Serres
Business
Two Hellenic Sugar Plants Closing
The administration of the Hellenic Sugar Industry announced that two of its five plants in Orestiada and Serres, northern Greece, will shut down.
It is expected that some employees of the two factories will be transferred to the only factory that will...
Crime
15 Greek Prison Guards to Plea After Death of Inmate
The investigator of Serres, in Northern Greece has called on fifteen Nigrita prison guards to enter their plea on Saturday, April 5, as part of the main interrogation being conducted concerning the case of the 42-year-old lifer Ili Kareli.
The...
Business
KRI-KRI: €20M Yogurt Factory Investment in Northern Greece
Greek dairy company, Kri Kri is moving ahead with a 20 million euro investment in a new yogurt production unit, located in Serres, Northern Greece. This decision was taken after the company’s previous production unit was destroyed by fire...
Greece
Grenade from WWII Found in Yard, North Greece
A woman in Neo Souli in Serres, Greece found a grenade when digging in her yard. Yesterday evening, while the woman was removing some rocks from her yard, she grabbed the grenade thinking it was a rock or a...
Diaspora
Pauperization of Greek Student Residencies
In Greece, thousands of students don't have the opportunity to attend a university outside their hometown because their families’ low income can't support a small apartment. But even if the students wish to stay at the Public Student Residence,...
Archaeology
Zincirli Mosque Serres: The Forgotten Monument
The Zincirli Mosque in the Greek northern town of Serres, one of the oldest Ottoman mosques in Europe, has opened its gates for public, non-religious use after nearly a century of neglect.
Built by Mimar Sinan (1490-1588), the famous Ottoman...
Archaeology
Zincirli Mosque Opens its Gates
Zincirli mosque, which opened its doors after two centuries, reveals the architectural achievements of the Ottoman Empire. The heavy black chains that kept it tightly closed "broke" and revealed an astonishing building, which excelled in the Ottoman Empire.
It is located in...
Archaeology
Alexander's Tomb May Not Be Found
On Aug. 22, the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports published an announcement on its official website about the way the media handled the recent excavation of a big built precinct of the 4th century B.C. in Kasta near...
Art
11th International Children's Art Groups Festival
Around 300 children from different parts of the world came to The Regional Unit of Serres to participate in the 11th International Meeting of Children’s Art Groups which bear the title, The laugh of the child-The future of the...
Greece
Car Collides with Train in Serres
A car-train accident took place early in the afternoon of April 2 in Serres, Macedonia, Greece. After the collision with a passenger train, the car-driver was transferred to the General Hospital of Serres severely injured.
The vehicle passed the safety...