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Furman Hosts Lander In Saturday Exhibition Match
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman volleyball team plays its lone exhibition contest of the preseason on Saturday afternoon when it hosts the Lander Bearcats at 2 p.m. inside Alley Gymnasium. Admission to all Paladin home matches this season is free of charge with first-come, first-serve seating. Furman enters the...
Greenville native stars in biopic alongside Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A Greenville native is shining bright on the big screen alongside some Hollywood stars. Jay Will stars as the titular character in Rob Peace, a biographical drama based on the true story of Yale University graduate Robert DeShaun Peace. He was an academically brilliant student who made it to the Ivy League while his father served prison time for a murder he may not have committed and his mother worked long hours to pay for his schooling.
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 and LiveWell Greenville receive $5 million to improve community health research
Furman University’s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH) and nonprofit organization LiveWell Greenville were announced today as recipients of a $5 million grant to improve community health research in the Upstate. The grant is part of a $20 million effort from the American Heart Association and the Robert Wood Johnson...
Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $535 million ahead of Friday’s drawing. How late can you buy a ticket in South Carolina?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Lottery players have a chance to take home more than half a billion dollars on Friday night. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $535 million ahead of the Aug. 23 drawing, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery. The cash payout is $265.6 million. It marks the third time […]
Brick Manufacturer, Shipping Container Firm Grow In South Carolina
US Brick, a manufacturer and direct supplier of residential and commercial brick, is expanding its Richland County, South Carolina operations. The company’s $5.5 million investment will create 33 new jobs. With a focus on continuing its legacy of “Born Here. Built Here,” US Brick will modernize its facility, located in Columbia, SC with a secondary kiln and manufacturing line that will double its capacity at the site. Operations are being phased in and will be completely online by the end of 2025.
S.C. forms Smalls Monument Commission
The state’s new Robert Smalls Monument Commission is expected to hold its first meeting Aug. 28 to begin the process to place a statue on the Statehouse grounds to honor the Beaufort native. Ten members of the S.C. General Assembly have been appointed to the commission. If Small’s statue...
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