United Way of the Midlands and National Panhellenic Council host Richland District One School Board Candidates Forum on December 5
December 2, 2019United Way of the Midlands, along with National Pan-hellenic Council at Columbia, SC, is hosting a nonpartisan Candidate Forum for the at-large seat on Richland School District One’s School Board…
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Citadel board raises cadet residency requirements
December 2, 2019The Citadel Board of Visitors (BOV) voted to raise the minimum number of semesters students pursuing a cadet degree must complete on campus in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.…
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Top Grossing Movies – December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 11/29/2019 to 12/05/2019 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Frozen 2 2 $85,977,773 $288,845,131 2 Knives Out 1 $26,769,548 $41,414,093 3 Ford…
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SC Ports awards $128,500 in grants to nonprofits, organizations
December 2, 2019
S.C. Ports Authority awarded $128,500 in grants to 71 charitable organizations through its annual Community Giving Program. The program provides grants to organizations in regions where S.C. Ports operates with the goal…
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Holiday sales show opens Friday, December 6-14
December 2, 2019
The Arts Center of Kershaw County is counting down the days until the popular Holiday Sales Show opens in the Douglas-Reed House. This year, the Holiday Sales Show will take…
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Mission Lexington teams up with Lexington Walmart to “Pack the Pantry”
December 2, 2019
Mission Lexington is excited to collaborate with Walmart of Lexington (5556 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, SC 29072) to collect food and toys for families in need in Lexington County. This event…
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Home for the Holidays
December 2, 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Join Town Theatre Sat., Dec. 14 at 7:30 PM and Sun., Dec. 15 at 3 PM for a special holiday event, Home…
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Orangeburg law firm donates 250 turkeys for Thanksgiving
December 2, 2019For the sixth consecutive year, the Orangeburg law firm Lanier & Burroughs donated 250 turkeys to local individuals and families in need of a little assistance during Thanksgiving. “One of…
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The City Manager’s Spotlight – December 2019
December 2, 2019
The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The City Manager’s Spotlight on…
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Carolina Café, “The Bagel Shop,” closes its West Columbia location
December 2, 2019
Owners Sell Location to Focus on 20-Year-Old Downtown Location Upgrades Breakfast and lunch patrons of Carolina Café’s West Columbia location near Lexington Medical Center in the Westland Shopping Center, will…
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Business Communications in an Era of Fake News
December 2, 2019
By Alfred Leach NP Strategy No one knows what to believe anymore. Misinformation, disinformation and propaganda are being shared from an ever-increasing breadth of “fake news” sources (from social media…
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21st annual Christmas concert at PC – December 7 & 8
December 2, 2019
Christmas at PC has rung in the Christmas season for many on and off the Presbyterian College campus for the past 20 years. This year’s program, “The Gift for All…
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South Risk Management named to FCCI’s Chairman’s Club
December 1, 2019
FCCI Insurance Group has named South Risk Management to its Chairman’s Club, marking it as one of the insurer’s top agency partners. FCCI works through independent agents such as those…
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Attorney Alex Stalvey achieves recertification in criminal trial law with the National Board of Trial Advocacy
December 1, 2019
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) announced that Alex Stalvey of the law firm, Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey has successfully achieved recertification as a criminal trial advocate. The NBTA…
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Volvo Car US Operations Community Fund of Coastal Community Foundation awards $7,500 to the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina
December 1, 2019The Volvo Car US Operations Community Fund of Coastal Community Foundation recently awarded a $7,500 grant to the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina (ABVI) supporting its…
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United Way of the Midlands hosts panel discussion on managing end-of-year finances for December 4 Leadership Learning Lab event
November 27, 2019
United Way of the Midlands’ Leadership Learning Lab series (3LS) will host a panel discussion on Wednesday, December 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. called Finances Life Hack: QuickBooks…
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Realtor Kara Stringer joins The Cassina Group
November 27, 2019
Realtor Kara Stringer has joined Charleston’s innovation-driven real estate firm The Cassina Group. She comes to the company most recently from Atlanta, where she was a Realtor with Ansley Atlanta…
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Tyler Northam joins Prisma Health Midlands Foundation
November 27, 2019
Tyler Northam has joined the Prisma Health Midlands Foundation team as social and digital manager. Northam will manage content generation and donor engagement strategies in the social and digital space…
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Stewart Spinks honored for community contribution during National Philanthropy Day
November 26, 2019The Spinx Company founder, Stewart Spinks, and his wife Martha, were recently awarded “Individual Philanthropist of the Year” on National Philanthropy Day. The Spinks were given the honor by the…
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Creative Builders, inc. welcomes Shawn Rodwell as Chief Financial Officer
November 26, 2019
Creative Builders, Inc. welcomes Shawn Rodwell to the team as our new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rodwell brings over 25 years of valuable experience in finance and management roles within…
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BJU to honor first responders at Christmas Celebration
November 26, 2019
Bob Jones University will honor area first responders at the annual Christmas Celebration Friday, Dec. 6, from 4-8 p.m. on the BJU campus. Upstate first responders and their families are encouraged to visit a…
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Powdersville Business Council and Main Street Laurens awarded $5,000 Hughes Investment elevate upstate grant
November 26, 2019
The Powdersville Business Council for their Rhythm on the River event and Main Street Laurens for the Piedmont Blues and Roots Music Festival were the $5,000 recipients of the 2019…
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Mayor Pro Tem Tameika Isaac Devine elected to the Board of Directors for the National League of Cites
November 26, 2019
At the 2019 National League of Cities City Summit, which was held last week in San Antonio, Texas, Mayor Pro Tem Tameika Isaac Devine was elected to serve a 2-year term on the Board…
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Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health launches innovative Acute Autism Stabilization & Assessment Program for children with autism
November 26, 2019
Innovative short-term program offers critical resource amidst nationwide shortage of autism care, extensive wait lists Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health, an autism-focused residential behavioral health center near Greenville, S.C., recently announced…
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CSU makes 100 Best College Buys and Best Christian Colleges lists again
November 26, 2019
National lists recognizing affordable colleges and Christian education have once again included Charleston Southern University. CSU has been named to America’s 100 Best College Buys for 15 consecutive years and…
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The Hub Collaborative Workspaces celebrates grand opening in North Charleston
November 26, 2019
The Hub Collaborative Workspaces will hold its grand opening on Thursday, December 5th for their new location in North Charleston. Representatives from the Charleston Metro Chamber, the two owners Adam…
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Chicago-based Novel Coworking expands to Columbia’s Main Street
November 26, 2019
National workspace provider Novel Coworking announced plans to acquire 1122 Lady Street and expand their business to downtown Columbia in the 12-story building at the corner of Main and Lady…
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Tips for safe, online shopping this holiday season
November 26, 2019
With Cyber Monday just around the corner and the holiday season in full swing, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) wants to remind South Carolinians of safe online shopping…
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Dr. Fay Sprouse and BlueCross BlueShield of SC receive regional awards at Celebrating Successes Brunch
November 26, 2019
During Ten at the Top’s Celebrating Successes Brunch on Wednesday, November 20, Ware Shoals School District Superintendent Dr. Fay Sprouse and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina were recognized for contributions…
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AnMed Health Foundation announces plans for 2020 Camellia Ball
November 26, 2019The AnMed Health Foundation is excited to announce Phil Ashley and the Bonitz, Inc. team as the chairs for the 26th annual Camellia Ball, presented by Glenn Constructors. Ashley serves on…
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Better Together: How Meals on Wheels of Greenville is so much “more than meals”
November 26, 2019
By Catriona Carlisle, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Greenville In 2019, Meals on Wheels of Greenville sought to better emphasize a simple mantra that we long embraced –…
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Spartanburg Water employees exceed United Way fundraising goal
November 26, 2019
Spartanburg Water is celebrating a huge success, surpassing its 2020 United Way Campaign goal by more than $5,200! It’s a fitting accomplishment for this year’s theme: Teaming Up for Success!…
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Segra announces Peter Zarrella as Chief Financial Officer
November 25, 2019
Segra announced that Peter Zarrella has joined the company and will serve as its Chief Financial Officer. Peter is responsible for finance, accounting and procurement for the company and as…
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Top Grossing Movies – November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 11/22/2019 to 11/28/2019 Rank Title Rating Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Frozen 2 PG 1 $130,263,358 $130,263,358 2 Ford v. Ferrari PG13 2…
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$50,000 awarded to LRADAC for opioid misuse prevention in Lexington and Richland
November 25, 2019
LRADAC received a grant from the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) to focus on enhancing and expanding opioid prevention programs, policies and practices in…
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Westwood High School teacher named November Rookie Teacher of the Block
November 25, 2019
Westwood High School first year teacher and coach James Roberts IV has been named the November 2019 Rookie Teacher of the Block. The award is sponsored by H&R Block, a…
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Flock and Rally earns three IABC/SC Palmetto Awards of Excellence
November 25, 2019
Creative agency honored for brand communication and advertising Flock and Rally, the women-owned integrated communications and marketing firm based in Columbia, S.C., was honored with three 2019 Palmetto Awards of…
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Nicholson joins Flagship Commercial
November 25, 2019
Chisolm Nicholson recently joined Flagship Properties, an Upstate-based real estate company that offers commercial sales, leasing, and property management services. Nicholson’s role at the real estate organization will include commercial…
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Tom George joins the SC SBDC network as Winthrop Region Director
November 25, 2019
The South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SC SBDC), the state’s premier provider of business assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs, announced that Tom George has joined the SC…
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Duke Energy contributes $500,000 to protect wetlands in Unity Park in Greenville, S.C.
November 25, 2019
Project will provide a healthier habitat, greater access and educational opportunities for the community Duke Energy on Friday announced a $500,000 grant to enhance and protect natural wetlands in Greenville’s…
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Riley Center announces six Mayors selected to Mayors’ Design Fellowship’s second class
November 25, 2019The Riley Center for Livable Communities announces today the six Mayors who have been selected to participate in the second class of the Riley Mayors’ Design Fellowship. The 2020 Riley…
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East Cooper Medical Center performs first endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty weight loss procedure
November 25, 2019
East Cooper Medical Center successfully completed its first endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) weight loss procedure Monday. “The endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of weight-loss procedure that takes place…
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City of Charleston to give away free reusable bags and straws at upcoming workshops for residents
November 25, 2019
Residents are encouraged to join one of two free workshops designed to provide tools and resources that will help support a smooth community-wide transition to the City’s new single-use plastic…
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Discovery uncovers new information on horned dinosaurs
November 25, 2019
A new discovery is changing what paleontologists thought they knew about horned dinosaurs. In the summer of 2015, College of Charleston professor Scott Persons was looking for fossils in the badlands of…
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Miracle House of Hope Ministries held in contempt of court
November 25, 2019
Organization violated prior court order barring it from soliciting in South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that the South Carolina Administrative Law Court has held Miracle House…
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Joint statement on County Square from County Council Chair Butch Kirven and Mayor Knox White
November 25, 2019
Following the success of last week’s charrette with Urban Design Associates, the City and County have agreed to defer council action on the application to rezone the County Square property…
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2020 winter foreign language classes at Upstate International, register now
November 25, 2019
Language classes are filling up at Upstate International. Here are the 11 reasons why: American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai. Impress your family, friends and colleagues. Enhance…
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Spartanburg Community College Call Me MiSTER students receive laptops
November 25, 2019
Laptop Donation from Brother Restoring Urban Hope Community Group Spartanburg Community College’s Call Me MiSTER program, which educates and inspires young men to become South Carolina teachers, recently received donated…
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DHEC releases Annual Report outlining many communicable diseases that make South Carolinians ill
November 25, 2019
Today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released its 2018 Annual Morbidity Report on Reportable Conditions, which provides data and details about many of the diseases that…
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Three at Tri-County honored as Educators of the Year
November 25, 2019
Three faculty/staff members have been honored as Tri- County Technical College's Educators of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in February.…
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