Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Upstate report from HERE Greenville.
Events
Greenville, S.C. — The Upcountry History Museum will open a new semi-permanent exhibition, Max and Trude Heller: A Story of Courage, Community, and Coming Home, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit tells how Austrian refugees Max and Trude Heller fled the Nazi regime…
Business
Greenville, S.C. — Upstate businesses rebuilding after the Sept. 17 Walhalla Main Street fire can tap federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans after Gov. Henry McMaster said the U.S. Small Business Administration approved his disaster declaration request. About 10 Walhalla businesses were affected by the blaze along the downtown block. McMaster…
Traffic
Greenville, S.C. — Upstate drivers heading through Oconee County face a long detour after the South Carolina Department of Transportation said it will close Snow Creek Road to replace the bridge over Snow Creek beginning Monday, Oct. 19. Snow Creek Road, also signed as S-37-51, will be shut for the…
Traffic
Greenville, S.C. — A Greenville man was killed early Monday when an SUV left the roadway on Pelzer Highway in Pickens County, overturned and struck a utility trailer, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers said the crash happened around 1:52 a.m. on Pelzer Highway near Tinsley Drive, close to…
Politics
Greenville, S.C. — Greenville City Council voted 5-1 on Oct. 12 to make city elections nonpartisan beginning in 2027, reshaping next year’s races for mayor and three council seats under a new statewide mandate. A state law passed this year requires municipalities with populations over 39,000 to drop partisan primaries.…
Politics
Greenville, S.C. — South Carolina voters got a full look at the U.S. Senate field on Oct. 11 as SCETV hosted Republican Sen. Darline Graham, Democratic challenger Annie Andrews and Libertarian Kasie Whitener for a televised debate covering data centers, Iran, healthcare and the national debt. Graham framed Andrews as…
Politics
Greenville, S.C. — The Greenville City Council on Monday unanimously passed first reading of an ordinance that would appropriate $10.77 million from the city’s Parking Fund for the Downtown Greenville Conference Center Project. The money would support property acquisition and related project expenses. The city has already executed agreements to…
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