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Trash pick up. EMS and 911 service. Roads and sidewalks. Business licenses. School bus routes. These are the things that impact your day-to-day life, and they are all part of local government. But hardly anyone pays attention to local government - until they have a problem. We want to change that. Simple Civics: Greenville County is here to help you learn about and get involved in your local government in Greenville County, South Carolina. Whether you live in downtown Greenville or Possum Kingdom, Marietta or Mauldin, Greer or the Golden Strip, if you care about your community, this podcast is for you. Join us every Tuesday for simple civics lessons on local government in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Simple Civics: Greenville County Greater Good Greenville

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    • 5.0 • 28 Ratings

Trash pick up. EMS and 911 service. Roads and sidewalks. Business licenses. School bus routes. These are the things that impact your day-to-day life, and they are all part of local government. But hardly anyone pays attention to local government - until they have a problem. We want to change that. Simple Civics: Greenville County is here to help you learn about and get involved in your local government in Greenville County, South Carolina. Whether you live in downtown Greenville or Possum Kingdom, Marietta or Mauldin, Greer or the Golden Strip, if you care about your community, this podcast is for you. Join us every Tuesday for simple civics lessons on local government in Greenville County, South Carolina.

    District 20 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    District 20 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    Meet Sarah Curran and Stephen Frank, candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives District 20, generally representing the Taylors area. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors.
    Links:
    Sarah Curran: https://www.votesarahcurran.com/
    Stephen Frank: https://www.facebook.com/votestephenfrank/
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 18 min
    District 19 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    District 19 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    Meet Patrick Haddon and Nate Marcionette, candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives District 19, generally representing Berea and Western Greenville County. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors.
    Links:
    Patrick Haddon: https://www.facebook.com/HaddonforHouse/
    Nate Marcionette: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557948426258
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 17 min
    District 18 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    District 18 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    Meet Tramaine Booker and Alan Morgan, candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives District 18, generally representing northeastern Greenville County, including Greer. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors.
    Links:
    Tramaine Booker: https://bookerforschouse.com/
    Alan Morgan: https://morganforsc.com/
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 22 min
    District 17 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    District 17 - Meet your Candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives

    Meet Tom Bates and Mike Burns, candidates for South Carolina House of Representatives District 17, generally representing northern Greenville County. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors.
    Links:
    Tom Bates: https://www.batesforhouse.com
    Mike Burns: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0257954515
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 18 min
    District 27 - Meet your Candidates for Greenville County Council

    District 27 - Meet your Candidates for Greenville County Council

    Meet Garey Collins and Butch Kirven, candidates for Greenville County Council District 27, generally representing the Simpsonville area. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors.
    Links:
    Garey Collins: www.collinsfor27.com
    Butch Kirven: www.butchkirven.com
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 19 min
    District 25 - Meet your Candidates for Greenville County Council

    District 25 - Meet your Candidates for Greenville County Council

    Meet Ennis Fant, Derrick Quarles, and Lisa Sweeney, candidates for Greenville County Council District 25, generally representing the Augusta Road areas of Pleasant Valley and Belle Meade. In this episode, each candidate has 10 minutes to introduce themselves to the voters. Your vote is so important! Please take a listen and share with your neighbors. Patrick Prince has also filed to run, but he did not respond to numerous requests to participate in the podcast.
    Links:
    Ennis Fant: https://www.fantforcountycouncil.org/
    Derrick Quarles: https://www.derrickforsc.com/
    Lisa Sweeney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-sweeney-5309aa26
    Sample Ballot: www.scvotes.gov
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    Produced by Podcast Studio X.
    Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.
    Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

Jethro.n ,

Great podcast

This podcast does a great job informing people about upstate South Carolina local politics and other civic/local matters.

beantruthpurple1234 ,

Glad we have this in Greenville

What a great way to stay informed about your home. Podcast is professionally produced and informative. Every resident should listen to this podcast and connect with the world around you. Thanks for what you do.

SaraDeSantis ,

Amazing informative podcast!

This podcast has such great information on it. It’s easy to understand, entertaining, but more importantly it is informative. The information that is presented is digestible and bite sized. Anyone living in Greenville County should be listening to this.

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