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Upstate school district’s Facebook page hacked
WOODRUFF, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate school district confirmed their Facebook has been hacked after a series of strange posts were made this week. Beginning Wednesday night shortly before 6:15 p.m., images of children’s bedrooms began popping up on the Facebook for Spartanburg School District 4. The images,...
New Spartanburg County initiative helps adults to finish college
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Spartanburg community leaders have a new program in place to help thousands of adults who didn’t finish college earn their degrees. OneSpartanburg, INC. officials told 7NEWS their goal is to help five thousand people who haven’t finished college earn their degrees with their free re-degree initiative. The non-profit organization launched the […]
Spartanburg District 7 voters can get their questions answered on the school referendum
Spartanburg School District 7 voters will get to ask questions about the school system's $47 million referendum. Community information meetings with dates and locations were announced on June 10. The district-hosted meetings will offer a 30-minute presentation on the referendum and its goals and a Q&A segment according to District 7 Chief Communications Officer Beth Lancster.
Wofford College receives $30M in funding for improvement projects
Wofford College has received a funding boost for a planned improvement project at its Spartanburg campus. The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has issued $30.39 million in Economic Development Revenue Bonds to the college, according to a news release. “JEDA has a long history of assisting Wofford College in...
More child care, changes to schools included in Spartanburg School District 7 proposed referendum
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Major upgrades to schools, new classrooms and additional child care on site are included in a proposed referendum for Spartanburg School District Seven. Superintendent Jeff Stevens said Monday night before Spartanburg City Council the referendum to modernize their schools and take care of their employees. "I've...
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