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Department of Public Health urges parents to vaccinate children ahead of school year
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with all required vaccines ahead of the 2024-25 school year. Officials say children enrolled in school are required to be current on certain vaccinations at the start of each school year. According to […]
3 South Carolina stores to close as Big Lots closes 35-40 sites nationwide: What to know
Big Lots, a chain of discount retail stores, is slated to close 35-40 stores this year with bankruptcy looming. Representatives have cited “elevated inflation” and decreased consumer spending in the decision. The chain joins others including Red Lobster, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year, Rite Aid, Bed Bath & Beyond and more in...
Air conditioning manufacturing company opening first operation in South Carolina
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Halton MEI USA Inc., an indoor environment designer, will open its first South Carolina facility in August. Halton’s new facility is at 120 Exchange Logistics Park Dr., in Piedmont. It cost $2.6 million and will create 65 new jobs. Halton is a family-owned...
Potbelly Franchisee Adds Halal Guys, Plus More Multi-Unit News
The Halal Guys signed a five-unit agreement to mark its entry into South Carolina. Shak Patel, a multi-unit Potbelly franchisee, plans to develop Halal Guys locations in Fort Mill, Rock Hill and Columbia, South Carolina. With business partners Vrund Patel and Robert Parks, the trio formed The Carolina Guys to expand the gyro- and chicken-focused concept. Founded in 1990, The Halal Guys has more than 100 locations.
South Carolina DOT seeks public comment on potential expansion of East Coast Greenway trails
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation is asking for public feedback about the potential expansion of the East Coast Greenway trail, a 3,000-mile-long trail that runs from Maine into the Carolinas and south to the Florida Keys. Parts of the trail run off roadways, but most of it runs […]
Why a Serbian native could be key for South Carolina peaches
A horticulture expert at Clemson University took an unusual path to her professorship. The patented variations of Ksenija Gasic could help solve the problems plaguing the South Carolina peach industry. In a profile of the Clemson Research Foundation, Gasic is seen picking a peach at the Musser Fruit Research Center in the Friendship Community of Oconee County. She grew up in a small village in the European country of Serbia. But it was a fellowship to go to England for a year of peaches research that changed Gasic’s trajectory.
Ranking Upstate's best OLs in 2024 South Carolina high school football season
With the South Carolina high school football season nearing its Aug. 23 kickoff of Week Zero, here's a look at rankings for the Upstate's best offensive linemen in the SCHSL. The list includes Gaffney's Shedrick Sarratt and Scottland Dover, arguably the best duo in the state. Best SC high school football OLs in Upstate for 2024 ...
Deputies: Florence County man out on bond found with drugs, arrested again
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Deputies said a Pee Dee man out on bond for drug charges is behind bars again. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office said Jamie Cooper was arrested Monday after deputies executed a search warrant on Wilcox Road in Lake City. Authorities reportedly seized counterfeit Roxicodone...
Report: SC ranks 11th place for most people in financial distress
(The Center Square) — South Carolina ranked 11th place among states with the most people in financial distress. The finding from WalletHub's new 2024 rankings of the States with the Most People in Financial Distress indicates the significant economic challenges many residents face, highlighting the need for "targeted and effective interventions," an analyst for the site told The Center Square. "The data shows that South Carolina has a high proportion...
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