Friday, May 24, 2013
New combined store on Woodruff Road holds Memorial Day weekend grand opening with lots of treats, activities for the kiddies.
Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us, which are operating under the same roof at its new Woodruff Road location, are holding a grand opening celebration this weekend with activities and treats for children, the store announced. Families are being invited throughout the weekend for savings, giveaways, kid-friendly activities, and visits from popular costumed characters, such as Strawberry Shortcake and Captain America, the store said. Weekend activities include: — Arts and Crafts time will be held on Friday at 10am and 10:30am — Story time will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm — Costumed characters and special guests, including Toodee from Yo Gabba Gabba!, Strawberry Shortcake and Geoffrey the Giraffe, will make …
The Golden Strip's largest annual event highlights Memorial Day weekend in a high-flying kickoff to summer.
Aloft, formerly known as Freedom Weekend Aloft, kicks off today and runs the entire Memorial Day Weekend. Organizers for the expanded and improved event are hoping to attract 100,000 people to Simpsonville's Heritage Park, located at 861 SE Main Street. Planning to go? Here are 5 things you need to know: 1. Know what to expect. Expect bigger, better, more this year. After seeing attendance decline over the years, Aloft organizers have retooled the entire festival. It will still feature its iconic morning and evening hot-air balloon launches (there's 80 balloons this year), but there's more to do this year. So what's new? Festival-goers can experience a zipline inside Heritage Park, along with helicopter rides, model airplane races, …
Here are the latest reports of Simpsonville incidents from the Greenville County Sheriff's Office for May 21-23.
As part of Patch's continuing effort to provide our readers with consistent coverage of crime in our area, we're happy to provide you with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office's daily activity report. Numerous incidents were reported in the Simpsonville area between May 21-23. They include: To view the complete activity reports, click the attached PDFs.
Links to new job listings posted in the past 24 hours near Simpsonville.
The following job listings were posted on Indeed.com on May 23, 2013. They are all listed as being within 15 miles of Simpsonville. See a full list of Who's Hiring in the Simpsonville area. Just click on a link below to learn more. Truck Driver - Owner Operator Schneider National, Inc - Greenville, SC Director, Enterprise Architecture - Job ID 1834 FGP International - Greenville, SC Billing Coordinator FGP International - Greenville, SC Mortgage Loan Processor FGP International - Greenville, SC Account Manager SYNNEX US - Greenville, SC Delivery Driver Wanted Immediately Delivery Drivers Inc - Greenville, SC Product /Process Planning Specialist - Body in White - 1923 Belcan - Greenville, SC Chemical Operator (KC) # 6782 Relevante…
Fifth District rep will be a formidable foe.
On a computer somewhere in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) offices in Washington, DC there is a list of Republican House members. The members are ranked in order of vulnerability to defeat by a Democrat in 2014. At present, the GOP controls the House by more than 30 seats. It’s highly unlikely that Democrats can win back control of the House in 2014, especially in mid-term election, where tradition says that the party not occupying the White House will do well. Nevertheless, the list exists and reasonably high on it is Mick Mulvaney, who represents South Carolina’s 5th District, which covers the portion of the state that is a suburb of Charlotte, notably Rock Hill and Fort Mill. Mulvaney was elected in 2010, along …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
With Memorial Day weekend marking the start of summer travel, you can use this gas price widget to always find the lowest price of the moment.
Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts said. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven't …
Meantime, USC also is ranked 5th by Athlon Sports, just ahead of Clemson, as SC college football rolls into a potentially monstrous 2013 season.
The USC Gamecocks, coming off back-to-back 11-2 seasons and boasting arguably the nation's best football player in defensive end and physical freakshow Jadeveon Clowney, are getting some major preseason love by pigskin prognosticators. Just one day after their archrival Clemson Tigers made a splash by being ranked sixth in a preseason poll by Athlon Sports, the Gamecocks on Thursday bested the Tigers — times two. Athlon on Thursday picked the Gamecocks fifth in its preseason poll, just a notch ahead of the Tigers, who are expecting at least an ACC championship year on the arm of star QB Tajh Boyd. But not to be outdone, The Sporting News ranked the Gamecocks third in its preseason poll, behind only Alabama and Stanford, giving the …
One worker was injured when an old mill's roof partially collapsed.
Simpsonville firefighters responded to a partial roof collapse at an old mill Thursday that injured one worker. The collapse happened at 300 South St. Simpsonville Fire Chief told Fox Carolina that one worker was injured when the old mill's roof partially collapsed. He said the building is in the process of being remodeled. Read more.
The work needs to be done, but some people fire up their machines while others are still trying to sleep.
In the movie LA Story, Victoria Tennant's character, newly arrived from England to Los Angeles, asks Steve Martin's character when the right time for low, sustained booming noises is in LA. His reply? “Low, sustained booming noises? 9:00am, 9:15am?” He later discovers that she plays the tuba. Now that spring has arrived, many people will be working on their yards and gardens on the weekends. But for many others, especially those who work late hours, weekends are a chance to catch up on sleep. I don't mind neighbors firing up their lawn mowers, weed whackers or leaf blowers...but I do mind when they do it at 7:30 in the morning. I understand wanting to avoid doing the work in the heat of the day, but some people jump the gun. Speak Out: …
Find links to obituaries for residents of Simpsonville.
Find the links to obituaries for residents of Simpsonville as printed by Legacy.com. Frances Flynn Prince, 88, of Simpsonville widow of Horace Lee Prince, died Monday, May 20, 2013.
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