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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina (GIUMSC) recently received a grant from Truist Foundation to support the continued growth of its Clean Tech Accelerator program, a workforce development initiative preparing individuals for careers in the clean technology industry. The grant will allow GIUMSC to serve additional participants,Continue Reading

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IRMO, S.C. — The Miss Okra Strut Pageant will return to Irmo on September 12 at the Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College. Ninety contestants will compete for crowns during two sessions, with the morning competition beginning at 10 a.m. and the afternoon competition at 3 p.m. WLTX news anchorContinue Reading

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will take visitors on a prehistoric journey when Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors opens Sept. 17 and runs through Jan. 4. The outdoor exhibition will transport guests millions of years into the past, offering a glimpse of a vastly different EarthContinue Reading

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From a conservation perspective, energy density merits greater attention within environmental policy analysis By Thomas S. Mullikin Conservation policy has traditionally framed economic development and environmental protection as competing objectives, particularly in rural regions where economic distress often coincides with ecologically valuable landscapes. S.C. provides a useful case study forContinue Reading

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Photo: Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun (right) and Army Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, 1st Cavalry Division, carry an exhausted soldier off the battlefield in Korea, early in the war. Credit:Army VIRIN:500712-O-D0439-001 By Dennis H. Klein and Wade Thompson EXCERPT FROM Unremembered Victory Available on Amazon.com In less than two weeks, theContinue Reading

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Artwork of Buffalo Bill from the Colorado Encyclopedia By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net I’ve drifted far from home . . . Dearly Departed they call this Denver bar. With good reason. Joseph Bona pumped embalming fluid into Buffalo Bill here. Plus, they sold caskets in this bar once uponContinue Reading

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Photo: SC CCR&R Quality Coach and PLT Facilitator Linda Doherty demonstrates the woodworking PLT activity “Experiment with Sand Paper” South Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral (SC CCR&R) has received the 2026 South Carolina Project Learning Tree Jerry L. Shrum Leadership in Education Award. The organization was selected by theContinue Reading

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By Robin All Today, we have a picture of a true athlete who is over 70 years old and has applied the experience he learned from playing sports when he was younger to his golf game. Many of us have forgotten how we used to swing a baseball bat. WeContinue Reading

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By Mike DuBose   Criminals exploit speed, fear and trust. The telephone and internet have made life easier, but they have also opened our homes, cars, businesses and smartphones to criminals thousands of miles away. Robocalls, fraudulent texts and emails, and official-looking websites arrive daily. Artificial intelligence has made itContinue Reading