable. It was. She picked the Red Baron “to add some fun into the design.”
The Wild Ace Pizza & Pub is opening May 1 in the building formerly operated by Justin’s at […]

By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter

Almost two years had past since the shine of the television spotlight began to fade away from Greer Police Sgt. Marcus O’Shields, it was back
and brighter than ever for national TV.
Earlier this year, The Discovery Channel came calling, wanting to feature O’Shields on its new show “Rampage”.
As O’Shields sat off Highway 290 […]

BY HALE MCGRANAHAN
STAFF REPORTER

Jamie Graham begged City Council for some kind of support for Greer Cab at Tuesday night’s meeting.
“I’ve done everything in my power before coming to you all…I don’t know what to do. Do you have any suggestions? Please help me.”
Council will review the city’s taxi ordinance after hearing from an emotional Graham […]

BY JIM FAIR
EDITOR

Mayor Rick Danner pinpointed Greer’s position in the mega-region between Charlotte and Atlanta, nicknamed “Charlanta” for its regional growth.
“We are ground zero,” Danner said. “There’s no better example than how regionalism will take place. This is a
curve if we every got behind we would never get caught up.”
Danner and Hal Johnson, president of […]

BY LELAND BURCH
EDITOR EMERITUS

A spokesman for State Auto Insurance has confirmed widespread rumors of an impending reduction in employees in the company’s Southern
Regional Office that has been a fixture in downtown Greer for decades.
Win Logan, Director of Corporate Communications, said the company plans to consolidate 10 regional offices into five, but will maintain a presence […]

GM releases statement via e-mail to media

By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter

Jerry Balding, overseeing the day-to-day operations as general manager at the Greer Commission of Public Works for 20 years hastily announced
his retirement last Thursday afternoon. Within minutes after The Greer Citizen requested to speak with Balding about his retirement he e-mailed media a brief announcement confirming […]

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Detective Jason Bash was selected Officer of the Year and Eric Cooper won the Phil Carlton Rookie of the Year award at the Greer Police Department’s annual awards banquet Saturday night at City Hall.
Chief Dan Reynolds opened the awards portion of the banquet and acknowledged the strength of Greer’s community and its willingness to
support the […]