Gantt News

All Kyle Gilstrap ever really wanted to be was a firefighter. So he became an Explorer at 15, learning about the career, and when he was old enough, he enrolled in Greenville Technical College's Fire Service Technology certificate program.

Each day at lunch and dinner, diners crowd the tables along Lincoln Street in the Vista, sheltered by two of the defining structures in Columbia's history - the railroad canopies.

The Columbia Parkinsona s Support Group meeting on November 15th will have as our guest speaker, Judy Greenwood of the South Carolina Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging.

Mast General Store's purchase of the old Lourie's building on Main Street was helped by the offer of a 10-year, $2 million loan from Columbia officials using federal stimulus money.

South Carolina's oldest city and one that has survived hurricane, earthquake and war, wants to know what its people think about the future.

Authorities said they were searching Monday for a man with a heart tattoo under his right eye in the shooting of a man at a Gantt apartment complex.

Authorities said they were searching late Sunday for a gunman after a shooting at an apartment complex in the Gantt area.

A Winnsboro man was found guilty of lewd act on a minor and sentenced to serve eight years in prison and three year probation, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor's office.

A Winnsboro man was found guilty of lewd act on a minor and sentenced to serve eight years in prison and three year probation, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor's office.

Columbia's new mayor - whoever it is - will face challenges but should regard them as opportunities, people familiar with city government said Tuesday.

There will be a public meeting on September 24, 2009 regarding the proposed improvements to Silver Bluff Road from Indian Creek Trail to Richardson Lake Road.

Employees of South Carolina's capital city won't be paid for most of their remaining holidays this fiscal year.

A Greenville County sheriff's deputy was in a wreck Monday while on the way to a call about a shooting at a Gantt home - an incident that led to the discovery of cocaine, marijuana and $8,000 cash, said Sgt.

A funding dispute between Columbia and Richland County officials could end the county's 20-year partnership with the Columbia Fire Department.

The Greenville County Sheriff's Office was investigating the discovery of a woman's body on the Westside of Greenville late Friday night.

The Greenville County Sheriff's Office was investigating the discovery of a woman's body on the Westside of Greenville late Friday night.

Brenda Greer, 53, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2009, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Strong storms that moved through the Greenville County area on Sunday night left behind downed trees and power lines.

City officials say $44 million in upgrades planned for Columbia's sewer system should stem chronic spills into local rivers.

The city of Columbia is starting the second phase of beautifying Harden Street, this time a short stretch near the Drew Wellness Center.