News Releases

Jan Cox, community programs manager for the City of Greenville’s Parks & Recreation Department, received the South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association’s (SCRPA) Professional of the Year Award at the 73rd annual SCRPA Conference. More about SCRPA Award

Learn about public transportation and the opportunities and challenges facing Greenlink during this free, four-week program. More about Transit Academy

It is “leaf season” in the city of Greenville and 10 crews and three street sweepers are working six days a week to collect what is expected to total nearly 12 million pounds of leaves by the end of December. More about Leaf Season Pickup

City Council held first reading tonight on an ordinance authorizing mid-year adjustments to the City’s 2018-2019 budget. More about budget

Greenlink is partnering with the Greenville Center for Creative Arts, the Jolley Foundation and the Piedmont Health Foundation to offer Fare Free Day on Wednesday, October 10. More about Fare Free Day

The Greenville Zoo has announced that the baby Sumatran orangutan, born August 7 to parents Lana and Kumar, will be called Adira. Adira is short for Adiratna, an Indonesian name meaning “beautiful jewel.” More about the Greenville Zoo

The mayor and City Council have selected three finalists for the city manager position from a total of 77 applications from government professionals nationwide. More about City Manager Finalists

BB&T Fall for Greenville presented by Pepsi returns to downtown Greenville October 12-14, shining a spotlight on Greenville’s culinary scene. More about FFG

October is “Try Transit Month” in the city of Greenville and Greenlink has a full schedule of events to celebrate. More about Try Transit Month

Greenville Transit Authority (GTA) will receive $11 million toward the construction of a new maintenance facility. GTA is the only grant recipient from South Carolina. Read on...

Representatives from Urban Design Associates, the international urban design and architecture firm hired to develop the City’s Downtown Master Plan, will be in Greenville next week for a week-long design charrette. More about Downtown Master Plan

The City’s Parks & Recreation Department will implement a new rental fee schedule and offer additional rental options beginning October 1. More about Rental Fees

For Labor Day, the City will offer free parking at all of its parking facilities on Monday, September 3. Parking will be free beginning at midnight on Sunday and ending at midnight on Monday. More about Parking

On Wednesday, August 22, the Greenville Zoo staff physically introduced Lana and her baby for the first time since the baby was born on August 7. More about Orangutans

SYNNEX Corporation, a leading business process services company, and its subsidiary Concentrix today announced a $250,000 contribution toward the construction of a world-class playground at Unity Park, to be named the SYNNEX Share the Magic Playground. More about Synnex Contribution