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Lander Launch Celebrates New Bearcats
New students and a new year full of potential have arrived. Lander University celebrated the newest Bearcats on Friday with the Lander Launch, which brought students, faculty and staff together to celebrate Lander’s incoming students. Friday afternoon began with a big welcome by faculty and staff as students made...
NFL Players from Spartanburg H.S. (Spartanburg, SC)
Here’s an up-to-date list of all NFL Players from Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, SC. The list includes only those players who have played in an NFL game. See where it ranks among other schools in the state here. NFL Players from Spartanburg HS. Player Pos Teams From To.
Search for missing endangered man underway in Upstate, deputies say
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Deputies are searching for a missing man they say is endangered in Greenville County, South Carolina. The Greenville County Sherriff's Office is searching for Mark Wagnon, 66, who was last seen on Geer Highway near North West Elementary School in Travelers Rest at around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Clemson TE Jake Briningstool on facing No. 1 Georgia: ‘We’re not the underdog. We’re just laying low’
Tigers, in the wild, sometimes sneak up on their prey low down to the grass, to avoid being seen. In a football sense, you could say the Tigers, of the Clemson variety, are looking to do the same next weekend. The Tigers open the season in Atlanta against No. 1 Georgia. Clemson is currently a two-touchdown underdog on the betting market to Kirby Smart's Bulldogs.
Check out Monday's supermoon + when to catch the next one
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Monday’s full Sturgeon moon kicks off a string of “supermoons” this year. August’s full moon is the first in a series of four supermoons for 2024. This means that moon will appear bigger and brighter than average due to the moon’s orbit being closest to Earth.
Deadline approaches to apply for EIDL loans from Jan. 9 storm damage, Bamberg tornado
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, people located in declared disaster zones from Jan. 9, 2024's storm and tornado damage in South Carolina might be eligible for financial assistance.
NC employees’ health plan running out of money. Legislators mum on what they’ll do about it.
The North Carolina State Health Plan may be unable to stay afloat by fall 2026, according to State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Why the state legislature is withholding the funds needed to keep the plan solvent remains a mystery. COVID-related expenses and skyrocketing prescription drug and health care costs are wreaking...
Democrats, others seek to toss Kennedy off November ballot in Georgia and New York
ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s November ballot told a judge on Monday that the independent presidential candidate must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a “sham.” It shows how a decision by a New York court last week finding Kennedy doesn’t live at the address in the New York City suburbs is being used to attack Kennedy’s ballot access in other states. The judge ruled Kennedy shouldn’t appear on New York ballots, but Kennedy is appealing. In New York on Monday, a trial opened in suburban Long Island in another lawsuit challenging Kennedy’s place on the state’s presidential ballot in November. In Georgia, challengers argue that because Kennedy used the New York address, his petitions should be voided.
North Carolina state representative accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his name has surfaced in connection with an anti-government paramilitary group. On Saturday, ProPublica, an independent news outlet focused on investigative journalism, published “Inside the […]
Two dead after major crash on US-19; investigation underway
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A fatal crash closed US-19 in both directions near the Buncombe-Haywood county line in the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 19. The crash occurred around 1:08 p.m. near Groundhog Road. A Ford F-150 truck traveling west at a high rate of speed crossed the center...
U.S. Air Force Band coming to Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The United States Air Force Band’s jazz ensemble,. , is heading out on a 4-day tour to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The band will be performing in Savannah on Saturday, September 21 at the Savannah Jazz Festival. Their performance is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.
An update on the Amish family injured in wreck
A GoFundMe was started recently for an Amish family from Lattimore that is recovering from injuries after their horses were spooked by a tractor trailer. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Yoder family was driving their horses and buggy on Washburn Switch Road to Polkville when a large truck went by, startling the animals...
Hospital strike vote imminent after majority of Mission nurses pledge support
Nursing leaders at Asheville’s Mission Hospital said they have all the pledges needed to call for a strike vote next week, increasing the likelihood of a significant labor action at the HCA Healthcare-owned facility. Local nursing representatives said Friday that more than 800 of the approximately 1,600 registered nurses,...
St. Luke’s in Columbus will soon be AdventHealth Polk
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — AdventHealth plans to assume management of St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus and its related facilities later this year. AdventHealth officials announced Monday the health care facility had recently signed a definitive agreement to assume management of St. Luke’s Hospital, “a top-rated, community-owned critical access hospital serving the Western Carolinas.” The agreement also includes several physician and ambulatory care clinics.
South Carolina Man Arrested After Pulling Gun At Candy Store
The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Joshua Kim, entered the Sugar Life Ice Cream & Candy Bar and began arguing with two workers, demanding a refund for the candy he had purchased. No Refunds. When the employees informed Kim that the store does not offer refunds on candy, he reportedly escalated...
Tropical Storm Debby's rainfall lifted most of South Carolina out of drought, what to know
Following Tropical Storm Debby’s torrential downpour, most of South Carolina’s counties have been declared drought-free. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee said 38 of the state’s 46 counties had received enough rain to lift them out of drought on Aug. 13. While the severity of drought decreased after Debby traversed the Carolinas, the counties remaining in drought are in the Upstate – primarily in the northwest corner of the state. ...
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