Trump Hosts Artemis II Crew at White House After Record Moon Flyby
Trump welcomed the Artemis II crew to the Oval Office on April 29 after their 252,756-mile moon flyby broke Apollo 13’s 1970 distance record.
Gronkowski Voted into Patriots Hall of Fame on First Ballot in Fan Election
Rob Gronkowski was voted the 38th member of the Patriots Hall of Fame on April 29, becoming the fourth straight three-time Super Bowl champion inducted, while his election connects to the NFL legacy Wofford College in Spartanburg built over 29 seasons of Panthers training camps.
Redlands Water Polo Coach Arrested on Student Sex Charges
Luke Anthony Quintana, 21, a former Redlands Unified water polo coach, was arrested April 29 on multiple sexual offense charges involving a 15-year-old student he met at Citrus Valley High School.
HEAR HERE: OneSpartanburg brands its work-based learning push as EDGE, eyeing 600+ student placements for summer 2026
OneSpartanburg, Inc. has rolled out a formal brand — EDGE — to unify its work-based learning push across Spartanburg County, covering paid internships, apprenticeships, and other student placements with local employers. The chamber-and-economic-development entity confirmed the branding to Upstate Business Journal on April 22, with OneSpartanburg president and CEO Allen Smith and senior leaders Ron […]
Hub City Spartanburgers Launch ‘Sparkle Week,’ Partnering With Habitat for Humanity, Soup Kitchen, and Three Other Upstate Non-Profits
The Hub City Spartanburgers and Fifth Third Bank announced Monday that the week of May 5–10 at Fifth Third Park has officially been designated Sparkle Week — a new community service tradition in which Spartanburgers players, coaches, and front office staff will spend each morning volunteering alongside a different Upstate nonprofit before that evening’s homestand […]
Bill Murray Headlines 2026 BMW Charity Pro-Am Celebrity Field as Tournament Returns to Spartanburg in June
The 2026 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX released its full celebrity lineup on Monday, April 27, with Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Bill Murray headlining a field of 24 celebrities set to compete at the Country Club of Spartanburg and Thornblade Club in Greer when the tournament tees off June 4–7. Now in […]
Spartanburg Woman Charged With Murder After Husband Dies in Hot Spot Parking Lot Confrontation
A Spartanburg woman was denied bond Monday and remains in custody at the Spartanburg County Detention Center after investigators charged her with murder in the death of her husband following an early-morning domestic confrontation at a convenience store parking lot. Spartanburg Police Department officers responded to the Hot Spot Convenience Store at 194 East Henry […]
STREETWISE HERE!: Protecting Your Spartanburg Home While You’re Away — A Practical Vacation Security Guide
Bottom line: A Spartanburg home does not need a thousand-dollar security system to be safe while you are out of town. Most break-ins are crimes of opportunity — a dark porch, a piled-up mailbox, an obvious empty driveway. A handful of cheap, repeatable habits eliminates almost all of those signals. The full guide below is […]
Hiring Your First Employee in South Carolina: A Spartanburg Small Business Compliance Checklist (2026)
Bottom line: Hiring your first employee in South Carolina is more than just signing a paystub. There is a small but specific stack of federal and state filings, registrations, and policies you need to put in place before, during, and right after that first hire. Get them in the right order and the process is […]
Notion Review (2026): How Spartanburg Small Businesses Are Using It for SOPs, Meeting Notes, and Wikis
Bottom line: Notion has matured into a flexible workspace where a small Spartanburg business can keep its SOPs, meeting notes, internal wiki, and lightweight project tracking in one place — without paying for four separate tools. It is not the cheapest option, and it is not the simplest, but for owner-operators who think in documents […]