Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available for Four Counties Affected by Hurricane Florence
- By SC Governor's Office
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Executive Director Cheryl Stanton today announced that residents in Dillon, Horry, Marion and Marlboro counties are now eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) funds, which will be made available through the unemployment insurance benefits system. Residents in these four counties are eligible for DUA due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to amend the federal disaster declaration to include individual assistance eligibility in those counties. Other counties may be added to the disaster declaration as emergency managers assess damage throughout the state.
Cross at Ground Zero Replica Visits BJU
- By Gilbert Scales
Veterans at Home & Garden Show
- By Post 214
Trailside Townes Meets with Planning Commission
- By Greenville County Councilman Willis Meadows
Trailside Townes developers will appear before the Planning Commission on Wednesday, September 26 at 4:30 pm in Conference Room D. They will be seeking approval to build 130 townhouses at the corner of Watkins and Duncan Roads. While you may not speak during the meeting, you may be able to talk to some of the commissioners before the meeting. I encourage you to let the Planning Commissioners know how you feel about this development.
In Memory of Minnie Ruth Mills Trippi, 1934 - 2018
- By Press Release
Obituary of Minnie Ruth Trippi
Minnie Ruth Mills Trippi, 84, wife of Salvatore “Sam” Trippi for 66 years, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
Mrs. Trippi was born Chicod, NC to the late Aaron and Minnie Mills Mills.
Some of My Favorite Things
- By W.H. Lamb
A couple of years ago, for the old print version of The Times Examiner, I wrote a version of this article. I read it again recently and it gave me a few chuckles. In this time of stress and demands for “societal change”, perhaps you’ll get a few much needed laughs to brighten your day, if only for an instant or two. Many of us recall, with lots of nostalgia and fondness, that great musical film, “The Sound of Music.” We saw it in Charlotte, N.C. for the very first time in 1966, and I confess we were delighted by the wonderful music and songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and the interesting script, based only VERY loosely on the real history of the Von Trapp Family Singers of Austria, prior to WW11.
Nite Line Guest Line-up for October 1-5, 2018
- By NiteLine Press Release
Nite Line broadcasts live Monday through Friday on WGGS-TV from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The program features local and/or nationally known guests who share their testimonies and talent. Our goal is to be an inspiration to our viewers as well as inform them of Christian and community events in the upstate.
Monday, October 1, 2018: Tonight Dante Thompson welcomes Pastor Robert A.K. Kaahwa from Uganda to discuss C3 Church Masindi and Rehoboth Child Care Ministries. Martha Dobson of Statesville, North Carolina discusses her book and workbook, Be Encouraged, which tells thirty-two true stories of women who have overcome obstacles in their lives. Pastor Kaahwa and Martha also share how the Lord brought them together through ministry. This program features music from Gospel Recording Artist Keith WonderBoy Johnson of Brooklyn, New York.
South Carolina to Offer Free Code Education for all Residents
- By Lelia King, Build Carolina
S.C. Department of Commerce Office of Innovation and Build Carolina to launch statewide SC Codes initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The S.C. Department of Commerce's Office of Innovation, in collaboration with Build Carolina, today announced SC Codes, a new statewide program designed to provide free access to code education for all residents. A first-of-its-kind, state-funded resource, the new platform connects students with experienced industry mentors and provides pathways for continuing education and employment in technology-related fields.
Scenes from the Home & Garden Show
- By Gilbert Scales
Team South Carolina Emergency Response
- By SC Governor's Office
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Emergency Response Team is monitoring and preparing for the water levels of rivers to continue to rise. The forecast is for flood waters in portions of the Pee Dee region including Horry and Georgetown counties to crest this week.
Residents should continue to monitor local media and official, verified social media accounts from public safety agencies for the latest information on the South Carolina Emergency Management Division’s website at scemd.org.
Judge Kavanaugh’s Character Assassins Could Be Controlling Your Medical Care
- By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD
Our legislators have been at their worst over the Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. What a shameful display: condescending, arrogant show-boating senators questioning him in a manner reminiscent of the Grand Inquisitor. The only things missing from this B-grade movie were the rubber hoses and interrogation lights. Some of us remember that you could count on one hand the “nay” votes for the confirmations of ACLU attorney Ruth Bader Ginsberg and known conservative Antonin Scalia.
Republican Resisters!
- By Christina Jeffrey
The infantlilization of the American people is nearly complete. “Democrats” cannot accept losing the Presidency, Establishment “Republicans” in DC, like Bill Kristol and Jonah Goldberg, cannot accept losing the GOP primary, (they call themselves “Never-Trumpers”) and if that isn’t upsetting enough, there are “Republicans” in Spartanburg, including, apparently, one married to an elected official, who are still sore and resisting the newly elected chairman of the Spartanburg County Republican Party.
Greenville Restuarant Suffers Fire Damage
- By Gilbert Scales
State Gives Away Millions to Companies That Don’t Hit Job Creation Targets
- By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve
Since 2015,14 companies that committed to locating or expanding in South Carolina collectively repaid nearly $7 million in state grants after failing to meet job creation or investment requirements, records show.
Four of the companies closed plants in counties that received the grants, and another project never materialized, a review by The Nerve found. Three of those businesses repaid all of the awarded grants, according to a list provided by the S.C. Department of Commerce to The Nerve under the state Freedom of Information Act.
Four South Carolina Counties Approved for Individual Assistance Program
- By SC Governor's Office
Dillon, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro Individual Assistance Eligibility Added to S.C. Disaster Declaration
COLUMBIA, S.C. - At the request of Governor Henry McMaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has amended its disaster declaration for Hurricane Florence to make residents in Dillon, Horry, Marion and Marlboro counties eligible to apply for the Individual Assistance program.
Operation Rescue Stands Behind Judge Kavanaugh in Face of Gutter-Level Attacks
- By Christian Newswire
WASHINGTON -- Despite the new vicious attacks on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Operation Rescue stands strongly in support of his confirmation.
"President Trump is standing behind Judge Kavanaugh and that is good enough for me," said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue. "We must not allow these gutter-level unsubstantiated accusations to derail this nominee. Democrats are desperate to destroy him because they fear he will shift the balance of the court and eventually help overturn Roe v. Wade. Make no mistake - these people are more than willing to resort to lying, cheating, and destroying anyone who gets in the way of abortion on demand."
University Corruption
- By Walter Williams
I'm thankful that increasing attention is being paid to the dire state of higher education in our country. Heather Mac Donald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has just published "The Diversity Delusion." Its subtitle captures much of the book's content: "How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture." Part of the gender pandering at our universities is seen in the effort to satisfy the diversity-obsessed National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, each of which gives millions of dollars of grant money to universities. If universities don't make an effort to diversify their science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) programs, they risk losing millions in grant money.
SCDMV Executive Director Speaks to Post 214
- By Tony Dunn
Gov. Henry McMaster, UnitedHealth Group Celebrate $500,000 Donation to the One SC Fund
- By SC Governor's Office
One SC Fund Accepting Donations for Hurricane Florence Relief
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster was joined today by UnitedHealth Group executives and Joanne Turnquist of the Central Carolina Community Foundation to celebrate UnitedHealth Group’s $500,000 donation to the One SC Fund. With no fees collected, 100% of donations to the fund will go directly to helping South Carolinians recover from the effects of Hurricane Florence.
Washington Center Students Experiment With Weather Science
- By Washington Center
Students in Mary Grace Orr’s Washington Center class are working their way through the alphabet each week. An intense study of the letter is done through literacy activities, science activities, cooking projects, and sensory activities.
Too Little, Too Late in Ambushing Kavanaugh
- By John & Andy Schlafly
Statutes of limitations are necessary, because memories fade and it is pointless to consider a “he said, she said” dispute decades later. No one should give credence to a new accusation about something minor that supposedly occurred more than three decades ago, and the Senate embarrasses itself by holding a hearing to do just that.
Brett Kavanaugh fully denies the allegation of misconduct by him at a party 36 years ago, when he was merely 17 years old, and this issue is not something that Senators should be taking seriously today. On the verge of his confirmation to the Supreme Court, this politically motivated, last-minute smear against him should be laughed off the stage.
America First Action Announces $1.5 Million Investment in NV-03 Congressional Race
- By Erin Montgomery
America First Action today announced that it will invest $1.5 million in advertising to support Danny Tarkanian's race in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. America First Action is the primary super PAC dedicated to electing federal candidates in support of the Trump-Pence agenda.
Gov. Henry McMaster Suspends Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson
- By SC Governor's Office
Governor Appoints S.C. Deputy Attorney General to Serve as Solicitor
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today suspended Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson following his indictment, and has appointed Deputy Attorney General Heather Weiss to serve in his place.
A copy of the governor’s executive order can be found here.
Weiss currently serves as Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division in the S.C. Attorney General’s office, serving as a prosecutor in the office since 2011.
Previously, Weiss served as an Assistant Solicitor for the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office following her graduation from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1999.
Greenville Technical Charter High School Enrollment Lottery Opens October 1st
- By Karen V. S. Rogers
Greenville Technical Charter High School’s lottery for openings in the 2019-2020 academic year will begin October 1st. An information session about the school will be held this Monday, September 24th, at 6:00 pm in the Bob Bayne Auditorium located at 506 S. Pleasantburg Drive in Building 120.
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