“I like beer.” Tom T. Hall
July 26, 2021
By Ken Gasque Beer brings out the humor in us and some deep and some not so deep philosophical thoughts and sentiments. We hope you will enjoy a few quotes…
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Greenville Technical College strengthens commitment to learner success with Quality Matters membership
July 26, 2021
Greenville Technical College (GTC) has joined Quality Matters (QM) — the international leader for quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. Membership, which includes 1,500 organizations,…
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Greenville Technical College student selected as 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar
July 26, 2021
David O’Quinn, a Greenville Technical College student majoring in Graphic Design, is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) members named a 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will…
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Midlands Technical College Foundation elects new board member
July 26, 2021
The Midlands Technical College Foundation Board has a new member. Eddie Goff is an Asset Protection Manager at Michelin North America and his first term is from July 2021 –…
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Work on replacement for Capers Hall brings research home for longtime Citadel engineering professor
July 26, 2021
Nationally renowned Citadel professor is an expert on the structural elements that make the building foundation safe and resilient As the old Capers Hall is being torn down, the work…
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Powers elected to Sports Events & Tourism Association Board of Directors
July 26, 2021
Scott Powers, executive director of Experience Columbia SC Sports, has been elected to the Sports Events & Tourism Association Board of Directors as a Destination Representative. He will serve a…
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PTC is Ready When Technology Changes on the Fly
July 26, 2021
One compelling result of a year punctuated by telecommuting and online meetings has been a heightened corporate awareness of the need to protect information systems from cyberattack. The demand for…
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Wingard’s Market featured in Garden & Gun Magazine online
July 26, 2021
Wingard’s Market, the Midlands premier full-service garden and plant center’s Zach Steinhauser, along with Captain Kenny Hardee, recently set sail on one of its daily purple martin tours with special…
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Columbia’s 1649 Main Street wins South Carolina Historic Preservation Award
July 26, 2021Columbia’s recently rehabilitated 1649 Main Street received an Honor Award at the 26th Annual South Carolina Historic Preservation Awards on Friday, July 23, 2021. The project team members behind the…
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ROI Commercial’s recently completed commercial real estate transactions by broker and principal George Meetze
July 26, 2021• Represented the tenant, MaxPack in the leasing of a +/-34,700 square feet of industrial space located in the Columbia Industrial Park at 2751 The Boulevard, Columbia, SC. • George…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Natasha Jufko Houston to the company’s North Pleasantburg cffice
July 26, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Sandy Shen has joined the company’s N. Pleasantburg office as a sales associate and will be a part of the…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Sydney Tollison to the company’s North Pleasantburg office
July 26, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Sydney Tollison has joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. Sydney Tollison is a proud Upstate native with…
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AT&T donates $25,000 to support United Way of the Midlands Reading Consortium
July 26, 2021
AT&T donated $25,000 to United Way’s Midlands Reading Consortium (MRC), which is a literacy focused program that supplements and enhances shared reading experiences to ignite a love of reading for…
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Richland Library Friends and Foundation announces 2021-2022 board
July 26, 2021
The Richland Library Friends and Foundation is excited to share its 2021-2022 board with the community. Leadership positions include: Bob Mathews (BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina), Chair Elizabeth Black (Haynsworth…
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Richland Library names two local creatives as next artists-in-residence
July 26, 2021
Music, theatre and visual storytelling are taking center stage at Richland Library over the next five months. We’re excited to announce Molly Ledford and Rob Padley of Puppet Time Machine…
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Richland Library reactivates The Gallery with familiar exhibit
July 26, 2021
Richland Library is thrilled to reactivate The Gallery at our Main location (1431 Assembly Street) with a familiar exhibit that originally launched less than two weeks before the onset of…
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PGA Professional, Navy Veteran Angel Diaz named Director of Project Golf
July 26, 2021
Angel Diaz, a PGA professional and retired Navy veteran, has been named Director of Project Golf, a Myrtle Beach-based grow the game initiative. Project Golf is dedicated to increasing access to…
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CARTA expands service area for “CARTA OnDemand” rideshare partnership
July 26, 2021
Program growing to meet healthcare needs beyond the peninsula The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) has expanded the service area for CARTA OnDemand, a first-in-the-region partnership with transportation network…
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City of Columbia to kickoff National Night Out with ‘Re-Engage Columbia’ event
July 26, 2021
Who: The City of Columbia, Columbia Police Department, Columbia Fire Department, Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, Columbia Council of Neighborhoods What: After having to cancel the 2020 event due to…
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DHEC applauds SC reaching 50 percent one-dose COVID-19 vaccine rate, urges more vaccinations ahead of academic year
July 26, 2021
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is happy to announce that, as of Thursday, 50 percent of eligible South Carolina residents have received at least one dose of…
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City of Columbia receives two SC OSHA safety awards
July 26, 2021
The City of Columbia Public Works Department and Public Administration Department were recognized as recipients for their outstanding safety performance at the 2021 Safety Achievement Awards on Wednesday, July 21,…
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SC Council on Competitiveness to Host ‘SC Aerospace Night’ With Greenville Drive
July 26, 2021
A night planned around industry celebration, education, and networking with in-game features and pre-game reception The SC Council on Competitiveness initiative, SC Aerospace, along with the Greenville Drive, will host…
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Midlands COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics and COVID-19 Testing (July 26-August 1, 2021)
July 26, 2021
DHEC is providing regular updates for COVID-19 vaccine clinics and testing opportunities in the Midlands Region (Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Newberry, Saluda, Richland, and York counties). Most current…
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DHEC Analysis: More than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases, deaths in June were among unvaccinated residents
July 26, 2021
Following an analysis that revealed the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the first two weeks of June were among residents who were not fully vaccinated, the South…
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Historic Columbia announces August 2021 events and programming
July 26, 2021
Historic Columbia’s slate of events for August will center on women’s history in a nod towards National Women’s Equality Day (Aug. 26). HC is welcoming guests for a variety of themed activities, including a Historic Water Balloon Battle that links to stories…
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Ridge View High School wins 12 State Communication Awards
July 26, 2021
For the second year in a row, the South Carolina chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA) hosted a virtual ceremony to honor Rewards for Excellence recipients. Ridge…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Maria “Liza” Arbore to the Company’s Woodruff at Five Forks office
July 26, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Maria “Liza” Arbore has joined the company’s Woodruff at Five Forks office as a sales associate. After living in Greenville for…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Thomas Butler Evers to the Company’s North Pleasantburg office
July 26, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Thomas Butler Evers has joined the company’s N. Pleasantburg office as a sales associate and will be a part of…
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Southeastern Freight Lines recognized as 2020 Total Quality Logistics Preferred LTL Carrier of the Year
July 26, 2021
Southeastern Freight Lines, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has been recognized as the 2020 Total Quality Logistics (TQL) Preferred LTL Carrier of the Year for the Southeast region.…
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County renews call for input on new land development rules
July 26, 2021
A series of in-person events beginning this week will help inform Richland County residents about newly rewritten land development regulations before the new rules are finalized. The rules make up…
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Wilson Associates welcomes Reid Tollison as Realtor Associate
July 26, 2021
Wilson Associates Real Estate welcomed Reid Tollison to its select team of real estate professionals. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, Reid came home and immediately put her…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Kyle McClenny to the Company’s North Pleasantburg office
July 26, 2021Berkshire Hathaway Home Services C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Kyler McClenny has joined the company’s N. Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. McClenny has always had a servicing heart,…
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Hire Me SC launches new employment resource for families of people with disabilities
July 26, 2021
Free online tool seeks to close the employment gap in South Carolina Hire Me SC — a statewide workforce development campaign to increase employment outcomes for young adults with intellectual and…
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Frampton’s Keaton Green named among Charleston’s Class of Forty Under 40
July 26, 2021
Keaton Green, vice president of Frampton Construction, has been selected by the Charleston Regional Business Journal for the 2021 Class of Forty Under 40. The Forty Under 40 program honors…
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United Community Banks, Inc. reports second quarter results
July 26, 2021
EPS of $0.78, Return on Assets of 1.46% and Return on Common Equity of 14.1% United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (United) today announced that net income for the second…
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Forest Lawn Cemetery – An Update on Needed Repairs
July 26, 2021
Updated July 28, 2021 It’s been widely reported that the mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Laurens is in very bad condition. We’re not talking about a little neglect or…
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OneSpartanburg, Inc. named 2021 U.S. Chamber of the Year
July 26, 2021
OneSpartanburg, Inc. was named Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) on Tuesday. ACCE is a national association of more than 1,600 chambers of…
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NCHS art students’ work displayed on billboards throughout the county
July 26, 2021
At the end of this past school year, students at North Charleston High School (NCHS) received the opportunity for their art to be displayed on billboards throughout the Charleston Area.…
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Read these cancer prevention tips before firing up that backyard grill
July 26, 2021
Roper St. Francis Healthcare physician says what we grill and how we grill really matters Backyard grills across the Lowcountry are getting quite a workout with summer in full swing.…
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Annual ‘Operation Move-out’ initiative to begin July 29
July 26, 2021
The city of Charleston’s annual “Operation Move-out” initiative will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 29 and be conducted through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, excluding Sunday, August…
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Wando volleyball earns national honor for fifth consecutive year
July 26, 2021
Wando High School announced the volleyball program received the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2020-2021 season. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)…
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Hire Me SC launches new employment resource for families of people with disabilities
July 26, 2021
Free online tool seeks to close the employment gap in South Carolina Hire Me SC — a statewide workforce development campaign to increase employment outcomes for young adults with intellectual and…
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First accelerated MBA cohort crosses finish line
July 26, 2021
In 10 short months, six students in Charleston Southern University’s Accelerated MBA program have completed their degree. Alexander Andronica, Ana Brown, Yolanda Chang, Caitlyn Emberson, Alannah Peters and Owen Ravenel kicked off the…
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Dedication of memorial plaque honoring the U.S. Coast Guard’s presence in the City of Charleston
July 26, 2021
Please join Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg; USCG Base Charleston Commanding Officer, Captain Veronica Brecht; USCG Sector Charleston Commanding Officer, Captain John D. Cole; USCG Cutter Hamilton Commanding Officer, Captain Matthew T.…
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Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Night coming to Fluor Field – August 3rd
July 26, 2021The Greenville Drive, BMW, Hubbell Lighting, and Greenville Technical College will host Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Night at Fluor Field on Tuesday, August 3. After executing a successful “virtual” format…
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Global Settlement in James Brown Estate Case
July 26, 2021
Lengthy mediation resolves decade-old litigation over singer’s estate and assets On behalf of Russell Bauknight (Personal Representative of the James Brown Estate and Trustee of The James Brown Irrevocable Trust)…
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Laurens District 55 Announces Schedule Pick Up
July 25, 2021
Laurens District 55 High School has announced the following dates for schedule pick up: Schedule pick up for seniors, juniors and sophomores will take place July 26 and 27…
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PL Developments Team from Clinton Completes Supply Chain Logistics Certification
July 24, 2021
Members of the PL Developments Warehouse and Logistics team recently completed the SC Supply Chain Logistics Certification Course at Piedmont Technical College’s Economic Development and Continuing Education Division. The 10-week…
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‘Jim’ Lander Honored with New Scholarship at Lander University
July 24, 2021
Descendants of Rev. Samuel Lander, the founder of Lander University, have created a scholarship honoring his great-grandson, former South Carolina statesman, comptroller general and Lander University alumnus James Lander, who…
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PC Elevates Brugmann to Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
July 24, 2021
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College athletics has announced Jared Brugmann as the program’s new head strength and conditioning coach. “I’m extremely excited about being the new head strength and conditioning…
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