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• Repeat offender receives life for smuggling fentanyl in jail (wspa.com) — A repeat offender has been sentenced in Greenwood County to life in prison without parole after officers say he tried for the third time to smuggle fentanyl and meth into the county detention center. The case, prosecuted under South Carolina's "three strikes" law, highlights how local law enforcement and courts are responding to serious drug trafficking and jail smuggling.
• Ruiling Yuan at COGC 2026: How Rural Oncology Can Turn Limits Into Better Care (oncodaily.com) — Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood is expanding rural cancer care by building local programs like high-risk breast, cardio-oncology, and exercise oncology services so patients travel less for treatment. Partnerships with the Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood Cancer Foundation, and others help residents overcome barriers such as transportation, financial strain, and limited access to advanced therapies and clinical trials.
• Man gets 2-year prison stint for unruly behavior on airplane (miamiherald.com) — A Greenwood man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after drunken, aggressive behavior forced an international Delta flight from Atlanta to Seoul to divert to Anchorage. Prosecutors say he harassed a nearby passenger, grabbed a wine bottle, and pounded on the cockpit door before crew and passengers restrained him with zip ties.
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