Upstate

On Sunday, the City of Landrum, in Spartanburg County, was entirely cut off from power and cellular service. Most of the Upstate and much of the Midlands is in the dark too, and may be for another week.

Helene brought heavy damage to the Carolinas and claimed 33 lives in 11 counties in South Carolina, as of Oct. 1.

This week we will be talking with Diane Vecchio about her book, Peddlers, Merchants, and Manufacturers: How Jewish Entrepreneurs Built Economy and Community in Upcountry South Carolina (2024, USC Press).In the book, Diane examines the diverse economic experiences of Jews who settled in Upcountry (now called Upstate) South Carolina. Like other parts of the so-called New South, the Upcountry was a center of textile manufacturing and new business opportunities that drew entrepreneurial energy to the region. Working with a rich set of oral histories, memoirs, and traditional historical documents, she explores Jewish community development and describes how Jewish business leaders also became civic leaders and affected social, political, and cultural life. The Jewish community's impact on all facets of life across the Upcountry is vital to understanding the growth of today's Spartanburg-Greenville corridor.

How to prepare for the 2024 solar eclipse in the Palmetto State.

A compiled list of activities happening in the Palmetto State to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

On Tuesday, Anderson County joined Pickens County in adding seats to the Library Board. Some advocates say adding more voices is a way to censor materials. County officials say there is no political motive.

The state Public Service Commission expects that by 2025, phone numbers assigned the 864 area code will max out.

Several dozen school districts in the Upstate are pooling resources to recruit teachers.The new marketing campaign, called Teach at the Top, was in the works before the pandemic exacerbated teacher shortages statewide. Now, the districts say it's even more critical.The effort is a collaboration between the 23 Upstate school districts and three nonprofits. The hope is that they will be more successful working together than competing against each other.

In Grenville and other counties in South Carolina, an acrimonious public debate is is growing over whether LGBTQ+-themes materials belong near the children's sections of public libraries.

Anderson-based Summer of God Slavic Evangelical Church has members from the Upstate on the ground in Ukraine right now. They're facing harrowing conditions while performing humanitarian aid.