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By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter

Greer communications manager Steve Owens said City Administrator Ed Driggers is continuing to work with city department heads to find additional ways to trim the budget.
“It’s just a matter, with the current economy, of cutting expenses and being more efficient with the funds we do have,” Owens said.
He said a freeze has […]

Mrs. Peggy Smith’s first grade class let us have an inside look of what happens on the first day of school.

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Trout shares his side of Monday’s committe meeting
By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter
Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout came to The Greer Citizen to tell his side of this morning’s committee meeting monitoring his ongoing investigation.
The committee called, which Trout said was formed to add flame to the fire, attempt to go into an executive session called by […]

 
On Monday afternoon, Greenville High principal JF Dalton Lucas, Jr. issued the following statement in response to Greenville being the school that informed the High School League of possible illegal contact during a Greer High football practice:
During the first three days of football practice, there were three separate photos on Greenville Online and a video […]

 
By a vote of 10-2, the ruling to put the Greer High football team on probation has been overturned. The Jackets will now be able to participate in preseason scrimmages and jamborees, as well at the 3-A state playoffs, should they qualify.
For more information, pick up a copy of the latest edition of The […]

In Tuesday’s edition of The Greer Citizen, which goes on sale Monday, Leland Burch will have a page one exclusive of today’s appeal of the recent decision to place the Greer High football team on probation. Burch traveled to the offices of the South Carolina High School League with Greer coach Will Young and […]

by Joel FitzPatrick
Sports Editor
 
Greer High coaches, players, and parents held a "closed door" meeting on Thursday night in the school’s auditorium.  The meeting was held to bring everyone up to date on the sanctions levied against the program and what the course of action will be.
"This is a big tug on all of our hearts," […]

By Joel FitzPatrick
The Greer High football team has been placed on probation by the South Carolina High School League.
In being placed on probation, Greer will not be allowed to compete in preseason or postseason games, including Saturday’s FCA Jamboree, and for the time being, every player on the team has been ruled ineligible.  J.L. Mann […]

By Hale McGranahan
Staff Reporter
Friends close to the 19-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted on June 8 wanted to do their part in bringing awareness to the attack in the Terra Pines subdivision off East North Street.
Heartstep.org executive director Krista Cogdill said Saturday’s Run 2 Overcome is a way to turn something terrible into something great. […]

By Leland Burch
Some things never change, even after 87-years. Those are the questions to be answered in pre-season drills about Greer High’s latest football team.
When the 2008 model ramps up to full production later this week, Coach Will Young will begin to get some answers, including which senior will grab the key position on the […]