Furman’s Riley Institute names Bryan Boroughs as executive director
September 10, 2024
Boroughs to assume leadership Oct. 1 The Riley Institute at Furman University has appointed Bryan Boroughs ’02 its executive director. Boroughs will assume leadership on Oct. 1, taking the reins from…
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Bells Across America program Sept. 17 commemorates U.S. Constitution
September 10, 2024
Bells will ring throughout the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to commemorate the 237th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The Daughters of the American…
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The Barbara Stone Foundation hosts 5th Annual ‘CAN Talks’ on Oct 22, 2024 at Centre Stage
September 10, 2024
The Barbara Stone Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting visionary and creative programs for individuals with disabilities, will host CAN Talks, a special event where five individuals with disabilities,…
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Three Upstate women named Women of Distinction by Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands
September 5, 2024
Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands will honor three Upstate women at its Annual Women of Distinction: Boots and Pearls Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 17, 2024,…
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Greer Relief to open new Neighborhood Impact Center with ribbon cutting
September 4, 2024
Greer Relief is set to unveil its new Neighborhood Impact Center (NIC) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 6. The event marks the opening of a…
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Disability Rights South Carolina receives $30,000 grant from the SC Bar Foundation to increase services
September 4, 2024
Disability Rights South Carolina, the nonprofit, federally mandated, and state designated Protection and Advocacy System serving people with disabilities, has received a $30,000 grant from the South Carolina Bar Foundation.…
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CDS hosts 2024 Eggs Benefit
September 4, 2024
The Center for Developmental Services (CDS) will host their 13th annual Eggs Benefit on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at The Poinsett Club in Downtown Greenville. Breakfast will be served at…
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Holiday Fair & Kringle Village ticket sales now live
September 3, 2024
Tickets are now on sale for Holiday Fair & Kringle Village, a uniquely elevated holiday experience created by the partnership of Greenville Convention Center’s Annual Holiday Fair and Rotary Club…
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Complexities, tragedies of Native American boarding schools explored in exhibit at Upcountry History Museum
August 30, 2024
“To educate and assimilate into “civilized” society.” That was the motive in the 1870s behind taking Native American children to distant residential boarding schools and stripping them of all signs…
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SC Women in Leadership announces the Honorable Nancy Gutierrez as 2024 Rising Star
August 30, 2024
Annual Leading Women Dinner Honors Women Who Have Blazed Trails in Civic Leadership SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) announced the Honorable Nancy Gutierrez, City of Hardeeville Municipal Judge, as…
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Anderson, Boykin, Clinkscale, and Spinks to be honored Oct. 14 at Phillis Wheatley Community Center
August 30, 2024Awards luncheon to feature performance by Phillip Boykin The Phillis Wheatley Community Center in Greenville will induct former State Senator Ralph Anderson, Broadway star Phillip Boykin, community leader Bobbie Jo…
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Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s Phillips named to Riley Fellow program
August 28, 2024
LaTonya Phillips, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s President, will spend this Fall learning skills to make the community stronger in the Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) from Furman University’s Riley Institute.…
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Greenville Symphony Orchestra releases series of community events in “Countdown to Opening Night”
August 26, 2024
Event lineup will include a family festival, comedy, panel discussions, music bingo, social hours, and more The Greenville Symphony Orchestra (GSO) announced an exciting lineup of community events leading up…
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SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation elects new members to board of directors
August 26, 2024
The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation announced the addition of five new members to its board of directors. With three-year terms that began in July…
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City welcomes Adaptive Sports and Wellness Center to Unity Park
August 22, 2024
The City of Greenville celebrated the grand opening of the $2.3 million Prisma Health Roger C. Peace (RCP) Adaptive Sports and Wellness Center, located at 159 Wellborn Street in the…
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Joel Perkins of The Mud Brothers, AutoCorrect and The Bi***in’ Syncs Team come out on top at inaugural Sync for Survivors Benefit
August 22, 2024
With a crowd of 400 guests cheering wildly with rainbow-lit glow sticks, this first-time event for the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance (“CSPA”) raised an impressive $200,000 to expand programming within…
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Kroc Stars Youth soccer program kicks off fall season
August 22, 2024
The Kroc Center announced the start of its Fall 2024 Kroc Stars Soccer program. Designed to foster a love of the game while developing essential life skills, the program caters…
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Senator Katrina Shealy and Judge Merl Code to receive Riley Institute’s Statewide Leadership Awards
August 22, 2024
Honorees will be recognized at the Riley Institute at Furman’s eighteenth annual Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards Dinner The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced that South…
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YMCA of Greenville announces promotion of MaryEllis Petrosian to Chief Development Officer
August 22, 2024
YMCA of Greenville announced today the promotion of leadership team member MaryEllis Petrosian, CFRE, as she accepts additional responsibilities in association strategic initiatives to continue strengthening the Greenville community through…
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Prisma Health CSO Dr. Alain Litwin joins SCbio Strategic Advisory Board
August 22, 2024
SCbio welcomed Prisma Health Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Alain Litwin, MD, MPH, MS, to its Strategic Advisory Board. As Chief Scientific Officer, Litwin provides strategic and operational direction, promotes the…
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VisionGreenwood brings awareness, facilitates solutions for attainable housing
August 20, 2024VisionGreenwood, an established community partner dedicated to making Greenwood, S.C. the best place in which to live, work and raise a family, is addressing the need for attainable housing in…
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Annual ‘Wake Up with Rebuild’ returns to Anderson
August 20, 2024
Thanks to last year’s turnout and success, Rebuild Upstate’s free informational event Wake Up with Rebuild will return to Anderson this fall. Wake Up with Rebuild is a free, informational…
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Kroc Swim Academy launches new season
August 19, 2024
The Kroc Center of Greenville is excited to announce the kickoff of its Kroc Swim Academy (KSA), the USA Competitive, year-round swim team, for the 2024-2025 season. The competitive swim…
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South Carolina State Fair announces flash sale to celebrate 46 counties
August 19, 2024
The South Carolina State Fair announced a special flash sale on admission tickets in honor of our 46 counties. As part of this year’s theme, “46 Reasons to Celebrate South…
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South Carolina Bar Foundation awards 3.7 million in grants for fiscal year 2025
August 13, 2024
The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded grants to 42 law-related organizations and programs totaling over $3.7 million for Fiscal Year 2025. The grants will go to nonprofit organizations across…
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S.C. American Revolution 250 Commission invites public to Spartanburg events
August 13, 2024
The South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250) invites the public to its Quarter 1 Commission meeting and activities, which will be held in Spartanburg on August 22 and 23.…
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The Silent Epidemic: Protecting children/teenagers from the vaping crisis
August 12, 2024
We live in an age where the pressures and stresses surrounding raising a child multiply daily. Within this whirlpool, a new, yet sneaky, crisis is presenting in ways that threaten…
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Ned Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit CDS
August 12, 2024
The 8th Annual Ned Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament presented by AC Controls will be on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Preserve at Verdae Golf Course in Greenville, SC. This…
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Spartanburg Science Center announces finalists for 2024 Spartanburg County STEM Educator of the Year Awards September 26 at the Chapman Cultural Center
August 12, 2024
As Spartanburg County welcomes teachers back to school, the Spartanburg Science Center surprised seven educators with news that they were the district finalists for the 2024 STEM Educator of the…
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Annie Caggiano joins SCbio Strategic Advisory Board
August 7, 2024
Annie Caggiano, Director of Global Business Development with the South Carolina Department of Commerce, has been appointed to the SCbio Strategic Advisory Board. Caggiano brings 20 years of economic development…
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Messer Construction Co. Foundation awards $25,000 grant to South Carolina Children’s Theatre for new sound system
August 7, 2024
The Messer Construction Co. Foundation announced a generous grant of $25,000 to South Carolina Children’s Theatre (SCCT). This grant will be used to complete the installation of a new sound…
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Compass of Carolina hires Patrick Harrison, Deputy Director
August 5, 2024
Compass of Carolina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to guiding individuals through mental health and family violence challenges, is delighted to announce Dr. Patrick Harrison’s appointment as the new Deputy Director.…
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The Honorable Gilda Cobb-Hunter announced as 2024 leadership legacy honoree
August 1, 2024
The Leadership Legacy Award is bestowed annually at the Leading Women Dinner to recognize a woman whose career has made a lasting positive impact on their state. This year’s honoree has blazed…
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SC Council on Competitiveness welcomes Bunnie Ward as Director of TransformSC
August 1, 2024
The SC Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bunnie Ward as the new Director of TransformSC. Bunnie will lead the initiative to engage business…
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YMCA of Greenville assistant aquatics director honored with Red Cross Life Saving Award Certificate of Merit
July 31, 2024
YMCA of Greenville announced that Teresa Collins, assistant aquatics program director for the Caine Halter Family YMCA, was honored with the Red Cross Life Saving Award Certificate of Merit, the…
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USDA investment in Rural Communities to lower energy costs and create jobs in South Carolina
July 29, 2024
Projects Funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is partnering with farmers…
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Premier Arts Collective announces Kaleidoscope: An Immersive Art Experience + Fundraiser – rescheduled to October 17 due to effects of Hurricane Helene
July 22, 2024
**Kaleidoscope: An Immersive Art Experience + Fundraiser rescheduled to October 17 due to effects of Hurricane Helene** Premier Arts Collective (PAC) announces Kaleidoscope: An Immersive Art Experience + Fundraiser set…
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The Rock It! Co.’s Leah Stoudenmire named Women in Business honoree
July 19, 2024
Greenville Business Magazine has named Leah Stoudenmire, Founder and CEO of The Rock It! Co., as a SC Women in Business honoree. The SC Women in Business Awards are for…
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Tickets are on sale now for Sync for Survivors!
July 18, 2024
Don’t miss a beat – Sync for Survivor tickets are now on sale! All proceeds support the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance. Tickets are $125 per person and include mouth-watering bites…
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GJF’s Tessler honored
July 16, 2024
Courtney Tessler, the first CEO in the history of the Greenville Jewish Federation, has been honored by Greenville Business Magazine as an SC Women in Business honoree. The SC Women…
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Liberty Fellowship welcomes new CEO Tycely Williams
July 15, 2024
The Liberty Fellowship Board of Directors has selected Tycely Williams as the new CEO of the organization. Williams will begin her role on July 22, as the Fellowship continues to…
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Upcountry History Museum to host Quilts of Valor Display
July 15, 2024
Quilts to be Awarded to Local Veterans in Special Ceremonies on July 20 What began as one mother’s dream when her son was deployed in Iraq in 2003 is now…
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Randy Page joins Palmetto Family Council as Executive Vice President
July 15, 2024
Palmetto Family Council President Dr. Steve Pettit announced the addition of Randy Page to the organization as Executive Vice President. Page will begin to serve immediately. Prior to joining Palmetto…
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Upcountry History Museum completes survey of sites in Greenville County associated with the American Revolution
July 14, 2024
In a war remembered more for battles at Bunker Hill, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown, it was the events of the Southern Campaign that finally turned the tide for American independence.…
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SCbio welcomes Paige Durham as Communications Coordinator
July 11, 2024
SCbio welcomed Paige Durham to the team as Communications Coordinator to creatively and effectively communicate the value of the life science association’s programs and initiatives. Durham will be responsible for…
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YMCA of Greenville announces President and CEO Scot Baddley’s upcoming retirement and successor appointment
July 11, 2024
After more than 20 years leading one of the largest health and human services organizations in Greenville County, YMCA of Greenville’s President and CEO Scot Baddley will be retiring at…
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FUEL selects Heart of Hospitality GVL as 2H24 grant recipient
July 9, 2024
FUEL – a Greenville, S.C.-based brand building agency – announced that it has selected Heart of Hospitality GVL as the FUEL for Good Grant recipient for 2H 2024. Heart of…
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Family Connection of South Carolina to host education focused summits for community-serving organizations
July 8, 2024
Across South Carolina, there is an increasing number of families who are navigating raising a child with a disability while experiencing housing instability. Family Connection of South Carolina is hosting…
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Mountains to Midlands: CEO retirement and search
July 8, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that Girl Scouts of South Carolina—Mountains to Midlands announces the upcoming retirement of President and CEO Lora Tucker. Tucker’s journey with GSSC-MM began in…
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United Ministries announces program closure
July 8, 2024
New Focus on Economic Mobility, Housing Stability, and Homeless Services After thorough analysis and evaluation, United Ministries’ leadership team and Board of Directors have determined that the organization will no…
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