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Local hip-hop artist Avery Thee Chef returns with new album: Upstate Beat
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (415+ words) Upstate hip-hop artist Avery Thee Chef hasn't put out an album in nearly six years. In fact, it's been so long that he's changed his name. Back in 2021, he was called Shyland Flowers. His album ". .. And Flowers for All" was…...
In an SC first, Greenville County voters may decide multiple penny tax initiatives
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (1031+ words) For the first time in South Carolina history, multiple governments in the same county are proposing a penny tax to fix roads and other infrastructure. The South Carolina General Assembly passed the Municipal Tax Relief Act in May, which allows…...
Greenville's History: Wade Hampton, the Red Shirts and the Black Codes
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (295+ words) The Civil War may have ended slavery, but it did not settle what freedom would mean. In South Carolina, many of the same men who had held power before the war tried to define that freedom for themselves. Federal authorities…...
Lucy Anne's opens in Spartanburg, Swordfish closing in Greenville: Weekly Dish
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (357+ words) We dropped into Mike Rednak's Lucy Anne's friends and family opening June 27 in downtown Spartanburg. Lucy Anne's is located at 148 W. Main St. , upstairs in the Citizens & Southern building. The "modern take on Grandma's kitchen" restaurant officially opened June 30. The restaurant…...
Photos: Travelers Rest 250 Celebration and Drone Show
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (46+ words) Greenville Journal The city of Travelers Rest held a drone show June 27 in Trailblazer Park as part of its celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Related: Statue of Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston unveiled in Travelers Rest...
Tri-County Tech receives $3. 5 K sexual violence prevention grant
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (188+ words) Tri-County Technical College announced June 30 that it received a $3, 500 grant from the South Carolina Institute on the Prevention of Sexual Violence on College Campuses. The grant will be used to expand student education, resources and support surrounding sexual violence and…...
Prisma Health breaks ground on $180 M, 50-acre Fountain Inn medical campus
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (242+ words) The latest of Prisma Health's efforts to expand health care options in the Upstate has officially begun with the groundbreaking June 30 of a new 50-acre, $180 million medical campus in Fountain Inn. The new medical park at 351 Mc Carter Road (S. C. Highway…...
Emergency sirens to be tested around Oconee Nuclear Station July 1
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (117+ words) Greenville Journal The emergency sirens surrounding Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested July 1 between 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. as part of regularly scheduled efforts to ensure they are functioning properly. Duke Energy is coordinating with emergency management officials with Oconee and Pickens counties…...
Greenville Municipal Court Judge Matthew Hawley dies at 73
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (215+ words) Greenville Municipal Court Judge Matthew Hawley passed away June 26, according to the city of Greenville. He was 73. "Our family appreciates the outpouring of support from the city and the community at large," the family said in the statement. "His loss…...
Metropolitan Arts Council awards scholarships to six Greenville County art students
3+ day ago (84+ words) Greenville Journal The Metropolitan Arts Council announced June 29 it has awarded $30, 000 in scholarships to six Greenville County students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in visual arts. A four-person selection committee chose each recipient based on the quality of their…...