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Sports
Spartanburg NASCAR fans have Pocono results and Cup Series standings movement to track into the next race week.The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono produced a concrete Cup Series race result. Race order and points implications changed the standings picture for fans following the series. NASCAR and sports results sources…
Sports
Spartanburg baseball fans can use the MLB Monday slate to catch up on scores, standings movement and series hooks.The MLB scoreboard gives fans completed scores and active series results from the current baseball slate. Named team matchups and scores allow readers to follow standings movement from Monday games. League and…
Sports
Spartanburg basketball fans looking beyond the NBA calendar have a Tuesday WNBA slate to check.The WNBA schedule provides named games and viewing windows for Tuesday basketball coverage. The item is accepted only as a concrete sports schedule with league and team utility, not as a generic programming packet. Fans can…
Education
Federal student-loan borrowers face July 1 repayment-plan changes, giving Spartanburg borrowers a clear account-review deadline.Federal student-loan borrowers face new repayment-plan options beginning July 1. Federal Student Aid materials describe how borrowers can review repayment choices and servicer instructions. Borrowers should compare payment amounts, eligibility and timing before changing repayment plans.For…
Education
The Class of 2026 commencement ceremony at Spartanburg High School is moving forward by one day, shifting the celebration to Wednesday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in Viking Stadium. School leaders said the adjustment followed a forecast calling for rain and thunderstorms on Thursday evening, the original graduation night. The…
Education
Landrum High School's Class of 2026 will graduate Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., but the ceremony will not be staged in the stadium. School officials say the event will take place in the gymnasium because of the inclement-weather forecast, making guest logistics more important than usual for families heading…
Events
The Spartanburg Philharmonic announced on May 13 that it will formally induct bluegrass banjo artist Kristin Scott Benson and internationally recognized violist Miles Hoffman into the Spartanburg Music Trail at a free public ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 11, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Barrett Room of the…
Events
The Spartanburg Philharmonic announced on May 13, 2026 that it will formally induct two new honorees into the Spartanburg Music Trail — award-winning bluegrass banjo artist Kristin Scott Benson and the late internationally recognized violist and radio broadcaster Miles Hoffman — at a free public ceremony scheduled for June 11…
Events
The annual Hub City Hog Fest returned to downtown Spartanburg this month, bringing barbecue teams, live music, and thousands of visitors to the heart of the city. The two-day festival, one of Spartanburg's signature spring events, showcases competitive barbecue alongside local vendors, craft beverages, and family-friendly entertainment. Organizers put out a…
Technology
Spartanburg educators, workforce teams and tech employers can watch the launch as another signal of AI and robotics moving into training markets.The company scheduled a June 16 launch event for an education robotics strategy, product line and device. The announcement positions the company’s artificial-intelligence and robotics work outside its core…
Business
South Carolina maintained its standing as the national leader in completed passenger vehicle exports and tire exports in 2025, extending the state's unbroken streak to 11 consecutive years atop the tire export rankings while retaining the top position in passenger vehicle exports for another year. Together, those two export categories…
Business
South Carolina's total export sales reached $38.5 billion in 2025, the highest value recorded in seven years, according to figures announced by Governor Henry McMaster, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, and South Carolina Ports. The 1.5% year-over-year growth matched the overall pace of U.S. export expansion and placed South…
Crime
Five people are dead and one is hospitalized after a head-on collision in the early hours of Friday morning, May 15, 2026, on Highway 101 near Bellview Road Extension in Spartanburg County. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the wreck happened at roughly 1:00 a.m. and is among…
Crime
a city police officer, Don "DJ" Keller, a 31-year-old K-9 handler and U.S. Army veteran, was killed Monday evening when a teenage driver fleeing a traffic stop in a blue Jeep crossed into oncoming traffic on East Cambridge Avenue and struck his patrol vehicle head-on, according to the city police…
Crime
A 66-year-old driver was killed Tuesday evening when his SUV crossed multiple lanes on White Horse Road in Berea, overturned several times, and slammed into a pickup truck stopped at a stop sign on Old White Horse Road, according to state troopers and the Greenville County Coroner's Office. Regional outlets covering…
Politics
Congressional scrutiny of the U.S.-Iran agreement is now focused on what lawmakers can review, how sanctions could change and whether any war-powers questions surface in the coming days.Members of Congress sought more information about the U.S.-Iran agreement after the White House announcement. Some administration allies framed the agreement as a…
Politics
National weather authorities warned that Potential Tropical Cyclone One could produce dangerous flooding in Texas and Louisiana. Key details - Potential Tropical Cyclone One was near the Texas coast early June 17 with maximum sustained winds near 30 mph. - Forecast guidance warned of life-threatening flooding risk in portions of Texas and Louisiana. -…
Politics
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster called the General Assembly back to Columbia for an extraordinary session on May 14, 2026, directing lawmakers to return to the State House to address legislative business that the governor determined could not wait until the regular session calendar resumed. The announcement followed a week…
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