The Cliffs announces new collection of waterfront homesites at The Landing at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs
May 10, 2021The Cliffs announced the release of a new collection of 27 waterfront homesites at The Landing at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs near Clemson. Ranging from .70 to three acres,…
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Clinton Jr. Tennis Members Participate in Jackson DeMere Memorial Tournament
May 10, 2021Members of the Clinton Jr. Tennis Program participated in the Jackson DeMere Memorial Tournament this weekend with some great results and all-around good playing on the court. MC Dailey was…
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Governor McMaster awards Order of the Palmetto to two pillars of The Citadel
May 10, 2021Two lifelong servant leaders — who have dedicated much of their time to The Citadel — are the newest recipients of South Carolina’s highest civilian honor. The Order of the…
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Eye Health America’s growth continues with the onboarding of a retina specialist in Upstate South Carolina
May 10, 2021GREENVILLE, SC – Piedmont Retina Associates, led by Dr. Nick McLane, MD officially joined the Eye Health America (EHA)/Clemson Eye family on April 30th. Dr. McLane has been a leader…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Publix take home top honors at United Way of the Midlands’ Live United Awards
May 10, 2021United Way of the Midlands hosted a drive-through awards presentation and virtual ceremony on May 6 recognizing Midlands’ organizations and individuals that helped United Way raise $8.1 million. Midlands corporations…
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East Cooper Medical Center names Carol Koenecke-Grant new Chief Strategy Officer
May 10, 2021East Cooper Medical Center welcomed Carol Koenecke-Grant, MA as the new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Koenecke-Grant is responsible for developing and implementing the hospital’s business strategy using data…
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Wofford College dedicates Chandler Center for Environmental Studies
May 10, 2021Wofford College officially dedicated the Chandler Center for Environmental Studies and celebrated the servant leaders who made it possible—Harold and Delores Chandler. The 17,525-square-foot center opened at the start of…
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Westminster Presbyterian Church in Clinton to Install New Senior Pastor
May 10, 2021You know the old saying “good things come to those who wait.” That is exactly how the members of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Clinton feel as they announce that after…
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Community comes together to help Anderson veteran
May 10, 2021Upstate nonprofits and local businesses come together to help a veteran and his family in need in Anderson County. Bruce Fisher, an eight-year US Army National Guard veteran was laid…
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Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® elects William Burgess, SIOR, as Regional Director
May 10, 2021Bill Burgess, SIOR, principal with the Burgess Company in Greenville, S.C., was recently elected to serve a two-year term as the SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® (SIOR) Regional Director,…
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NHE named one of the top 2 large workplaces in South Carolina communities
May 10, 2021NHE, which provides professional association management, conventional and affordable apartment management, and service coordination to communities across the Southeast, has been honored as one of South Carolina’s Top Workplaces in…
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NC’s Broadstep Behavioral Health acquires SC’s Pinelands Group Homes
May 10, 2021North Carolina-based Broadstep Behavioral Health, a Bain Capital Double Impact company, has acquired Pinelands Group Homes, located in South Carolina. This purchase follows Broadstep’s acquisition in January of Excalibur Youth…
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The McKay Firm lands two on SC Super Lawyers list
May 10, 2021The McKay Firm announced that two of the firms’ Partners, Julius W. “Jay” McKay, II, and Daniel R. Settana Jr., have been selected as 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers Magazine.…
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Marketing Minute Video: Asking for Feedback
May 10, 2021Marketing Minute with Matthew Gallagher, NP Strategy Asking clients for feedback can be scary if you’re not sure how they will respond. As business professionals, we may assume if a client…
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Richland School District Two Board of Trustees to meet Tuesday, May 11
May 10, 2021The Richland School District Two Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A Budget Input Session for the Richland School District Two community…
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PC Closes Softball with Upsets
May 10, 2021Presbyterian College’s softball season was a bit disappointing until it ended with a series win over the Big South’s top team, Campbell. The Blue Hose split a Saturday doubleheader and…
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PC Football Heads in Another New Direction
May 10, 2021When Presbyterian College fired head football coach Tommy Spangler, it surprised the community. When PC hired Kevin Kelley to succeed Spangler, it surprised the college-football world. It’s controversial. It’s bold.…
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The Columbia Film Society welcomes new board members
May 7, 2021Tiffany Adams and Aleksandra Chauhan have been appointed to fill unexpired terms on the Board of Directors of the Columbia Film Society. Tiffany Adams is the Senior Pastor and Founder…
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Richland Library explores racial consciousness in upcoming author discussion
May 7, 2021Richland Library will explore racial consciousness through the work of an award-winning author and poet. Join us for Let’s Talk Race: A Conversation with Cathy Park Hong from 6:30 –…
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Apply to become Richland Library’s next Artist-in-Residence
May 7, 2021In an effort to showcase the talents of area artists and provide a direct connection to the local arts community, Richland Library is currently accepting applications for our next artist-in-residence.…
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Just Say Something holds Mother’s Day Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser!
May 7, 2021Just Say Something is holding an online, Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser in honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9, 2021, a day that usually involves families sitting down together…
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Join the Charleston Parks Conservancy for a Picnic in Hampton Park on May 22
May 7, 2021Join the Charleston Parks Conservancy for a Picnic in the Park on Saturday, May 22. Purchase a picnic basket to enjoy on the lawn of the Rose Pavilion at Hampton…
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Kopis adds Suzanne Gardner as Sales and Marketing Administrator
May 7, 2021Suzanne Gardner has been hired by Kopis, a Greenville based software company, as a Sales and Marketing Administrator. Gardner earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 2011. She worked…
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Spartanburg Community College holds 2021 graduation parade for 350 graduates sponsored by Vic Bailey Automotive
May 7, 2021Spartanburg Community College celebrated approximately 350 graduating students at the college’s second annual graduation parade, sponsored by Vic Bailey Automotive, on Thursday, May 6, at the SCC Giles Campus in…
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Kelley Is Apparent Choice as PC Football Coach
May 7, 2021On Friday at 2 p.m., Presbyterian College will apparently name a high school coach with radical views on offensive tactics as successor to Tommy Spangler, who was fired after the…
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South Carolina to Return to Pre-Pandemic Unemployment Program to Address Workforce Shortages
May 7, 2021COLUMBIA, S.C. – In order to address ongoing workforce shortages throughout South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster today directed the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) to terminate South Carolina’s…
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South Carolina Super Lawyers recognizes 20 Wyche attorneys and profiles Wallace Lightsey in its cover feature
May 6, 2021Super Lawyers, a service recognizing outstanding lawyers, has recognized 20 Wyche attorneys in its 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine. The 2021 cover story of the magazine features Wyche attorney Wallace Lightsey, also named…
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Colliers Op-Ed: Three Things Hoteliers Should Start Doing Today
May 6, 2021Some hoteliers hit the pause button in March 2020 with COVID-19’s arrival to wait and see what would happen, but now is the time to set things into motion again.…
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Army trainee armed with rifle hijacks bus with elementary school children aboard
May 6, 2021Children now safe – Deputies arrest suspect as he flees on foot By W. Thomas Smith Jr. A rifle-armed recruit from Fort Jackson hijacked a school bus with 18 children…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes new associate Mackenzie Ruroede
May 6, 2021Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that Mackenzie Ruroede has joined the firm’s Greenville office as an associate and focuses her practice on family law and litigation. Mackenzie helps clients achieve solutions…
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AgFirst Farm Credit Bank to receive United Way of the Midlands Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership
May 6, 2021AgFirst Farm Credit Bank was selected to receive the Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership by United Way of the Midlands. The Spirit of the Midlands Award for…
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Kiwanis Greenville Eastside provides $4,410 donation to the Center for Development Services (CDS)
May 6, 2021Kiwanis Greenville Eastside Club has donated $4,410 to the Center for Development Services to fund repairs to their Therapy Pool. Each month, the pool can be utilized by up to…
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Fast Company honors Set Free’s Child Slavery Prevention Program among 2021 World Changing Ideas finalists
May 6, 2021GREENVILLE, SC – The Child Slavery Prevention Program of Set Free Alliance (“Set Free”), a South Carolina-based non-profit, humanitarian organization that focuses on rescuing children from slavery and providing fresh…
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FPA of South Carolina to offer scholarships to South Carolina-based high school students for the summer 2021 Financial Planning Academy
May 6, 2021In an effort to introduce high school students to the financial planning profession, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) of South Carolina announced today they plan to offer a limited number…
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Clark Lacy of Culp Elliott & Carpenter promoted to Senior Counsel
May 6, 2021Culp Elliott & Carpenter announced that Clark Lacy has been named Senior Counsel with the Firm. Clark has been a valuable member of the Firm’s Corporate & Business Law Group…
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Tacos ‘n Tequila Fiesta announces winning tacos, cocktails and more
May 6, 2021Winners of the fifth annual Tacos ‘n Tequila Fiesta have been announced. This annual part of the event challenges chefs and mixologists to see who can come up with the…
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CARTA partners with Proterra to provide free rides to nurses
May 6, 2021The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) is partnering with Proterra, a leading battery-electric bus manufacturer and innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, to offer free rides on National Nurses Day, Thursday,…
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at Wild Dunes Resort
May 6, 2021Wild Dunes Resort, located in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, invites moms to relax, put their feet in the sand and enjoy the resort’s 1,600 acres of oceanside paradise. Moms can escape…
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Breaking The Cult of Difficulty
May 6, 2021By Tom Poland Many tell me how difficult they find writing to be. Well, they speak the truth. It’s difficult to write at a high level, and that’s why…
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POWERPLANTSC ‘After Action’ Q&A
May 6, 2021Five Questions for S.C. Floodwater Commission Chairman Tom Mullikin By Alex Junes-Ward Less than two weeks after the statewide tree-planting effort, POWERPLANTSC, in which some 3.4-million loblolly pine tree seeds…
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Super Lawyers again honors Bev Carroll in 2021
May 6, 2021Morton & Gettys attorney Bev Carroll has once again been honored by Super Lawyers® for 2021. Bev is widely acknowledged as a leader in her profession. Just last year, she…
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Still Bringing People Together: How Saluda Shoals Park Processed the Pandemic
May 6, 2021Wade Rainey University of South Carolina Honors Journalism Student Saluda Shoals Park is seeing a resurgence of visitors following the global pandemic that kept many guests away last year.…
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Red Devils Advance in Tennis Playoffs
May 6, 2021Undefeated Clinton passed its first Class 3A playoff test with a 6-1 victory over Blue Ridge. The Red Devils won everywhere except No. 5 singles. Clinton takes on the Lower Richland-Daniel…
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County calls for input on rewritten Land Development Code
May 6, 2021A draft of Richland County’s revamped Land Development Code (LDC) is available for public review, and residents will soon have several opportunities to comment on the new policies before the code…
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Amy Carter of Chapin High School named 2022 South Carolina Teacher of the Year
May 5, 2021State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced tonight at the annual South Carolina Teacher of the Year Gala that Amy Carter, an English teacher at Chapin High School in School…
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Colliers’ Markus Kastenholz and Joe Durkin represent seller in the sale of ±14,464-square-foot shopping center
May 5, 2021Colliers | South Carolina brokers Markus Kastenholz, CCIM, CPA and Joe Durkin represented the seller in the closing of a $5.6 million, ±14,464-square-foot shopping center. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused…
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National Trails Day Celebration Planned at Millers Fork Trail
May 5, 2021National Trails Day on the first Saturday in June recognizes all the incredible benefits federal, state and local trails provide for recreation and exposure nature. Laurens County has no shortage…
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2nd Amendment Win for South Carolina and SC Attorney General Wilson
May 5, 2021(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – The Court of Common Pleas has agreed with South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and ruled that three local gun ordinances passed by the City of Columbia…
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Thornwell Announces May Building Families Workshops
May 5, 2021To celebrate the mothers and mother-figures who show up in our lives, we’ve decided to feature our “The Power of Showing Up Workshop!” There are two opportunities to catch it…
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Special Election Announced to Fill County Council District 3 Vacancy
May 5, 2021The news of Councilman Garrett McDaniel’s resignation to take a position in the Biden Administration first broke here on the BUZZ. McDaniel’s relocation to Washington, D.C. leaves a vacancy on…
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