5th Annual ColaJazz Fest, Mark Rapp
September 13, 2022
Mark Rapp, the Executive Director of the ColaJazz Foundation, talks about the upcoming ColaJazz Fest – September 24, 25. Saturday night’s gala features two intimate concerts inside the main lobby…
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Cayce Police Department receives SCLEA Accreditation
September 13, 2022
On September 9, 2022, the Cayce Police Department received reaccreditation from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation (SCLEA) Council. The Cayce Police Department, along with several other state and local…
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Moseley Marcinak Transportation and Logistics Law Firm adds two new attorneys
September 12, 2022
Moseley Marcinak Law Group LLP, a nationally recognized transportation and logistics firm, announced the addition of Donavan Eason and Martin Cain. “We are pleased to have Donavan and Martin join…
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Garvin Design Group’s Liza Brockman joins Leadership Columbia Class of 2023
September 12, 2022
Garvin Design Group Interior Designer Liza Brockman has been named to the Leadership Columbia class of 2023. She joins a cohort of 61 emerging community leaders participating in the Columbia…
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Touchdown Club Names Laurens Academy Senior, Clarence Bertoli, Player of the Week
September 12, 2022
The Laurens County Touchdown Club is proud to announce that for week three, September 9th, the Player of the week is Senior Clarence Bertoli of Laurens Academy. Clarence is a…
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Furman rises in US News rankings; noted for innovation, teaching, research, first-year experience
September 12, 2022
Furman University continues to climb in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, which were released today. Overall, the university ranked 45th among 200 national liberal arts colleges…
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City of Laurens Splash Pad Scheduled to Open September 22nd
September 12, 2022
The City of Laurens will hold a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, September 22nd at 5:30 P.M. to commemorate the opening of the new splash pad on 122 South St. …
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U.S. News & World Report: CIU ranks high for Social Mobility, Value
September 12, 2022
The 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings show Columbia International University #5 for Social Mobility among Regional Universities South. The Social Mobility ranking is important for students who are…
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Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty honors top agents
September 12, 2022
Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty has honored its top agents for August. In the Greenville office, the top agents for transactions closed for buyer clients were Morgan Coleman…
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Marketing Minute: Making Better Videos
September 12, 2022
Marketing Minute with Evan Barbare, NP Strategy Are your videos lacking the engagement you want? This week’s video shares tips on how to make your videos stand out. Watch…
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Step Afrika! Dances Into Irmo – Sept. 17
September 12, 2022
Get ready to be in awe as the sounds of West and Southern Africa make their way to the Midlands. Coming to Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC), Saturday,…
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Carolina Handling goes for world record with The Patriotic Pallet Project
September 12, 2022
Carolina Handling will attempt to create the world’s largest pallet painting when it hosts The Patriotic Pallet Project on Monday, October 10, at Greenville Downtown Airport in Greenville, South Carolina.…
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LCSO Fist Bump Friday
September 12, 2022
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the Fist Bump Friday initiative on Friday, September 16th at Laurens County schools. Deputies will greet students at the start of their…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Tyra McBride selected for Leadership Columbia
September 12, 2022
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Tyra McBride has been selected to participate in the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Columbia Class of 2023. As a member of the 50th…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Midlands Real Estate announces new owner and team expansion
September 12, 2022
Reynolds and Team Bring Over 40 years of Experience to Brokerage COLUMBIA, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a global residential real estate brokerage franchise network, announced that network member, Berkshire…
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CCSD leadership announcement
September 12, 2022
Charleston County School District (CCSD) proudly announces that Lisa Allison will serve as Interim Executive Director of Student Support, effective October 1, 2022. Allison will replace veteran leader Jennifer Coker, who…
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Cypress Development Partners develops Red Bank Take 5
September 12, 2022
Cypress Development Partners LLC announces development of a new Take 5 Oil Change at 1846 S. Lake Drive in the Red Bank area of Lexington County. Cypress developed the new…
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SCCADVASA partners with NNEDV in the #Every1KnowsSome1 month-long national campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence
September 12, 2022
Each year, advocates, survivors, and supporters recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). This fall, the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA) is partnering with…
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Enjoy Art in the Garden at the 2nd Annual Unumb Center Social
September 12, 2022
The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment cordially invites the Midlands community to join them for the second annual Unumb Center Social on Thursday, October 27th from 6-9 o’clock in the evening…
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City’s Food Truck Fridays continues in September
September 12, 2022
After successful operations in August the City of Columbia continues the exciting summer initiative Food Truck Fridays. There will be new food vendors and the food trucks will operate from…
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United Way of the Midlands announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors
September 12, 2022
As United Way of the Midlands’ new campaign season commences, the organization welcomes its new members and executive committee of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors. New members of the…
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Richland Library names new Marketing and Communications Director
September 12, 2022
Local marketing expert to lead marketing and communications strategy at Richland Library Richland Library has named Kiosha Boyles as the new director of marketing and communications. Beginning September 12, Boyles will…
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Great Southern Homes to become a public company through a business combination with DiamondHead Holdings Corp.
September 12, 2022
Business combination creates a high growth, land-light publicly traded homebuilder COLUMBIA, SC. & NEW YORK – Great Southern Homes, Inc. (“GSH”) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger…
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Upstate Alliance Partners with LCDC to Host Small Group Gatherings at Palmetto Brothers Dispensary in Laurens
September 12, 2022
Upstate Alliance (UA) partnered with Laurens County Development Corporation (LCDC) to host one of their monthly Small Group Gatherings in downtown Laurens. The event was held on Wednesday, September 7…
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Laurens County Council Meeting – September 13 Agenda
September 12, 2022
Laurens County Council will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 13. The meeting location is the old historic courthouse on the square in Laurens and starts at…
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‘Compassion in Class’ is real for Lander professor, student – and baby
September 12, 2022
The challenges of a college math class can reduce many students to tears. But when a visitor to Dr. Samuel Reed’s class at Lander University began crying, he did the…
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Chamber Celebrates Lakeview Bar-B-Q with Ribbon Cutting
September 12, 2022
The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for new Chamber Member, Lakeview Bar-B-Q, on August 26, 2022. This family-owned business began in 2020, providing customers with delicious…
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Greenwood County awarded $38 million for highway 246 widening project
September 11, 2022
Greenwood County was awarded $38 million from the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank for the widening of S.C. Highway 246 South. In a meeting yesterday, State Transportation Infrastructure Bank members…
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Meals on Wheels of Greenville chosen as beneficiary for Greenville High School Spirit Week
September 11, 2022
This year, Meals on Wheels of Greenville has been selected by Greenville High School (GHS) as the beneficiary of GHS Spirit Week. Each year, high school students from across our…
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Durham Homes, USA announces the grand opening of Squires Pointe, a luxury townhome community in rapidly growing Duncan, S.C.
September 11, 2022
Durham Homes, USA, operating partner of Broadstreet, Inc., has announced the grand opening of Squires Pointe, a luxury townhome community in Duncan, South Carolina. The new community is conveniently located…
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Clinton Youth Earns Another SC Junior Golf Championship Title
September 11, 2022
Clinton Teen, Mia Carles took to the golf course again this weekend and brings home the title. In the 15th Harvey Brock Orange Jacket Classic girls 13-18 division, Carles finished…
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Thornwell Celebrates the Dedication of The Read Right Center
September 11, 2022
Facility is Made Possible by a Generous Gift from the Cornelson Family in Memory of George Cornelson, IV. Thornwell, a nonprofit organization committed to the most innovative and effective solutions to…
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LC Chamber Celebrates Palmetto Self Storage with Ribbon Cutting
September 11, 2022
The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a celebratory ribbon cutting for Palmetto Self Storage. The Butler Family, longtime owners and operators of Gwinn’s Siding and Window Co., opened…
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The Patch in Mountville Opens Saturday, September 17
September 11, 2022
The Patch will open for its second year of business Saturday, September 17th. The Patch will offer a variety of pumpkins, mums, square straw bales, local honey, Rolling Hill Ranch…
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Second Annual Never Forget Hero Walk in Clinton
September 11, 2022
Where were you when the world stopped turning? Sunday, September 11, 2022, marked the 21st anniversary of 9/11, it was one of the darkest days in American history, and the…
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Learn-to-Fly open house at Georgetown Co. Airport
September 10, 2022
CHS Flight School is holding an Open House this Saturday, September 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Georgetown County Airport. The event is free and open to…
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Summerville Orchestra names its first youth philharmonic director, education coordinator
September 10, 2022
The Summerville Orchestra (S.O.) is thrilled to announce DeAnndra Glenn as the inaugural director and education coordinator for the new Summerville Orchestra Youth Philharmonic (S.O. Youth Philharmonic) and education program.…
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PTC Students Encouraged to ‘Be Kind’ in Mental Wellness Campaign
September 9, 2022
What tone do you take when you talk to yourself? One’s inner voice is the narrative only they hear. It has a lot of power, and it is not always…
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Clemson football standout Joins Laurens Police Department
September 9, 2022
It was a Tiger day in Laurens as Chief Keith Grounsell and the City of Laurens welcomed Taquon Johnson as he joined the Laurens Police Department our team as a Police…
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Summerville Orchestra launches new free “arts-mersive” experience in partnership with Public Works Arts Center S
September 9, 2022
Some things just play well together – like wine and cheese, baseball and hotdogs, and music and art. By popular demand, that last combination – music and art – is…
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SOJazzy to perform on Third Thursday during Sweetest Week
September 9, 2022The jazz will be sweet as ever in Summerville on Thursday, Sept. 15, when Summerville Orchestra’s (S.O.) jazz ensemble, SOJazzy, performs a free concert during the “Sweetest Week Ever” in…
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VentureSouth announces new leadership for Midlands group
September 9, 2022VentureSouth, one of the United States’ largest angel investment groups, is excited to announce new leadership for its Midlands group, which serves investors in Columbia, S.C., and surrounding areas. Effective…
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Columbia Chamber announces 2023 Leadership Columbia Class
September 9, 2022
61 Local Individuals selected for Milestone 50th Class of Chamber’s Leadership Program Leadership Columbia, a Columbia Chamber program, presented by BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina, for emerging and existing leaders in…
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The Citadel to award posthumous degrees to two former cadets, both who were killed in action
September 8, 2022
Degrees to be presented to Lt. Col. George McMillan, ’38, and Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, ’08 For the first time in its history, The Citadel will present…
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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition announces new fall event in Charleston
September 8, 2022
Tickets on sale now for ‘Flyways’, a new fall event hosted by SEWE and Ducks Unlimited, to be held October 15 at the Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed The Southeastern…
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District launches new online reading platform for students and staff
September 8, 2022
Charleston County School District (CCSD) has started using an online reading platform called Beanstack with teachers and students. The tool allows users to log their reading and compete in district…
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Greenville Theatre is thrilled to open season 97 with Broadway’s newest comedy smash, Something Rotten!
September 8, 2022
This 2015 musical takes audiences back to the Renaissance time, where everything is new! With a book by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and Music and lyrics by Karey and…
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Carlos Phillips to serve as Chair-Elect of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
September 8, 2022
The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) announced the appointment of the new board officers with Carlos Phillips, Greenville Chamber President/CEO, tapped to serve as Chair Elect. Carlos will…
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VPET USA, LLC establishing operations in Spartanburg County
September 8, 2022
$10.8 million investment will create 40 new jobs VPET USA, LLC, a leading manufacturer of wide-mouth polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and containers, today announced plans to establish operations in Spartanburg…
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Coldwell Banker Caine promotes Sheila Hensley to VP of Accounting and Administration
September 8, 2022
Sheila Hensley has been promoted to Vice President of Accounting and Administration for Coldwell Banker Caine. Having served as the CB Caine controller for the past nine years, Hensley will…
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