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SCDOT warns of “looming bridge crisis”
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is asking state lawmakers for an additional $200 million to help repair and replace bridges across the Palmetto State, including the Upstate. One of the 500 bridges included in SCDOT’s 10-Year Plan, implemented in 2017, is a...
Greenville area to hold Pride Month events in June with festivals, drag shows, and more
The LGBTQ+ community is celebrating Pride Month in the Greenville area with events in June to bring awareness to its culture and equal rights efforts. Pride Month dates back to the landmark event in the LGBTQ+ rights movement known as the Stonewall Riots. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, causing riots to erupt over several days.
Unity through music: 2nd annual Jazz Fest kicks off in Greenville, South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Thousands of people are expected to head into downtown Greenville this weekend as Jazz Fest kicks off its second year with more acts and performances. People could be seen sitting on folding chairs on a closed off Main Street, Friday night, listening to a variety of performances near Greenville City Hall.
Officials hold free workshop on expungements in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The West Spartanburg Branch of the NAACP and Lifeworks SC organized a free workshop in Spartanburg Thursday night to help people learn more about pardons, paroles and expungements. According to organizers, the workshop happened at the Cyrill Westside Library along Oak Grove Street. Organizers said...
Upstate man parachutes into Normandy honoring D-Day
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An 81-year-old plane that carried troops during World War Two is returning to France. This time, the plane will carry those honoring the service and sacrifices made by U.S. troops 80 years ago. “To psych myself up. So what I do is I’m just remembering...
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