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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority board has approved an aggressive budget for the next fiscal year that includes projections of an almost 6 percent increase in container volume.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A Georgia man has been arrested and accused of impersonating a police officer in South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A second Greenville County school has reported a student with meningitis.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Georgia transportation officials are planning to hold public meetings on proposed rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority has untangled a snag in its plans to build a $35 million inland port in Greer.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Greer man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing a woman during a violent sexual assault.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Authorities say a man and a wife found dead in the backyard of a Greer home each committed suicide.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Columbia man is the third person arrested in the deaths of two people found in a house fire two years ago.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Greer woman has been accused of posing as a social worker and hospital employee to try to get drugs.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Strawberry farmers in northern South Carolina are worried about the cold.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting and wounding of an armed man in Greer by two city police officers.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  South Carolina State Ports Authority plans to open a $35 million inland port in Greer have hit a snag.

Friday, March 01, 2013  South Carolina is breaking ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Friday, February 15, 2013  An official from the U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to visit BMW Manufacturing to talk about bringing more manufacturing success to the United States.