SC House Passes School Choice Bill
Legislation aimed at helping low-income and disabled students attend independent schools passed out of the South Carolina House of Representatives by a vote of 65 to 49 late yesterday. “Parents have the most information and best motivation to make decisions for their own children,” explained Representative Eric Bedingfield (R-Greenville), one of the bill’s chief sponsors. […]
Commissioner’s Cup BBQ Cook-off Winners Announced
In the inaugural Smokin’ at the Market Commissioner’s Cup Barbecue Cook-off and Festival, teams from five states vied for the title of Grand Champion. “Anything But” was the order of evening on Friday. Cooking teams participating in the competition on Saturday had the opportunity to prepare and serve “anything but” barbecue on the eve of […]
YOUR TURN: “Seven Books” By John Malik
I had my first book signing at a real bookstore last week. Fiction Addiction hosted me. Jill, the proprietor has been very helpful and has given me some good advice and even though I started life as a writer through Amazon, the all-powerful corporation that independent bookstores deplore, she agreed to host me at her […]
CRESCENT Products: At SARGE Knives, the Riches are in the Niches.
Matt Morris and his father Gene aren’t like “Crocodile” Dundee, but they can still look at you and say definitively, “That’s not a knife. THAT’s a knife.” They can because it’s a subject they talk about daily from their Greer, SC-based SARGE Knives. Located in a nondescript building near the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Gene, Matt, […]
Zack and Kim Hix: Zack Really is a Good Boy.
It’s not easy growing up…for anyone, but imagine how tough an already difficult time would be if you had to go through it while also overcoming OCD, depression, ADHD, and anxiety. Then, add a strep infection that causes Tourette’s and tics (called Pediatric Autoimmune Disorder Associated with Strep or PANDAS). Top it off with […]
