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Couple ties knot at Upstate hospital
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A special wedding took place at Prisma Hospital in Greenville on Tuesday. Melinda and Scott McLeskey had plans to get married but Scott’s mother, Janice, was in the hospital due to recently breaking her back. “I said we’re going to do it,” said Melinda....
Fireworks stand in Greenville, South Carolina turns transactions into relief for Ethiopian teens in need
GREENVILLE, S.C. — July 4 is highly anticipated every year across the country, but a fireworks stand in Greenville is making an impact beyond Independence Day. BOOM Fireworks was started back in 2019. "BOOM stands for building opportunities for orphan ministries,” co-founder Danielle Jackson said. BOOM was started...
Greenville, SC, psychiatrist and veteran sends reminder that fireworks can impact people with PTSD
GREENVILLE, S.C. — As you prepare to celebrate Independence Day, a psychiatrist with Prisma Health in Greenville, SC, wants to remind you to remember your neighbors. Dr. Benjamin Griffeth, who is also a Navy veteran, said the loud noises that fireworks make can have a negative effect on veterans and people with PTSD.
SCRA awards $50K grant to ThreatCaptain, welcomes Treblehook as member
South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced July 2 it awarded a $50,000 acceleration grant to ThreatCaptain LLC of Greenville. The information technology startup is a financial cyber risk tool tailored specifically for managed service providers. FRD Accel LLC...
Gov. Henry McMaster vetoes plan that would have benefited SC coastal property owners building sea walls
Aside from laying out which line items he was striking, the governor also touted some of the changes in the final budget, including raises for teachers and law enforcement, $200 million in funding for bridge replacements and repairs, and cutting the state's personal income tax rate from 6.4% to 6.2%.
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