AFL Presents $145K to the United Way of the Piedmont
Spartanburg-based AFL, a leading international manufacturer of fiber optic cable, equipment and accessories, presented the United Way of the Piedmont with $145,000. The gift was a direct result of AFL’s annual United Way campaign in which associates learn about United Way’s positive impact on local communities and become a part of that impact by giving […]
Federal Government Issues Approval for Gullah Geechee Corridor
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor plan has officially been approved by the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, according to officials. Established by federal legislation in 2006, the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is the only one of 49 National Heritage Areas that promotes the living culture of an African-American population. It spans […]
SC House Approves Government Restructuring
On Wednesday, the SC House approved sweeping government reforms designed to eliminate the Budget and Control Board, cut the size of state government, and make the state’s executive offices more accountable to the Governor. “We got within a late Senate filibuster of reform, and after six years of debate, we’re here again,” said Rep. Garry […]
Nancy O’Dell. A Celebrity’s Celebrity with Her Roots Still Firmly Ground in SC
Today’s installment in CRESCENT and on CRESCENT Radio almost didn’t happen…at least in the way you’ll hear it in the audio. After more than five months of going over calendars, we were finally to schedule Nancy O’Dell, but after we finished our interview, the entire recording disappeared from the servers. We scrambled to write an […]
Special Election for SC’s First Congressional District Now a Toss-Up, According to New Poll
Public Policy Polling’s final poll of the special election in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District finds a race too close to call, with Republican Mark Sanford leading Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch 47-46. The 1 point lead for Sanford represents a 10 point reversal from PPP’s poll of the race two weeks ago, when Colbert Busch […]