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Affordable Housing Crisis: City Policies Cause Landlords To Quit
Asheville – You hear it everywhere: we need affordable housing. But what happens when city policy and non-profits’ attitudes actually cause landlords who have worked to provide affordable housing to quit? This is what some landlords are being forced to do. Terry Simmons is just one example of...
New City Budget Includes New Police Officer, Playground Equipment
The Woodruff City Council gave final approval of the 2024-2025 general fund budget, approving the approximately $6.1 million budget unanimously. City Manager Lee Baily told council members that the staff had prepared a very conservative budget that includes some necessary additions to various departments but comes with no tax increase for Woodruff citizens.
Charleston Animal Society Hosting Nine-Day Adoption Event
From July 20th to 28th, join the Charleston Animal Society as Pick Me! SC returns to shelters and Petco locations across the state. This event brings together over 93 shelters, rescue organizations, and Petco Pet Care Centers, making it the largest annual statewide adoption event of dogs and cats in the country.
A Conversation With Grammy Winner Aoife O'Donovan Ahead of Brevard Music Center Performance
WNCW's Joe Kendrick talks with Aoife O'Donovan in the 3pm hour Monday, July 22 about her upcoming performance with a regional orchestra for the very first time, how she loves to work with so many celebrated artists in an array of different settings, the importance of her message in her new album All My Friends, and a surprise guest slated to perform with her for her Brevard, NC appearance Tuesday, July 23.
Organization seeking funds to resolve problem of derelict boats in SC waterways
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Derelict and abandoned boats can cause several hazards for boaters and fishers utilizing the waterways, as well as marine life; a Lowcountry organization is working to solve this issue, but it needs funding to do so. Wounded Nature Working Veterans is a nonprofit organization dedicated to...
Men's Basketball Ink Four More to Signing Class
Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan Men's Basketball and Head Coach Joel Stites are excited to announce the next four signees in the 2024 Men's Basketball signing class. The Warriors will welcome Christopher Osobaye, Alex Tavares, Kenyon Addie and Jackson Moore to Central, South Carolina this coming fall. The Warriors...
Pelosi delivers speech to NC Democrats with notable absence — Biden’s future as nominee
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a state expected to help decide the presidency, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi did little to quell speculation on President Joe Biden’s path forward as the Democratic nominee to a room full of North Carolina Democrats on Saturday. Pelosi addressed more than 900...
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