Prisma Health transitions facility for COVID-19 patients
Prisma Health will transition its Prisma Hospital North Greenville Hospital into a dedicated facility for potential or confirmed COVID-19 patients.
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Prisma offers drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Prisma Health will offer limited drive-through COVID-19 testing starting Monday.
Greenville County Schools restricts school visitations
Greenville County Schools will eliminate all non-essential visitations during the school day beginning Monday, March 16.
Bon Secours reduces visitor access and entrances at its hospitals
The health system said the hospitals were enacting the new procedures out of concerns for patients, visitors, associates and medical providers.
Return to the Green Irish festival cancelled
Organizers announced on March 12, 2020 that the event would be cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Clemson individual’s COVID-19 test is negative
Clemson University officials have been notified that the test results for an individual being monitored for COVID-19 came back negative.
New library card designs available at Greenville County libraries
A new selection of library cards is available to Greenville County Library patrons. The cards, featuring several new characters and artwork, have been available since Feb. 18. They can be…
Blood Connection says donations drop due to COVID-19 concerns
“Now is the time to do something heroic for your community,” said Delisa English, The Blood Connection's president and CEO. “Please donate blood today.”
Greenville County Schools release next year’s calendar
Greenville County Schools released its 2020-21 student calendar on Wednesday. Students will begin the next school year on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 and end the school year on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Colin Powell to speak at USC Upstate
Gen. Colin Powell will speak at USC Upstate for the university's annual Dr. John B. Edmunds Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series. The event, named in honor of USC Upstate’s first hired professor, will be held at 7 p.m. on March 19.
Community Foundation of Greenville grants $100K to local nonprofits
Over $600,000 has been awarded to local nonprofits through these capacity-building grants since 2014, according to the foundation.
United Way of Greenville County celebrates positive giving and volunteerism
The sold-out ceremony, attended by around 1,000 people, celebrated the volunteers, activists, organizations and corporations that contributed to United Way of Greenville County's work in 2019.
Tim Waller joins Greenville County Schools
Former WYFF-TV reporter and anchor Tim Waller has been tapped to join Greenville County Schools as its director of media relations.
Clemson’s Men of Color Summit highlights high school program for young men
“We are trying to illuminate pathways to college for all of our young men so that when they get to their senior year of high school, they’re making more informed decisions about what they want their next steps to be,” said Matthew Kirk, associate director of Tiger Alliance, a program for African American and Hispanic male high school students.
Endangered Amur leopards born at Greenville Zoo
The Greenville Zoo today announced the birth of two Amur leopard cubs. The leopard subspecies is the most endangered cat in the world with only an estimated 100 left in the wild.