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Bridal platform Our Day created to streamline wedding vendors in the South
A new platform called Our Day connects engaged couples with wedding vendors in North Carolina and beyond through a streamlined request-for-service process.Why it matters: Wedding planning can be stressful. Our Day was designed to create a simpler process for couples to find vendors, compare prices and finalize other wedding-planning details.Background: Founder Bryn Khoury launched the platform in Charlotte last year after experiencing the same stress many future brides encounter trying to plan a wedding between work schedules."I created this for the busy working couple. Charlotte seemed like a perfect-sized city with busy working professionals, so it was a bit of...
Vote for Upstate's top linebacker headed into 2024 high school football season
The Upstate is full of talented high school football linebackers. Vote for your favorite. Polls will close at 5 p.m. Friday. Multiple votes are allowed. Here are seven candidates listed in alphabetical order: Peyton Jones, Spartanburg: Jones had 65 unassisted tackles, 83 total, and made 13.5 tackles for loss. ...
Meet the 2024 Dandy Dozen, the Upstate's top college football recruits for Class of 2025
With the South Carolina high school football season nearing the Aug. 23 kickoffs for Week Zero, here is our annual Dandy Dozen, a collection of the Upstate's top college prospects for the Class of 2025. The list includes three standouts from Class AAAA state champion Westside. Players are ranked from No. 12 to No. 1. ...
VMI Football featured in SoCon, Nexstar finale
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference announced its 2024 Nexstar lineup on Tuesday, with VMI being featured in its regular-season finale at home against ETSU on November 23. The game has officially been announced as a noon kickoff against the Bucs at Foster Stadium. Seven SoCon squads will make at...
Spartanburg Regional, Humana Healthy Horizons to offer in-network Medicaid services
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System has partnered with Humana Healthy Horizons to offer a new in-network Medicaid option. Humana Healthy Horizons members now have in-network access to Spartanburg Regional’s hospitals, facilities and affiliated physicians. The new Medicaid option builds on the longstanding relationship between both organizations. “We appreciate our relationship...
Spartans host USC Lancaster For the First Exhibition Match of the 2024 Season
USC Upstate vs. USC Lancaster (Exhibition) County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C. Record: USC Upstate (0-0; 0-0 Big South) vs. USC Lancaster (0-0; 0-0 NJCAA) Upstate: The Spartans begin the season against the Lancers of USC Lancaster, looking to build on momentum from last year. Upstate returns 25 players, three of which were key scorers. Both Adrian Panaite and Dzenan Cerimagic each come off a freshman season with three goals and two assists. Ezra Hoffman, another key scorer for the Spartans, finished the 2023 season totaling two goals and two assists. Cooper Jennings returns in goal for Upstate after racking up 79 saves last season. Elijah Jackson, Carson Hickcok, and Anthony Cox all return to the backline for the Spartans. Jackson and Hickcok each played over 1,000 minutes last season.
Rep. Nancy Mace speaks on Tropical Storm Debby recovery efforts
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Congresswoman Nancy Mace sat down with News 2’s Erin Morgan to discuss how Tropical Storm Debby impacted her district and ongoing recovery efforts. Rep. Mace represents the first congressional district, which encompasses parts of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, and Jasper counties. All of which were impacted by Debby including with […]
State Board of Education nears final approval on complete cell phone ban in all public schools. Here's what you need to know
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The State Board of Education is one step closer to a state-wide cell phone ban in all South Carolina schools going into effect, after members approved the first reading of the model policy today that all districts will be required to adopt. The Department of Education...
Restaurant Week in South Carolina: List of restaurants, menus
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Restaurant Week in the Upstate area of South Carolina kicks off Thursday. It's a week where the top restaurants in our area show off their culinary skills during an 11-day foodie extravaganza. From casual settings to high-end dining experiences, participating restaurants will feature new dishes, fan...
South Carolina School District Apologizes After Confusion
According to our source, Channel 9 in Charlotte, here’s what happened. The school district posted on social media Sunday night that there were some mistakes in communication about bus routes. The district said they of course thought they were accurate when originally sent out. Whitney Thomas gives this quote to wsoctv.com; “I believe they sent it out on that Friday but they also sent it out on the weekend and they kept saying there would be updates, they’d put it on the Facebook page too, but my son’s stuff was never updated with a number,” “My friend next door, her sons had an a.m. pickup, but no p.m., so it was just a whole mess.”
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