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The ‘recognition' that wasn't free: How SC charter school paid for a flattering TV profile
In early 2025, GREEN Charter Schools filmed an episode of Empowered , a public television program hosted by the actress Meg Ryan. The documentary-style program, which highlights “the most critical stories that affect the way consumers live across the planet,” produced a five-minute feature on the Greenville-based charter chain to air on public television stations across the country. The segment , bookended by the “ Sleepless in Seattle ” star, portrays the renewable energy-focused network of schools as an example of educational innovation where “every student is empowered to pursue their dreams and equipped to impact the world for the better.” “This was nothing GREEN sought,” then-executive director Tom Cronin told board members before playing the video at a May 2025 meeting. “This was something that sought us. We were somehow noted as one of 17 finalists for the Empowered recognition.” What Cronin did not mention — or perhaps even recognize — was that GREEN’s Empowered honor was manufactured. The show is what PBS calls a “pay-for-play production.” The taxpayer-funded charter network paid more than $30,000 to Summit Studios, LLC , the production company behind Empowered, to create the video, invoices obtained by The State Media Co. show. In exchange
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Tiffany McCree Turns Her Story of Domestic Violence Into a Testimony of Faith, Healing and Hope
Behind a smile, a helping hand and the image of a woman who always seemed strong enough to carry the weight of others, Tiffany L. McCree was fighting a battle of her own. For years, McCree carried the emotional and physical pain of domestic violence while striving to raise her three children and hold her family together. Now, the Woodruff native is using her voice to encourage others who may be suffering in silence through her newly released book, For All The Wrong Reasons: A True Story of Love, Abuse, Survival and God’s Unfailing Grace.
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Waller Makes History as Bruins Compete at Nationals
DJ Waller made history at the NCCAA National Championships in Palm Coast, Florida, becoming the first individual national champion in Bob Jones University golf program history as the Bruins secured a seventh-place finish among nine teams. For the sixth time in seven years, the BJU Bruins made an appearance at...
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Denied SC grant for work concerned with ICE impact on community, Latina artist finds other support
COLUMBIA — An artist whose work was rejected by the S.C. Arts Commission for perceived political ideology is getting support from another source. On Oct. 15, after calling Greenville's Shakira Olivera-Bautista's artworks "political" and "scary," commission board members voted to deny the Latina artist $1,800 in grant funds intended for emerging artists.
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Greer Arts & Eats Brings Food and Music Downtown October 24th
Greer Arts & Eats will bring artisan shopping, food and live entertainment to downtown Greer on Saturday, October 24th, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce presents the one-day festival, with free admission and activities for families. Artist Alley and the food court will operate...
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A five-block downtown becomes a squirrel hunt in this North Carolina mountain town
You can walk downtown Brevard end to end in about five blocks, covering Main, Broad and King streets without breaking a sweat. This mountain town outside Pisgah National Forest carries two reputations, and neither has much to do with mountains. One involves a rare squirrel. The other involves two dozen...
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This Week in Live Music History: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Last Show Before Tragic 1977 Plane Crash
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s fifth studio album, Street Survivors, was released on October 17th, 1977. Two days later, on the 19th, the Southern rock superstars played the fifth date of a fall tour in support of the album at Greenville Memorial Stadium in Greenville, SC. Sadly, the show would prove to be the last Lynyrd Skynyrd concert with the classic lineup. The band, later reconstituted with several new members, wouldn’t perform or tour again until more than a decade later.
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SC Comicon Fall Edition Brings Guests to Greenville October 25th
SC Comicon Fall Edition will bring comic creators and film, television and animation guests to the Greenville Convention Center on Sunday, October 25th. The one-day convention runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1 Exposition Drive in Greenville. Voice actor Ian James Corlett is among the scheduled guests. His...