Daily editionWednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Good morning, Greer.
The 5AM Greer Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 23rd of September.
Business
United Composite Materials, LLC will open a new 70,000 sqft manufacturing facility at 1446 S Buncombe Rd in Greer later this year to produce composite materials for sports, leisure, aerospace, marine, defense, space and automotive markets (a collaboration with Engineered Textile Solutions and Associates LLC and Hankuk Carbon). It will employ about 50 people.
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Education
Greenville County Schools Board approved a $220,000 purchase of 2.4 acres at 176 Woodside Rd. in Simpsonville to support its Long-Range Facilities Plan Tuesday night; its next meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 27 (6 p.m. at the Central Office, 301 E. Camperdown Way).
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Sports
The South Carolina Gamecocks will host Kentucky on Oct. 3 at Williams-Brice Stadium at 4:15 p.m.—the game will be broadcast on SEC Network as the Gamecocks hold a 22-14-1 lead and have won their last four matchups.
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