Lexington District One Food Service wins three national awards
August 24, 2018
Lexington District One’s Food Service and Nutrition staff won not one, but three awards for excellence in social media marketing and nutrition standards. The office received the 2017 USDA Turnip…
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Jackson named Agency Partner for B.R.A.K.E.S. Advanced National Driver Training Program
August 23, 2018Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second- largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has partnered with B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), providing services that includes public…
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Valida Foster Walker joins institutional advancement office at Sherman College
August 23, 2018Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, recently named Valida Foster Walker as senior director of institutional advancement and public relations. With more than 13 years of experience creating and…
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Attorney Nicolas Cherry joins Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
August 23, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced the addition of attorney Nicolas J. Cherry to the firm’s Greenville office. Cherry focuses his practice on products liability, toxic and mass torts and personal…
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Furay outlines plan for Congress
August 23, 2018Speaking to an auditorium full of supporters, American Party candidate Guy Furay outlined the plan that he will take to Washington, D.C. as the next congressman for the Fourth District…
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Areas of Progress – August 21
August 23, 2018
Areas of Progress is a weekly roundup of measurable areas of improvement and progress from around the state, especially in the areas of education, entrepreneurship, the arts, the environment, energy, agriculture, and philanthropy. South Carolina ranks 5th in growth…
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Laurie Ford joins Colliers International | South Carolina as a Real Estate Document Assistant
August 22, 2018
Colliers International in South Carolina welcomed Laurie Ford to the Columbia team as a Real Estate Document Assistant. In this role, Ford will be responsible for reviewing and processing sales…
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Simmons Law Firm founder named to Best Lawyers in America
August 22, 2018
John S. Simmons, founding attorney of Simmons Law Firm in Columbia, S.C., was recently selected again by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 in the…
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McKay Firm Partners, McKay and Settana, named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America list
August 22, 2018
The McKay Firm announced that two of the firms’ Partners, Julius W. “Jay” McKay, II, and Daniel R. Settana Jr., have been selected for inclusion in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr.…
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Co-Op Official Sees Big Stake in Failed Nuclear Project
August 22, 2018South Carolina’s 20 electric cooperatives have a big stake in financial fallout from the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant abandoned a year ago by Santee Cooper and SC Electric &…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline named one of the 40 fastest-growing companies in South Carolina
August 22, 2018The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that the firm has been named one of the 40 fastest-growing companies in South Carolina for 2018 by…
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Palmetto Place announces new Director of Development
August 22, 2018
Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter is pleased to announce the hiring of Kendra Mallett-Brunson as its new director of development. As director of development, Mallett-Brunson will play an integral role in…
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Kerilyn McQuate joins the Augusta Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
August 22, 2018Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Kerilyn McQuate has joined the company’s Augusta Road office as a sales associate. A native of Lancaster Pennsylvania,…
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Rosen Hagood launches new website, resource for clients and community
August 22, 2018Rosen Hagood announced the launch of its new website in celebration of the firm’s 70 years in business. The goal behind the redesign was to make navigating the legal landscape…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney named to IFLR1000 United States Guide
August 22, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Randy Epting has been named to the International Financial Law Review 1000 United States guide. This is the first time IFLR1000, the guide to the world’s…
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South Carolina ranks 5th in growth of women-owned firms
August 22, 2018South Carolina has an estimated 167,000 women-owned businesses, employing 113,000 and attributing to roughly $16,181,800,000 according to the eighth annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express, a comprehensive…
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Co-Op Official Sees Big Stake in Failed Nuclear Project
August 22, 2018
South Carolina’s 20 electric cooperatives have a big stake in financial fallout from the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant abandoned a year ago by Santee Cooper and SC Electric &…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney named to IFLR1000 United States Guide
August 22, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Randy Epting has been named to the International Financial Law Review 1000 United States guide. This is the first time IFLR1000, the guide to the world’s…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline named one of the 40 fastest-growing companies in South Carolina
August 22, 2018
The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that the firm has been named one of the 40 fastest-growing companies in South Carolina for 2018 by…
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Rosen Hagood launches new website, resource for clients and community
August 22, 2018
Rosen Hagood announced the launch of its new website in celebration of the firm’s 70 years in business. The goal behind the redesign was to make navigating the legal landscape…
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Mission Lexington receives $5,000 grant from WellCare
August 21, 2018Mission Lexington announced the receipt of a $5,000 grant from WellCare of South Carolina. The grant will provide funding necessary to ensure the stabilization of individuals and children in crisis…
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SC BlueCross, SC BlueChoice® focusing on ‘fearless’ schoolteachers
August 21, 2018
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina and BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina are once again seeking South Carolina schoolteachers who want to Live Fearless. The companies are asking South Carolina teachers to submit ideas…
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Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas attorneys recognized in 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
August 21, 2018Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC announces that four of the firm’s attorneys, Rita Caughman, David Sojourner, Jr., Karen H. Thomas and Jonathan P. Lee have been selected have been selected…
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Hammond School opens Innovation Center
August 21, 2018Hammond, an independent school offering students pre-kindergarten through grade 12 a thoughtfully developed academic experience, welcomes students to the 2018-19 academic year with its brand new Innovation Center. Designed for…
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Colonial Life awards $20,000 to Lexington Two teachers
August 21, 2018Colonial Life is awarding $20,000 in grants to 26 Lexington School District Two educators through its Strong Schools Grant program. The program supports teachers in the school district who have…
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Duck Duck Goose announces Grand Opening Saturday, Aug. 25
August 21, 2018Sarah Monteith Rama, Columbia resident and owner of the thriving online children’s shop Duck Duck Goose, announces that she will open the doors to her new shop at 2816 Devine…
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Greenville Country Club junior tennis players win big at USTA tournament
August 21, 2018Four Greenville Country Club (GCC) junior tennis players placed in the USTA South Carolina Closed Clay Court Tennis Championship recently held at the Club’s Tennis Center this summer. “With their…
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SC Logistics welcomes Premier Logistics Solutions into industry cluster initiative
August 21, 2018SC Logistics, an initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, is welcoming Premier Logistics Solutions as its newest partner. As a partner, Premier Logistics Solutions joins SC Logistics in…
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Bradley Ricker joins the Augusta Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
August 21, 2018Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Bradley Ricker has joined the company’s Augusta Road office as a sales associate. A Pickens native, Ricker received a degree in…
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Hammond School opens Innovation Center
August 21, 2018
Hammond, an independent school offering students pre-kindergarten through grade 12 a thoughtfully developed academic experience, welcomes students to the 2018-19 academic year with its brand new Innovation Center. Designed for…
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Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas attorneys recognized in 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
August 21, 2018
Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC announces that four of the firm’s attorneys, Rita Caughman, David Sojourner, Jr., Karen H. Thomas and Jonathan P. Lee have been selected have been selected…
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Duck Duck Goose announces Grand Opening Saturday, Aug. 25
August 21, 2018
Sarah Monteith Rama, Columbia resident and owner of the thriving online children’s shop Duck Duck Goose, announces that she will open the doors to her new shop at 2816 Devine…
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Mission Lexington receives $5,000 grant from WellCare
August 21, 2018Mission Lexington announced the receipt of a $5,000 grant from WellCare of South Carolina. The grant will provide funding necessary to ensure the stabilization of individuals and children in crisis…
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Colonial Life awards $20,000 to Lexington Two teachers
August 21, 2018
Colonial Life is awarding $20,000 in grants to 26 Lexington School District Two educators through its Strong Schools Grant program. The program supports teachers in the school district who have…
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Dominion Energy helps South Carolina foster children
August 20, 2018
Grant will provide duffel bags for children entering foster care through Precious Cargo Program Dominion Energy has made a generous contribution to the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (SCYAP), a…
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Furman awarded National Science Foundation grant to acquire bioimaging system
August 20, 2018Furman University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant for the acquisition of a biomolecular fluorescence visualization tool, which will aid the departments of…
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The South Carolina Education Association announces newly elected President, Vice President and NEA Director
August 20, 2018
The South Carolina Education Association (The SCEA) announces their new roster of elected officers for their new four-year governance term, which began on July 16. The SCEA newly elected officers are:…
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Senior Project Manager Charles Stuart named to 2018-2019 Leadership Columbia class
August 20, 2018
Hood Construction Senior Project Manager, Charles Stuart, has been named to the Columbia Chamber’s 2018-2019 class of Leadership Columbia. The program, now in its 46th graduating class, was founded in…
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Laurie Dhue, award-winning national news anchor, to keynote LRADAC 40th Anniversary fundraising event
August 20, 2018
The LRADAC 40th Anniversary Celebration will take place on September 26 from 7:30 to 10 a.m., at Brookland Banquet and Conference Center, located at 1066 Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia. The breakfast…
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AT&T invests $750 million over 3-year period to boost local networks in South Carolina
August 20, 2018
AT&T has invested nearly $750 million in its South Carolina wireless and wired networks during 2015-2017 in order to boost reliability, coverage, and speed for residents and businesses. This investment also improves critical…
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Elmore Goldsmith attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2019
August 20, 2018
The law firm of Elmore Goldsmith announced that three of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2019. The…
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50 McNair attorneys named The Best Lawyers in America© for the 2019 edition
August 20, 2018
McNair Law Firm announced that the following attorneys in Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Columbia, SC, Greenville, SC, Hilton Head Island, SC, and Myrtle Beach, SC have been named The Best Lawyers in America© for the…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 20
August 20, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/17/2018 to 08/23/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Crazy Rich Asians PG13 Warner Bros. 1 3,384 $26,510,140…
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The experience of church
August 20, 2018By W. Thomas Smith Jr. CHURCH ATTENDANCE IS AN UNUSUALLY EMPOWERING ACTIVITY (please excuse the now-hackneyed word, “empowering”). I’m speaking not evangelistically, but as a matter of experiential knowledge.…
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Cohn Construction Services to build Arauco expansion
August 20, 2018Cohn Construction Services is the chosen general contractor for the expansion of the ARAUCO plant in Bennettsville, SC. Cohn will build a 101,225 square feet pre-engineered metal building including a…
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A New Day at De La Howe: Historic Institution to become School for Agriculture
August 20, 2018The historic John de la Howe School is returning to its roots to become a School of Agriculture that will educate high school students for college programs and future careers…
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101 North Main is getting $1 million in upgrades
August 20, 2018RealOp Investments will start work next week on a major facelift to one of Greenville’s downtown’s most iconic office buildings, 101 North Main tower. This four-month project will include new…
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J. Lloyd Nelson III joins the Augusta Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
August 20, 2018Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that J. Lloyd Nelson III has joined the company’s Augusta Road office as a sales associate. A Greenville native, Nelson earned a…
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Public Education Partners hires new Program Director
August 20, 2018Public Education Partners (PEP), Greenville County’s only nonprofit focused solely on improving K-12 public education, is proud to announce that Qena Jennings, M.Ed has recently been hired to fill the…
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Caldwell Commercial listing | 5870 Core Ave, North Charleston, SC
August 20, 2018Caldwell Commercial announces it’s listing at 5870 Core Ave, North Charleston, SC. Aviation Business Park IX is listed at $17 PSF and offers up to 15,660 SF. For more information…
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