Tipsy Taco in Greer to close Dec. 31 as site converts to Capri’s Italian
643 IS YOUR TIME. IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BEGINNING IN UNION COUNTY, WHERE TWO PEOPLE ARE FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF AN INFANT, ACCORDING TO UNION PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO RICE AVENUE EXTENSION ABOUT A CARDIAC ARREST OF AN INFANT. THE INFANT DIED AT A HOSPITAL A SHORT TIME LATER. OFFICERS NOW SAY THEY ARRESTED BRYSON PRICE AND SAMANTHA –. THEY’RE FACING HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE CHARGES, AND SPARTANBURG COUNTY POLICE SAY A PERSON IS IN JAIL IN CONNECTION TO A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO THE CORONER’S OFFICE, AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR RESTORATIVE CARE BACK ON AUGUST 12TH. THE CORONER SAYS 65 YEAR OLD RUFUS LOCKLEAR WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD THAT DAY FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT ON JUNE 10TH ON EDWARDS AVENUE. POLICE SAY LOCKLEAR AND HIS ROOMMATE, LANCE CANTRELL, GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT THAT ESCALATED. OFFICERS SAY BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT LOCKLEAR LATER DIED. YESTERDAY, CANTRELL WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE ANDERSON COUNTY CORONER IS INVESTIGATING A CRASH THAT LEFT A MAN DEAD. SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THIS CRASH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 130 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 29 NEAR FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK. THE CORONER SAYS 73 YEAR OLD DWAYNE SIEGEL’S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN DROVE INTO THE PATH OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. THEY SAY SIEGEL WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED. THE CORONER SAYS SIEGEL WAS TRAVELING HOME AFTER ATTENDING A FUNERAL FOR A RELATIVE. A MEMORIAL SERVICE IS SET FOR NEXT MONTH TO HONOR THE SEVEN LIVES LOST IN THE STATESVILLE PLANE CRASH, INVOLVING FORMER NASCAR DRIVER GREG BIFFLE AND HIS FAMILY. THERE WILL BE A REMEMBRANCE EVENT HELD AT BOJANGLES COLISEUM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH. ORGANIZERS SAY THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC AND WILL BE LIVE STREAMED FOR ANYONE WHO CAN’T ATTEND TO SMALLER SERVICES. FOR BIFFLE’S DAUGHTER AND TWO FRIENDS KILLED IN THE CRASH ARE BEING HELD IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE PLANE CRASH HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 18TH. A CAUSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE NTSB SAYS THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. WE KNOW INVESTIGATORS RECOVERED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER, WHICH HAS BEEN SENT TO THE NTSB HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR ANALYSIS. A PRELIM REPORT IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS. ALSO, NEW DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED ON THE DATA BREACH THAT AFFECTED SPARTANBURG COUNTY BACK IN AUGUST. THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAYS THAT MORE THAN 9700 PEOPLE WERE IMPACTED BY THE BREACH. REPORTS SHOW CERTAIN FILES WERE COPIED FROM THE COMPUTER NETWORK WITHOUT PERMISSION, CONTAINING EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. A REVIEW OF THE FILES WRAPPED UP EARLIER THIS MONTH. THOSE IMPACTED ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH FREE IDENTITY MONITORING. PEOPLE RECEIVING THOSE LETTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THEIR CREDIT. THE NEW STANDARD LICENSE PLATE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE NEW YEAR. THE PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE STATE’S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND IT FEATURES THE MOULTRIE FLAG AND THE PHRASE WHERE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR WAS WON. THE PLATE WILL REPLACE THE STATE’S BLUE. WHILE A BREATHE HOPE DESIGN. DRIVERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE PLATE WHEN RENEWING THEIR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. THE PLATE IS A PART OF A BROADER STATEWIDE COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NEW LAWS TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST IN THE CAROLINAS AND IN GEORGIA. THESE CHANGES WILL HAVE BIG IMPACTS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND YOUR WALLET. TANIQUA PENNIX IS LIVE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. TIA. HEY GOOD MORNING DESTINY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE. NOW, PUBLIC SAFETY IS A MAJOR FOCUS ALONG WITH MONEY AND TAXES. SO HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE NEWEST LAWS IN EACH OF THOSE STATES. NOW HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE LIQUOR LIABILITY REFORM WE TALKED ABOUT IT. BARS AND RESTAURANTS WILL NO LONGER FACE UNLIMITED LIABILITY IF AN OVERSERVED CUSTOMER CAUSES A CRASH, THEN IN NORTH CAROLINA, ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IS ARENAS LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT THE FIRST OF THIS MONTH. IT WAS PASSED AFTER THE MURDER OF A WOMAN ON A CHARLOTTE TRAIN. THE LAW REQUIRES JUDGES TO APPLY STRICTER SCRUTINY WHEN CONSIDERING PRETRIAL RELEASE, PARTICULARLY FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS. NOW, IN GEORGIA, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES IS A TAX CUT. THE STATE’S FLAT INCOME TAX RATE CONTINUES TO DROP DOWN TO 4.99%. NOW, BESIDES ARENAS LAW, WHICH IS ALREADY IN EFFECT, THE OTHER CHANGES WILL BE IN EFFECT STARTING TOMORROW. AN AVERAGE DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TO 33% OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES, WILL ULTIMATELY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO DRUNK DRIVING. ON A DAY LIKE NEW YEAR’S EVE, YOU’LL OFTEN SEE THOSE NUMBERS AT 40% OR HIGHER. WHILE MANY PLAN TO GO OUT TONIGHT TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR, MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING IS REMINDING PEOPLE OF UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF THE HOLIDAYS. MORE DRUNK DRIVERS HITTING THE ROAD. IF YOU PLAN ON DRINKING FOR NEW YEAR’S. PLAN AHEAD. USE OPTIONS LIKE RIDE SHARING OR HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER. IF YOU’RE HOSTING, YOU CAN MAKE DECISIONS TO HELP SAVE LIVES. ADVOCATES RECOMMEND PROVIDING NONALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND MONITORING GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. TURN TO TRAFFIC THIS AFTERNOON OR EXCUSE ME THIS MORNING. GOODNESS, YOU CAN TELL I’M TIRED. ALL RIGHT. A LIVE LOOK AT MALDEN ROAD I-85 SOUTHBOUND, NORTHBOUND LANES LOOKING GOOD. TRAVEL TIMES IN THE GREEN ARE 240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY 11 MINUTES. AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD SIX MINUTES, AND FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. A 13 MINUTE DRIVE. IT’S STILL A CHILLY START TO THE LAST DAY OF 20 2527 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN GREENVILLE. IN THE TEENS WITH THE WIND CHILL UP TOWARDS ASHEVILLE AND CULLOWHEE. LOW 20S SOUTH OF I-85. IT IS COLD THIS MORNING. WINTER REALLY PACKING A PUNCH NOW. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AGAIN WE DO START TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE HEADING TOWARDS THE LOW 50S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S AS WELL. WE WILL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE NOW. WE KEEP THE BREEZE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING BY 6:00 BY THE SUNSET, COLD AND CLEAR. WE’RE ALREADY AT 47 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TONIGHT. IF YOU DO HAVE ANY NEW YEAR’S EVE PLANS BY MIDNIGHT, WE’RE AT 38 DEGREES, BUT WINDS WILL BE PRETTY BREEZY, WHICH MEANS THE WIND CHILL WILL SIT IN THE 20S TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS. 33 HERE IN THE UPSTATE, 32 IN SPOTS. IT WILL BE VERY COLD, BUT WE START TO SEE IMPROVEMENT FOR 2026. STARTING THE NEW YEAR WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE, AND THIS CONTINUES THE WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND. NOW AGAIN, IT WILL BE COLD AND BREEZY TODAY. KEEP IN MIND FOR FIREWORKS IF YOU DO HAVE ANY PLANS FOR FIREWORKS THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE DRY CONDITIONS AND ALSO WE ARE IN AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT. 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Tipsy Taco in Greer to close Dec. 31 as site converts to Capri’s Italian
Updated: 12:55 PM EST Dec 31, 2025
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Tipsy Taco announced that its Greer location on Wade Hampton Boulevard will close at the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The location opened in October 2019. “This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a transition,” said the restaurant group. “We’re incredibly grateful to the Greer community for the years of support, memories, and moments shared within these walls.” The restaurant group has partnered with Capri’s Italian Restaurant to retrofit the Greer location, transforming it into a Capri’s Italian Restaurant. Renovations are underway, with an official opening announcement expected in February 2026.“Both groups came together with a shared vision to bring something new and exciting to Greer,” the group added. “We’re proud to pass the torch to Capri’s Italian and can’t wait for the community to experience what’s next.”While the Greer Tipsy Taco location will close, the Pelham Road and Duncan locations will remain open. The restaurant group said it is also planning to open a location in Brevard, North Carolina, soon.
GREER, S.C. —
Tipsy Taco announced that its Greer location on Wade Hampton Boulevard will close at the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
The location opened in October 2019.
“This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a transition,” said the restaurant group. “We’re incredibly grateful to the Greer community for the years of support, memories, and moments shared within these walls.”
The restaurant group has partnered with Capri’s Italian Restaurant to retrofit the Greer location, transforming it into a Capri’s Italian Restaurant. Renovations are underway, with an official opening announcement expected in February 2026.
“Both groups came together with a shared vision to bring something new and exciting to Greer,” the group added. “We’re proud to pass the torch to Capri’s Italian and can’t wait for the community to experience what’s next.”
While the Greer Tipsy Taco location will close, the Pelham Road and Duncan locations will remain open.
The restaurant group said it is also planning to open a location in Brevard, North Carolina, soon.
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