Greer launches construction of 200,000-square-foot sports and events center
WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION IN THE UPSTATE. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING IN OCONEE COUNTY. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE SCENE FROM SKY FOUR, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE PLANE STILL UPRIGHT. OCONEE COUNTY AIRPORT OFFICIALS TELL US THE PLANE DID NOT TAKE OFF FROM THE AIRPORT. WE’RE TOLD THE PILOT IS OKAY. MEANWHILE, THE DUI CHARGE AGAINST CLEMSON ATHLETE IAN SHEFFLIN HAS BEEN REDUCED. THE CLEMSON CITY ATTORNEY SAYS SHEFFLIN IS NOW CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING. THAT DECISION WAS MADE AFTER THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID THEY REVIEWED THE EVIDENCE. WE’RE TOLD AS PART OF THE REDUCTION IN CHARGES, THOUGH, SHEFFLIN WILL PAY $600 TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CLEMSON. THE ATTORNEY SAYS HE’LL ALSO TAKE PART IN PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS ON HOW TO AVOID DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND TO AVOID MAKING POOR DECISIONS. ASHEVILLE FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A ROAD IS BACK OPEN AFTER A WATER RESCUE. WE’RE TOLD A CAR WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE RIVER IN THE AREA OF LYMAN STREET. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING. VIDEO FROM THE ASHEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWS CREWS LIFTING THE DRIVER OUT OF THE WATER. STILL NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITION. CREWS ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS REPLACING A 133 YEAR OLD DAM IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. WATER IS NOW FLOWING OVER THE NEW CONESTEE DAM, AND EXPERTS SAY WITHOUT THAT REPLACEMENT, IT COULD BURST AND CAUSE ONE OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN STATE HISTORY. THE DAM WAS ONLY BUILT TO LAST 50 YEARS. WE’RE TOLD CONSTRUCTION SHOULD WRAP UP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WITH THE WHOLE PROJECT FINISHING UP BY THE END OF OCTOBER. 647 IS YOUR TIME, AND TODAY MARKS 11 MONTHS SINCE HURRICANE HELENE. ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW AT UNITY PARK, WHICH SAW SIGNIFICANT FLOODING DURING THE STORM. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN AND DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. CREWS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THIS SOUTH HUDSON STREET BRIDGE AND REPAIRING IT BECAUSE OF HURRICANE HELENE. IT LEFT A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE AND FOUNDATION OF THIS BRIDGE IN ITS WAKE. NOW, IF YOU’RE USING THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAILL, YOU WANT TO TAKE A TEMPORARY DETOUR. OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAIL WILL NOT FACE ANY LONG TERM CLOSURES, THOUGH WE’RE TOLD WORK ON THE BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. CREWS ARE ALSO REPLACING THE WEST WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE AND DRAINAGE AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE COMPLETED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. REPORTING LIVE AT UNITY PARK, ISABELLE MARAK, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANKS, ISABEL. MEANWHILE, NEW UPDATES NOW FROM LAST NIGHT’S GREENVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MEMBERS APPROVED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ANNEXATIONS TOTALING 84 ACRES, MARKING THE LARGEST EFFORTS IN GREENVILLE’S HISTORY. THEY’RE EXPECTED TO HAVE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC IMPACTS, ENHANCING THE CITY’S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. DURING THE MEETING, COUNCIL PRAISED THE PLANNING TEAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ACHIEVING THESE HISTORIC CHANGES. COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF A PLAN TO EXPAND THE GREENVILLE ZOO. ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THE PLAN WOULD CREATE MORE THAN $3 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW ADDITION CALLED THE PHILLIPS FAMILY FARM. IT WILL BRING NEW INTERACTIVE ANIMAL SPACES AND INTRODUCE UNIQUE ANIMALS. CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT IS EXPECTED TO START THIS FALL. A NATURAL GAS CREWS IN THE UPSTATE ARE HOPING TO KEEP THEIR WINNING STREAK ALIVE BY PREPPING FOR THE NATIONAL GAS RODEO. PHOENIX JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY WITH MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE SHOWDOWN. HOWDY, TANIQUA. HOWDY. GOOD MORNING. DESTINY. LISTEN, THERE WON’T BE ANY COWBOY HATS, NO HORSES, NO BULL RIDING. BUT THIS RODEO WILL BE JUST AS COMPETITIVE. YOU SEE THEM RIGHT THERE IN ACTION. THAT’S THE PIEDMONT GAS. GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG TEAMS. THEY’RE TRAINING. THEY’RE DIGGING THROUGH SAND AND GRAVEL, CUTTING PIPE AND JUST RUNNING BACK AND FORTH FROM ONE CHALLENGE TO THE NEXT, DEMONSTRATING SAFETY AND TECHNIQUE. NOW, IN THIS RODEO COMPETITION, TEAMS ARE TESTED ON SPEED AND PRECISION. IT’S ABOUT TEAMWORK, SHARPENING THEIR SKILLS AND STILL MAKING SURE AGAIN, THAT SAFETY IS A PRIORITY. THE TEAMS ARE HEADING TO KENTUCKY NEXT MONTH. THEY’RE COMPETING SEPTEMBER 11 TO 12TH. WE’LL SEE WHO THE WINNER IS OF THIS SHOWDOWN FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PHOENIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. TIPPING MY HAT OFF TO YOU. ALL RIGHT TIA. IT’S JUST ABOUT 650 ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT’S A NORTHEAST WIND AT ABOUT 5 TO 15, USHERING IN THAT COOLER ATMOSPHERE FROM CANADA. AND YOU CAN SEE WE’RE SEEING A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE FROM ANDERSON OVER TOWARD ASHEVILLE, SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FILTERING IN FROM GREENVILLE, OVER TOWARDS SPARTANBURG, THOSE TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE 50S AND 60S AT THIS HOUR IN THE 40S AND 50S INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 55 GOOD MORNING IN ASHEVILLE. 57. IN HENDERSONVILLE, 61 FROM CLEMSON DOWN TOWARD ANDERSON, 63 CURRENTLY IN GREENVILLE AND 59 IN SPARTANBURG. ALSO TOWARD GAFFNEY, 60 FROM GREENWOOD AND 58 IN ELBERTON. SO THAT FORECAST FOR TODAY HERE IN THE UPSTATE, IT’S A NORTHEAST WIND AT ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH. GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE. WE’LL SEE SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FILTER ON IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR 80. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS TODAY. A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE FOR THE BULK OF THE DAY. THOSE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FILTER ON IN LATER ON TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. DESTINY. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM PELHAM ROAD RIGHT NOW. BUSY BUSY BUSY 85 NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND AS THE SUN IS RISING. BUT WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY SLOWDOWNS RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS A GREAT START TO YOUR. WHAT IS IT? WEDNESDAY MORNING? ALL RIGHT, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR TRAVEL TIMES. I 240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY SHOULD TAKE YOU 11 MINUTES. AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD 11 MINUTES. FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN, 13. SAINT FRANCIS IS HOSTING THE 2025 WALK TO REMEMBER EVENT HAPPENING AT FLUOR FIELD. THIS OCTOBER TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH. THE LUNCHEON ACTIVITIES WILL BE FROM 1 TO 2 P.M., AND THE SERVICE WILL START AT TWO. THE EVENT GIVES FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PREGNANCY OR INFANT LOSS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THEIR CHILDREN. MEANWHILE, THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION IS INVITING BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S. THAT’S ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, ONE YEAR TO THE DAY AFTER HURRICANE HELENE HIT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IT WILL BE HELD AT BILTMORE COMMUNITY PARK IN FLETCHER. THE OPENING CEREMONY STARTS AT 10 A.M. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION HOSTS 17 WALKS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR ONE ON ACT DOT. WELL, CLEMSON CITY OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR HELP AS THEY ARE CREATING PLANS FOR A POPULAR PARK. ABERNATHY PARK IN DOWNTOWN CLEMSON IS UNDERGOING MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, PAVING THE WAY FOR COSMETIC RENOVATIONS. THE PARK SITS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF CLEMSON AND ALONG A COVE IN LAKE HARTWELL. YESTERDAY, FAMILIES WERE AT CITY HALL FOR AN OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC INPUT SESSION. PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO LIST WAYS THEY HOPE TO IMPROVE THE PARK, AND WHAT ASPECTS THEY CURRENTLY LIKE. WE LIKE THE BOARDWALKS, SO WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WALK AT NIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE SUNSET. THEY HAVE NICE SWINGS THERE SO WE CAN SIT AND RELAX, LISTEN TO THE WATER, BEING ABLE TO ACCESS IT FROM THE WATER HAS BEEN REALLY FUN. SO DEFINITELY HOPING THAT STAYS AND THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE. RESOURCES. IF YOU COULDN’T MAKE YESTERDAY’S MEETINGS, A NEW SET OF PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INPUT IN OCTOBER. MEANWHILE, THIS MORNING, THE CITY OF GREER IS BREAKING GROUND ON ITS NEW SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, WHICH IS A 200,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2027. WE’RE TOLD IT WILL HOST ADULT AND YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS LIKE BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL AND WRESTLING. THE PROPERTY WILL FEATURE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WALKING TRACKS, MULTI-SPORT SIMULATORS AND EVENT RENTAL SPACE. COMING UP ON WIFE NEWS FOUR TODAY, WE’LL HAVE A LAST LOOK A
Greer launches construction of 200,000-square-foot sports and events center
Updated: 6:26 PM EDT Aug 27, 2025
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On Wednesday, the city of Greer, South Carolina, broke ground on its new sports and events center.The center will host adult and youth athletic programs, including basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. The property will feature indoor and outdoor walking tracks, multi-sport simulators, and event rental space.”Athletics and recreation are deeply ingrained in the spirit of Greer, and the new Sports & Events Center will be a game changer for our diverse and growing city,” said Mayor Rick Danner. Danner added, “We’re building a state-of-the-art facility that will meet the recreation needs of the City of Greer now and into the future. The scope and scale of this project are unrivaled in this region and promise to make Greer a destination for champions at home and across the nation.”The 200,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in 2027.
GREER, S.C. —
On Wednesday, the city of Greer, South Carolina, broke ground on its new sports and events center.
The center will host adult and youth athletic programs, including basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. The property will feature indoor and outdoor walking tracks, multi-sport simulators, and event rental space.
“Athletics and recreation are deeply ingrained in the spirit of Greer, and the new Sports & Events Center will be a game changer for our diverse and growing city,” said Mayor Rick Danner.
Danner added, “We’re building a state-of-the-art facility that will meet the recreation needs of the City of Greer now and into the future. The scope and scale of this project are unrivaled in this region and promise to make Greer a destination for champions at home and across the nation.”
The 200,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in 2027.
