Mental Health facility

New Mental Health Facility Opens in Greenville

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A new mental health facility geared towards the incarcerated is now open in Greenville. City leaders held a dedication and ribbon cutting on Thursday for the new Norman-McLendon Facility on Industrial Parkway. The new facility will serve as an alternative to having people in jail with mental illness and will allow them to get assistance from professional doctors. “It’s such…

Covington County Commission Withdraws Land Offer For Mental Health Facility

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The Covington County Commission has decided to change its plan to provide land for a mental health facility. Two weeks ago, the commission held a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility that would house mental health evaluations for jail inmates. County residents started asking questions about what kind of potential activity the facility could bring into the community. “There was a…