Super Bowl XXI Giants Documentary Films in Upstate South Carolina
A documentary on the New York Giants’ Super Bowl XXI championship team — the 1986 squad that defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 — is being filmed in Upstate South Carolina, bringing a piece of NFL history to the region. The project draws on the Upstate’s growing film production infrastructure, which has expanded significantly as South […]
Electrolux Anderson Plant to Lay Off 1,200 Workers by July 2026
Electrolux will lay off approximately 1,200 employees at its Anderson manufacturing facility by July 2026 as the company transitions from refrigeration unit production to laundry appliances under a new joint venture arrangement. The shutdown is described as temporary: Electrolux expects the plant to reopen in early 2027, with employment levels expected to return to current […]
Guthrie’s Chicken Opens Second Upstate SC Location in Anderson
Guthrie’s, the Athens, Georgia-born restaurant that claims the title of the country’s first chicken-finger-only chain, opened its second Upstate South Carolina location in Anderson in late March, bringing the brand to 306 Hutson Ave. The original Upstate location is in Greenville; the Anderson store marks the chain’s continued push into the fast-casual market along the […]
Spartanburg County Veterans Town Hall Targets Aging Benefits Gap
Spartanburg County Veterans Affairs held a town hall this month drawing veterans and their families to learn about health care, housing, tax exemptions, and long-term care resources — services the office says are frequently underused by the county’s aging veteran population. The event brought together multiple organizations and resource providers under one roof, with a […]
Lake Greenwood Fish Kill Still Unexplained; State Warns Off Water
State environmental officials and Greenwood County leaders have issued a warning for people and pets to stay out of the water in portions of Lake Greenwood while investigators work to determine why large numbers of fish died in the lake’s Cross Hill area earlier this month. The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, the Department […]
Downtown Spartanburg Road Closures to Last 16-18 Months
Drivers navigating downtown Spartanburg should expect altered traffic patterns for the next 16 to 18 months as several major construction projects reshape the city center simultaneously. Streets surrounding the Spartanburg Joint Government Center construction zone — including portions of Daniel Morgan Avenue, Spring Street, and Kennedy Street — will see lane reductions and shifting traffic […]
CW62 to Broadcast 15 Hub City Spartanburgers Games in 2026
Hub City Spartanburgers fans who cannot make it to Fifth Third Park will have 15 chances to watch their team on television this season. CW62 announced it will air 15 Spartanburgers games throughout the 2026 Minor League Baseball campaign, with 7NEWS Sports Director Pete Yanity handling play-by-play duties on all broadcasts. The broadcast partnership kicks […]
NorthMark Spartanburg Site Seeks 400 Megawatts Before Opening
NorthMark Strategies’ high-performance computing campus at 4000 South Pine Street in Spartanburg — the former Kohler manufacturing site — has not yet opened for operations, but the company has already applied to significantly expand its power load, requesting an additional 400 megawatts of capacity from Duke Energy. The request, filed with the S.C. Public Service […]
Spartanburg Weighs Barnet Park as New Home for Iconic 1881 Bell Tower
City of Spartanburg staff and the architecture firm McMillan Pazdan Smith have proposed rebuilding the city’s iconic clock tower at the entrance to Barnet Park — a move that would make the 1881 bell visible and walkable for the first time in decades. The plan, presented at the March 23 city meeting, would anchor a […]
Steve White Auto Group Returns Spartanburg VW Dealership to Local Hands
Volkswagen of Spartanburg has a new name and a familiar philosophy. Steve White Auto Group completed the acquisition of the 2671 Reidville Road dealership this spring, rebranding it Steve White Volkswagen Spartanburg and returning the store to family ownership for the first time since 2023. The dealership had operated for decades under Vic Bailey Automotive, […]