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Pam Stone: Things aren't as bad as they could be
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (371+ words) It’s hard these days. It’s flat-out hard not to cringe when you’re filling up your car or truck, not to mention looking incredulously at the two bags of groceries you’ve just purchased, trying to figure out how they could possibly…...
Michael Armstrong keeps Ware Shoals running behind the scenes
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (829+ words) Michael Armstrong has spent years solving problems and keeping technology on track across Ware Shoals School District 51, work that recently earned him the District’s Support Staff of the Year honor. Michael Armstrong, second from right, Ware Shoals School District 51’s…...
Greenwood GOP: If we want to keep America, we have to show up
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (357+ words) But those principles mean very little if the people do not participate. South Carolina’s turnout this year should concern all of us. In the June 2026 statewide primaries, 855,370 people voted out of 3,383,591 -about 25% of registered voters. That means roughly three out…...
Musings: Sometimes you have to go back to the basics
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (534+ words) Well, it’s nice to know that delays happen in college football. After the opening week, it seemed like almost every college football game had some weather delay or a massive heat index. And I can speak from experience: covering a…...
Labor Day across the Lakelands
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (306+ words) Family pet, Kimber, takes lifeguarding duty seriously as the Curreri family enjoys a Labor Day swim on Lake Greenwood. Jackie Barnes reels in a Labor Day catch while fishing on Lake Greenwood. We asked our readers to show us how…...
ilovethislife: Unhappy mail day
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (438+ words) I can’t tell you how many times I’ve checked online and gotten excited about what mail is slated to arrive that day, only to discover when I check my box, it’s not there. Often, there’s no mail at all. The…...
Big check, smaller amount; Ceremonial check raises questions over Smith campaign contribution
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (588+ words) A copy of the actual campaign check provided to the Index-Journal shows a $1,000 contribution from the Lakelands Home Builders Association to “Brandon Smith for Mayor,” dated Aug. 6. Greenwood Mayor Brandon Smith, center, poses with Lakelands Home Builders Association members, including…...
Here’s a point that need not be debated
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (366+ words) We need candidate debates and forums in our election process at the local level as much as they take place on the national and state stage. Such formats provide far more insight into who candidates are than a handful of…...
Pam Stone: What would Dolly do?
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (437+ words) “Well, I just can’t…” I said despondently to a friend upon the news of the passing of Dolly Parton. For in the last three weeks, the world has lost iconic Irish musician Glen Hansard, the wonderfully talented and oh-so-kind Shelley…...
Andrews headlines sold-out Democratic banquet in Greenwood
1+ week, 4+ day ago (872+ words) Lander University student Zoey Hensley, left, speaks with South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate, pediatrician Annie Andrews, the Democratic Party nominee, during a meet and greet on Aug. 29 at the law office of Greenwood attorney Townes Jones. A record crowd of about…...