Jay King

5 days ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jay King

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1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jay King

A century and more before the internet put virtually every conceivable product at consumers’ fingertips, Sears, Roebuck and Co. pioneered the mail-order-catalog business and offered Americans thousands of products. Sears offered people all over the country products that had traditionally only been available in larger towns and cities, from farm implements, tools and household staples to actual kit homes.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jay King

Here’s a recap of Greer City Council’s May 27 meeting. Initial approval: $59.01M 2025-26 budgetCouncil unanimously approved the first of two readings for an ordinance establishing a $59.01 million total operating budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 that requires no property tax increase. The proposed budget reflects an increase in anticipated revenues due to growth of more than 8%, according to City Administrator Andy Merriman.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jay King

A memorial honoring the life and legacy of Greenville conservation pioneer Tommy Wyche was officially unveiled May 23 during a gathering of family, friends and fellow conservationists at River Lodge in Falls Park. The stone marker overlooks the park behind the United Community headquarters building at 220 E. Camperdown Way and was dedicated by the Wyche family, Naturaland Trust and the Wyche law firm.

2 weeks ago | greenvillejournal.com | Jay King

Each spring, several things happen with clockwork predictability — plants burst into leaf, the weather turns warmer and municipal-budget season begins. While the process of developing a municipal budget may seem to some as mysterious as how daffodils know when to emerge, it’s relatively straightforward. Counties, cities and towns go through a broadly similar process, regardless of size. Municipal servicesMunicipalities do a lot of things people tend to take for granted.