City of Greenville residents, by a wide margin, approved a 1 percent sales and use tax, with 67 percent of voters supporting the referendum. Under state law, at least 20 percent of the revenue generated must be used to provide property tax relief...

South Carolina’s military veterans are a driving force in the state’s economy and in their communities. This Veterans Day and every day, S.C. Commerce recognizes the contributions of those who...

Governor Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Executive Director William Floyd announced that South Carolina’s unemployment insurance (UI) tax rates will decrease or remain the same for employers across the state in...

Planning with PurposeGreenville is growing — and City planners are working to ensure that growth supports the community’s long-term vision. During National Planning Month, City Manager Shannon Lavrin highlighted the team’s focus on intentional,...

Greenwood County Council Chairman Theo Lane voluntarily stepped down as chairman, effective at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at which time Vice Chairman Dayne Pruitt assumed the role of chairman. Lane, who has served on Greenwood County Council...

The change took effect Sunday, after a federal court case pushed back the original start date. Some sodas and baked goods aren't part of the new limitations.

Mauldin City Council has unanimously given final approval on a 9.07-acre property with a 140,000-square-foot flex industrial facility to prospective owner, PK U.S.A. Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer and supplier. The company, headquartered...

Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed Oct. 22, 2026, as Lights On Afterschool Day in South Carolina, recognizing the vital role afterschool programs play in supporting students, working families and communities across the state. The proclamation...

As voters across Greenville County prepare to head to the polls on Nov, 3, 2026, the Greenville County Republican Party will hold a public Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Carolina Fine Foods in Simpsonville. The event, titled...

Eight City of Greenville departments are completing their move temporary offices in the NOMA office tower at 220 N. Main St. as preparations begin for construction at City Hall, located at 206 S. Main St. Over the next two years, the 53-year-old...

Powerus Corporation (Nasdaq: PUSA), the Rock Hill, South Carolina-based defense technology company focused on autonomous and unmanned systems, revealed the company’s Guardian-3 counter drone interceptor this week at the Association of the United...

Gov. Henry McMaster announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for a disaster declaration to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to eligible small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and...

Gov. Henry McMaster announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved South Carolina’s request to increase the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) federal cost share for Public Assistance following Hurricane Helene from 75 percent to...

As voters across Greenville County prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 3, 2026, the Greenville County Republican Party will hold a public Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Library in Greer. The event, titled "Is It...

The City of Greenville is preparing for a significant change in how its municipal elections are conducted. Starting in 2027, elections will shift to a nonpartisan format as mandated by state law for cities with populations over 39,000. This move...

More than a month after the latest tariffs on Canadian-made products were enacted, the trade war’s impact on South Carolina’s economy is still difficult to assess, even as further restrictions on Canadian imports take effect Tuesday. “It’s hard to speculate on specifically what impacts tariffs will have at this point,” Joey Von Nessen, a research […]

Greenville City Council unanimously approved on first reading the annexation and rezoning of 12.85 acres at the historic Poe Mill site along Buncombe Road, plus 2.43 acres of adjacent right-of-way. The action would bring the property into city...

After two years of development, the City of Greenville launched a powerful new safety tool inside its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP). Built into the city’s Traffic Management Center and funded through...

South Carolina State Archivist Eric Emerson, right, presents Gov. Henry McMaster, left, with a national award recognizing his contributions to state records preservation Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at the state Department of Archives and History....

FEMA announced more than $44 million in grant funding to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee to empower community leaders to take decisive steps to protect infrastructure and people from...