Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Upstate report from HEREspartanburg.
Sports
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the Eastern Conference final, giving hockey fans across the Carolinas another late-May series to track as the Stanley Cup playoffs narrow to four teams.The league schedule published Tuesday lists Montreal at Carolina for Game 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, May 21. Game…
Sports
The Spartanburgers closed the Asheville road trip Sunday with a score line that looked more like a full-series total than a single-game box score. They beat the Tourists 19-12, and the club said the 19 runs set a new franchise record. For a new team still writing its own offensive…
Sports
Spartanburgers catcher Malcolm Moore gave the club its first weekly league honor of the season on Monday when the South Atlantic League named him Player of the Week. The award covered games from May 12 through May 17, a stretch in which Moore anchored an explosive road trip in Asheville…
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…
Education
Byrnes High School has shifted its Class of 2026 graduation to Wednesday, May 20, with the ceremony now set for 7:30 p.m. at Nixon Field. Spartanburg District Five announced the change in a graduation update published Monday, saying forecasted rain and thunderstorms later in the week pushed leaders to revise…
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…
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…
Business
Spartanburg County has announced the launch of its 2026 Summer Internship Program, expanding the county government's commitment to workforce development by offering paid, hands-on opportunities for students and young professionals across multiple county departments. The program reflects the county's broader strategy of investing in local talent and building a pipeline…
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
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…
Politics
Spartanburg area residents have a formal opportunity to help shape how the region moves for the next quarter century. The Spartanburg Area Transportation Study (SPATS) Metropolitan Planning Organization is gathering community input on the 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), with two public information meetings already held and a comment period…
Politics
The Spartanburg City Council took up a first-reading ordinance on May 11, 2026, to establish a Children's Cabinet — a 24-member advisory and coordinating body designed to bring together public sector agencies, community organizations, nonprofits, and community representatives to address the needs of children and families across Spartanburg. The council…
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