Fountain Inn News

Residents in the Golden Strip's three city will have a chance to file as candidates for city council seats starting July 15.

Local government officials from Mauldin, Simpsonville and Fountain Inn voiced criticism of truth in spending legislation and a push by state Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom to post spending records online and said the state is out of place instructing local governments on transparency.

Fountain Inn is accepting bids to develop a streetscape plan for its Main Street, which signals the first ste0 in the city's plan to remake the highway into a two-lane stree4 with improved parking, sidewalks and landscaping.

In the Bible, the book of Luke, Chapter 10, verses 25-37, has Jesus telling a parable about a Good Samaritan.

Residents will have a chance to file for public office in Greenville County cities and special purpose districts starting July 15.

In just one day, Lillian Hanley counted more than ,000 cigarette butts in a small pocket of downtown Greer, along the Randall, Trade and Depot streets area.

The Golden Strip is prepared to celebrate Independence Day with a bevy of music choices and fireworks shows through the July 4 holiday weekend.

Cigarette butts litter street corners and entranceways to businesses in downtown Fountain Inn.

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Following a legend is never easy. In the case of Chris Barrineau, the task was made easier when the legend he replaced endorsed him.

The town of Williamston hired Fountain Inn Police Lt. Richard Inman, a career police officer, as its new police chief.

Fountain Inn kicks off its summer of live bluegrass concerts on July 4. The group Mountain View gets things rolling at 6:30 p.m. at Fountain Inn City Hall.

Federal funds could be on the way to Fountain Inn in the form of a recreational trails grant that would allow the city to expand its greenway trail closer to downtown Fountain Inn.

Residents from Fountain Inn to Laurens were cleaning up last week after a mid-week storm with 100-mph winds killed one person, knocked down hundreds of trees, took away electrical power from thousands and damaged dozens of homes and other structures.

The Fountain Inn Repertory Experience is offering the FIREfly Children's Camp, beginning with the Summer Camp at the Fountain Inn Civic Center at 315 N. Main St.

Cody Brossier let it be known immediately that he was a race car driver that others were going to have a difficult time beating.

A 72-year-old Fountain Inn man who was trying to cross Interstate 385 in Laurens County was struck by an SUV on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Sweat dripped from their foreheads as a group of 23 young volunteers pulled weeds and spread mulch at Fountain Inn Elementary School's courtyard tree garden.

Against a backdrop of aging Fountain Inn buildings, the city broke ground Monday on a new Commerce Park and Historical Center that it hopes will spur a rebirth of economic development.

Anna Kate Rampey and David Robinson Ballinger Jr. were united in marriage on June 6, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at Simpsonville First Baptist Church in Simpsonville.