Enjoy “Boiled Peanut Day.” (And It’s Pronounced “BAWL-d Peanuts”)
Our friends The Lee Brothers rose to fame because of the love we have in South Carolina for boiling the raw legume (Remember, peanuts are actually beans.), and the South Carolina Peanut Board and Department of Agriculture are going to share that love. You may not know it, but August 25 is “Boiled Peanut […]
SC Department of Education Names Upstate Group “Volunteer of the Year”
The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community Foundation was recently named Volunteer Civic Organization of the Year by the South Carolina Department of Education. This statewide award recognizes outstanding volunteers in four categories – individual, business, civic organization, and school improvement council. Foundation Executive Director Kathryn Gravely accepted the award. “This award demonstrates that volunteers […]
Red Ventures Expansion to Create 1000 Jobs Over Five Years
Red Ventures, a technology company, announced today that it has acquired 16 acres of land next to its Indian Land, S.C. headquarters in Lancaster County. The expansion is expected to generate 1,000 new jobs over the next five years. “We are thrilled to be able to add this adjacent land to our campus. The next […]
Professional Basketball Returns to Greenville
The American Basketball Association (ABA) announced that the Greenville Galaxy has been added to its Mid Atlantic Division and that the team will play a limited number of games this season as it prepares for a full season in 2013. “I know Greenville, SC very well as I lived and worked there when I […]
Retired Marine Seeks Short Stories. Writing Contest to Benefit Wounded Warriors.
Chicken Soup may be good for the soul, but Major Ralph Stoney Bates USMC (Ret.) of Greenville is serving up a different kind of ration. Bates is seeking short stories for an anthology that will be published and distributed nationally next year. Tentatively titled Short Rations: Ready-to-Read Stories from the Battlefield and the Homefront […]
