Moving large businesses into smaller towns isn’t easy. Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon says economic development can be hard, but it’s one of his favorite parts of the job. He says marketing smaller cities like Greenville is difficult, but he’s lucky that Greenville has a few major selling points. The biggest two McLendon uses is the city’s location on the Interstate and the…
The Greenville Amnesty Program begins February 1st and runs until the end of March. Greenville Police are once again extending the annual Amnesty Program to anyone who may have outstanding warrants in the Greenville system. The Amnesty Program is designed to give those who are unable to pay those fines a little relief. That could be up to 33% off…
Greenville Police say they arrested a suspected car thief after investigating a shop lifting call on Saturday. Police were called out to the Fred’s Super Dollar store this weekend after employees say they witnessed a man attempting to shoplift from the store. Police say they arrived and begin questioning the man, 22-year-old Frank Williams of Birmingham, when they realized there…
Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn has one major New Year’s resolution: make Greenville a safer place. Lovvorn says the numbers for crimes in 2016 aren’t in yet, but believes they’ll be similar to 2015 statistics. He wants to lessen the numbers in 2017, and has a good idea of how to do that. Lovvorn is upping police presence throughout the…
Adams scrubs a shirt collar before sending it off to be cleaned and pressed. Jane Majors Adams spent almost every day growing up in the dry cleaning business her father owned. “I had grown up in this place. All my life, he had me back in the back, working when I was 15 years old,” she remembers. “You know, I mean,…
Two Sunday night shootings in Greenville leaves two men injured and one dead. Greenville Police say the shootings happened in a short time frame, and the second shooting happened just as they were processing the first scene. “Normally a violent act like that will be once in a rare occasion,” says Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn. “And to have two,…
Mayor McLendon and other city officials gathered downtown to cut the ribbon and open the city’s newest store, True South. True South Clothing Boutique opened Thursday morning in downtown Greenville. The store is owned and managed by Greenville resident, Chae Brown. Brown owns two other stores downtown, Southern Mint Boutique and Blush Beauty Store. Brown says the dowtown area may…
Former Chief Ingram giving new Chief Justin Lovvorn a few tips. After 45 years in law enforcement with almost 32 of them as the Greenville Police Chief, Lonzo Ingram retired at the last city council meeting. He turned in his badge and is letting the next generation of law enforcement step forward. Ingram changed a lot in his time as chief, including bringing…
ALDOT placed temporary red lights around the construction site to help with traffic flow. One lane on Highway 10 in Greenville is currently closed due to construction. The road runs right next to Magnolia Cemetery and often floods during severe weather, causing the fastest route to the L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital, Greenville High School, the Greenville Industrial Park, and Greenville…
A recent murder has Greenville residents concerned about violent crime numbers in the city. Greenville Police arrested 28-year-old Jermario Smith of Greenville on murder charges Sunday. Police recieved a call concerning gunshots on Whittaker Street around 2 p.m. Police say they responded to the call and found a victim with gunshot wounds at the scene. That victim was pronounced dead,…
