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Vanderbilt Law student wins Farmer & Morris volunteer scholarship
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Vanderbilt Law School student Amanda Li has received the 2025 Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC, Volunteer Service Scholarship, a $2,500 award for law students with community volunteer experience.
True North K-12 names Dr. Bill Roach director of school leadership and business development
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True North K-12 has hired Dr. William “Bill” Roach to lead school leadership support and business development for its education arm. The former South Carolina superintendent brings more than 34 years of experience across public schools, charter…
Commercial Lightning Protection lands No. 32 on Triad Business Journal Fast 50
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Commercial Lightning Protection, LLC ranked No. 32 on the Triad Business Journal’s 2026 Fast 50, recognizing the Piedmont Triad’s fastest-growing privately held companies.
Rick Mantei hosts 101st birthday celebration for WWII veteran Bruce Cook
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Rick and Lisa Mantei marked World War II veteran Bruce Cook’s 101st birthday with a surprise celebration in Lexington, South Carolina, on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The event highlighted Cook’s 35 combat missions over France, his French Legion of Honor…
Power of Patients, Sandy Pruett Project launch psychosis recognition research
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Power of Patients and the Sandy Pruett Project have launched a research effort to test whether caregiver and lived-experience data can help first responders recognize psychosis more quickly and respond with better information.
Beaufort Film Society brings Shorts at High Noon to USCB Center for the Arts
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The Beaufort Film Society is moving its Shorts at High Noon series to the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts, with weekly free screenings running Oct. 7 through Nov. 18 in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Catwalk Furbaby returns to NYFW with rescue animals and designer teams
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ELYSIAN IMPACT brought Catwalk Furbaby back to New York Fashion Week for its fourth year, pairing 10 rescue organizations with 10 designers in a runway event that mixed couture with fundraising.
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken launches 60th anniversary prize wheel
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Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken is marking its 60th anniversary with a daily online prize wheel for Famous Rewards members through Dec. 6, offering more than 100,000 instant prizes and a year of free chicken to one grand-prize winner.
Carr Legal Group names Jeremiah Gibson as 2026 scholarship recipient
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Carr Legal Group awarded its 2026 scholarship to Jeremiah Gibson of Battery Creek High School, recognizing his academics, leadership and community service.
Carr Legal Group backs United Way golf invitational in Beaufort
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Carr Legal Group is sponsoring United Way of the Lowcountry’s 25th Annual Golf Invitational on June 15 at Secession Golf Club in Beaufort.
Ben Rhodes receives S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame honor in Columbia
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Martial arts instructor and former law enforcement officer Ben “Yeti” Rhodes received the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame’s Leon Lott – First Through the Door Award during a private ceremony at Richland County Sheriff’s Department headquarters on…
Spectra adds new print equipment to expand facility
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Spectra, a Columbia, South Carolina fulfillment and print services provider, is expanding its print facility in 2026 with new finishing and digital press equipment.
Verizon seeks FCC approval to end copper landline service in 18 states
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Verizon has asked the FCC to let it shut down copper landline service across 18 states and the District of Columbia, a move opposed by the Association of BellTel Retirees and Rep. Ben Cline.
BIE Foundation fills senior leadership team with three hires
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The National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education added three leaders to complete its senior team as it expands grantmaking to 183 Bureau of Indian Education schools across 23 states.
Alexium launches biodegradable EcoTek microcapsule for phase change materials
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Alexium International says its new EcoTek microencapsulated phase change material has passed OECD 301F biodegradation testing and is available now for partner evaluation.
Canine Revolution earns Charleston's Choice 2026 dog training nod
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Canine Revolution Dog Training in Summerville has been recognized in The Post and Courier’s Charleston’s Choice 2026 dog training category, adding to a community-voted Readers’ Choice win earlier this year.
Keller Williams The Downing Group tops 4,000 deals and $1.1 billion in sales
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The Columbia, South Carolina real estate team says it has passed 4,032 career transactions and $1.108 billion in sales volume after 17 years in business.
VIP Marketing launches September fundraiser for Carolina families facing childhood cancer
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VIP Marketing and Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas have launched Going Gold Together, a September fundraising campaign aimed at raising $16,000 for families in North and South Carolina.
Realty of America tops $8 billion in sales in two years
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Realty of America marked its second anniversary with more than $8 billion in lifetime sales, 3,600-plus agents and 26 markets across the U.S. The agent-owned brokerage says its model has generated $8.7 million in lifetime revenue share and is now…
Charleston music competition names 2026 world finalists
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The Charleston International Music Competition marked its 75th monthly event by naming finalists for the 2026 World Music Competition and previewing more 2026 contests.
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