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Previewing the Mayor race for the City of Gaffney
With the run-off race for the City of Gaffney in less than a week, 7NEWS sat down with each candidate to ask them about their platform, their reason for running, and why each believes they are the best candidate to lead the City of Gaffney forward for the next four years.
U.S. Senior Am: 2023 champion White using his success to teach beyond the classroom
Todd White has previously visited Chattanooga with a national championship hanging in the balance, but he returned to his South Carolina home disappointed with the outcome. Almost 23 years later, White is hoping for a happier result this time around. The reigning U.S. Senior Amateur recounted his previous venture to...
BLUE RIDGE HUMANE SOCIETY HOSTING FUR BALL GALA FOR FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS
The Blue Ridge Humane Society is bringing back a gala event for the first time since 2019, and this year, doors are open to dogs!. "We had so many people who really loved this event in the past and we're so happy to bring it back this year. We're making it new and a little bit more exciting," said Andrew James,donor relations manager for Blue Ridge Humane Society.
Greer star’s smart start with Clemson football
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A football star from Greenville turned down Harvard to stay home with Clemson football. After an All-State career at Greer High School, Chase Byrd enrolled at Clemson a semester early at just 17 years old. In his first semester, he made the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
South Carolina pillow manufacturer’s licensed line nabs Women’s Choice Award
Lancaster, S.C. – Bed pillow manufacturer JLJ Home Furnishings, the licensee for Restonic top-of-bed products in the United States, announced that its Restonic branded products have been recognized as a winner of the Women’s Choice Award. “Women drive a critical mass of purchasing decisions overall and even more...
Why private university students are now eligible for $90K in nursing faculty tuition aid in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers put $10 million in this year's state budget to fight the nursing shortage through higher education programs, including one that officials say will help expand nursing education programs by offering tuition assistance to students who want to become nursing faculty members. Students at five private...
ANOTHER VIEW: Scores show how S.C. still fails her students
EDITOR’S NOTE: This commentary first appeared in the Charleston City Paper. South Carolinians are famously bound together by traditions, some seemingly as old as the earliest English footprints on the banks of the Ashley River at Albemarle Point in Charleston. But as last week’s damning statewide public school test results pointed up, some Palmetto State traditions belong on the ash heap of history – starting with our longstanding and obdurate refusal to educate all of our children.
SCDNR keeping close eye on bird species, habitats following Debby aftermath
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Wildlife biologists are keeping a close eye on special bird species and their habitats following recent storm surge. Janet Thibault, an expert with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, says rough weather can often bring rough waters to the Crab Bank shoreline. Those effects can often be both positive and negative on the animals who nest there, especially following storm Debby.
Furman students honed their skills with summer internships around the world
It was another busy summer for Furman University students who worked as interns. More than half of the 287 students who were awarded summer internship fellowships to receive funding and/or reduced on-campus housing rates stayed in Greenville, contributing to local businesses and organizations, like this Greenville Zoo intern. But more...
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