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Odyssey Online Learning: Transforming Education in South Carolina
Odyssey Online Learning: Transforming Education in South Carolina In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, Odyssey Online Learning stands out as a beacon of innovation and accessibility for students across South Carolina. Odyssey Online Learning is not just adapting to the digital age but leading the charge with its flexible, student-centered approach. As a...
On the Move: Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess was promoted to vice president with Colliers | South Carolina. He served on the Christ Church Episcopal School Alumni Board and was a founding board member of The Salvation Army of Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties’ Echelon chapter. Burgess is also a member of the International Council...
Shaw Industries Faces Lawsuit for PFAS Pollution in South Carolina
Shaw Industries, a major textile manufacturer in Irmo, stands accused in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Congaree Riverkeeper organization and the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit alleges that Shaw has been polluting South Carolina’s lower Saluda River with toxic forever chemicals known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These pollutants have been detected upstream of the West Columbia and Cayce drinking water systems, raising concerns about public health risks and environmental damage.
Search for escaped emu enters day 2 in South Carolina county
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Great Emu Watch of 2024 continues in the Pee Dee. Brad Cieluch, who helps run a family farm in Marlboro County, told News13 on Wednesday that one of his large, flightless pet birds was last seen ambling around the Bennettsville area after breaking free of its enclosure several days […]
Another South Carolina basketball alum makes Olympic roster
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson will don the red, white, and blue once again the summer as she represents Team USA in the Summer Olympics. As the best player in the world, it is no shock that Wilson is on the National Team, but news came out on Tuesday that Wilson will not be the only former Gamecock basketball star to be an Olympian this summer.
Mary Elle Marchant crowned Miss South Carolina’s Teen 2024
Columbia, SC – The Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization has crowned Mary Elle Marchant, Miss River Bluff’s Teen, as Miss South Carolina’s Teen 2024. Marchant, an 18-year-old from Lexington, recently graduated from River Bluff High School and wowed the judges with her exceptional talent and poise. Marchant...
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