Ninety Six school board discusses arrival, dismissal times
A proposal to adjust arrival and dismissal times at Ninety Six school district's high school and middle school stalled at a board of trustees meeting last week when members sent it back to...
View Article10 More Test Positive for Tuberculosis Exposure
Alanzo Pearson, a K-4 student at Ninety Six Primary School, center, exits Department of Health and Environmental Control in Greenwood, S.C. after being tested for tuberculosis Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
View ArticleNinety Six School District to pay for student & staff TB testing
The Superintendent of Ninety Six School District Mark Petersen announced today that the district will cover the testing cost of any student and staff member who wishes to be tested for TB.
View Article25 more people test positive for TB in Greenwood County
Another 25 people not associated with the school have had positive skin tests for tuberculosis, a lung disease that can cause major bouts of coughing, sneezing and chest pain, and in some cases death,...
View ArticleEditorial: Open communication needed to address TB outbreak
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and school officials knew something was amiss at least two months before notices were sent home alerting parents.
View ArticleArrest Reports
These arrests were reported this past week by the Greenwood Sheriff's Office, Greenwood Police Department, Ninety Six Police Department, Ware Shoals Police Department and other agencies.
View ArticleStar Fort Golf Club Father's Day Sale
The Golf Club at Star Fort in Ninety Six is having a two day Father's Day sale for today and Saturday.
View ArticleArrest Reports for June 10, 2013
Cabrera, Lucas Juarez 11/10/89 of Gwd SC was arrested by SCHP for: driving left of center, no sc drivers license Daniel, Brannon Tyler 9/25/89 of Gwd SC was arrested by Gwd City Police for: DUS,...
View ArticleMan at center of TB outbreak 'was very nice'
GREENWOOD -- The man with the immaculate brick house and the expansive lawn liked nothing better than strolling the property on warm spring days or having family members over to visit his home on...
View ArticleThomas Milton Hackett Sr.
Thomas Milton Hackett, Sr., 59, of 102 Daniel Heights Drive, Ninety Six, South Carolina, husband of Sally D. Hackett, passed from this life Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
View ArticleUnnecessary panic makes things worse
And while parents, family members, community members and children have a right to be angry and upset with how officials handled much of the fallout, it's important everybody act with maturity and...
View ArticleThree arrested on drug charges
Staff Reports Three people were arrested Friday when Greenwood Drug Enforcement Unit agents went to serve an arrest warrant in the Fairforest neighborhood.
View ArticleNinety Six approves redistricting plan
From staff reports The Town of Ninety Six completed and approved its redistricting plan.
View ArticleGCSO makes arrest in Hickory Point armed robbery
The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Greenwood man believed to be involved in the armed robbery of the Hickory Point convenience store on Highway 25 that occurred on June 10. The man is...
View ArticleButch Major - McCormick
Robert Eugene "Butch" Major, 70, resident of 301 Deason Street, husband of Gail Kuykendall Major, died June 17, 2013 at his home.
View ArticleNurse fired after TB outbreak files lawsuit
A nurse who was fired after a tuberculosis outbreak at an Upstate school has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Environmental Control saying she was wrongfully terminated and they...
View ArticleTests at Myrtle Beach shelter to check for TB
State health officials are testing the staff and clients of a Myrtle Beach homeless shelter after a former resident developed tuberculosis.
View ArticleFormer DHEC program manager files lawsuit
The former tuberculosis program manager for the Department of Health and Environmental Control in the Upstate has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the agency and alleges they violated the...
View ArticleArrest reports
These arrests were reported this past week by the Greenwood Sheriff's Office, Greenwood Police Department, Ninety Six Police Department, Ware Shoals Police Department and other agencies.
View ArticleSons of Freedom: Celebrating American Independence at Ninety Six NHS
As this nation celebrates 237 years of Independence from Great Britain, Ninety Six National Historic Site's visitor center will open on Thursday, July 4 from 10 am 4 pm to commemorate the young sons...
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