What’s Updog? A new hot dog cart in Greenville: Weekly Dish
When Sawyer Norman started Updog, a hot dog cart, the goal was to rekindle a little bit of Greenville’s past into its contemporary world. “I grew up in Greenville and growing up there were hot dog carts downtown,” he said. He felt that he could curb the yearning for others and himself. So it was half nostalgia manageme
Woman catches a family of bears playing on her porch in Easley
EASLEY, S.C. (WSPA) – An Easley woman had some unexpected visitors show up for an afternoon snack on her back porch. Videos show a family of bears were grabbing a meal from Easley resident Christie Hendrix’s birdfeeders. Members of the last minute brunch include 4 bear cubs and one big mama bear. The bears were […]
HOT PROPERTIES: Commercial real estate moves across the state
Trinity Partners completed multiple commercial real estate sales across Columbia, Cayce, Chapin and West Columbia. The largest transaction was the $4.9 million sale of a 55,315-square-foot office building at 1001 Pinnacle Point Drive. NAI Columbia handled industrial lease activity and a mixed-use property sale in Bisho
Blue Ridge High Graduate Answers the Call to Serve
Blue Ridge High Graduate Answers the Call to Serve
Fountain Inn Fire Department Earns SAFE Designation
The City of Fountain Inn Fire Department has earned the Sexual Assault Forensic Excellence (SAFE) Designation, becoming only the second fire department in Greenville County to receive the recognition and the first fire department in Laurens County to do so. The SAFE Designation recognizes agencies committed to providin
Wilson Associates Strengthens Team with Addition of Highly-Tenured Broker, Agents with Residential Construction, Operations...
Wilson Associates, one of Greenville’s largest independent and highest-producing real estate firms, recently hired broker and realtor Lindsay Thatcher and realtor Kenny Reid to its real estate team. These award-winning veteran agents bring years of experience and expertise to their new roles. A realtor and certified br
June 2026 Update and Van Build Expenses
We thought we’d be done with the van by the end of May. But it didn’t happen. We still had a few small projects, but we were anxious to start moving west. So on June 1, we loaded up the van with all of our tools and extra supplies we needed, left Chance, the fun Australian shepherd we had been sitting, and dropped off
Quarterbacks coach, Clemson legend Tajh Boyd comments on Tigers’ current quarterback competition
Quarterbacks coach, Clemson legend Tajh Boyd comments on Tigers' current quarterback competition at the team's2026 media day.
Road improvements prompt closure in Spartanburg Co.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — A temporary road closure is scheduled next week in Spartanburg County due to a road improvement project. Beginning Monday, July 20, county officials said a portion of Belcher Road will be temporarily closed from the Double Bridge Road intersection (near the 300 block of Belcher Road) f
Laurens County passes first reading of ordinance imposing 12-month moratorium on data centers
According to Synergy Research Group, the number of hyperscale data centers worldwide doubled in just five years. There are more than 4,000 already in operation in the U.S. with another 3,000 planned or under construction. The facilities house servers that process nearly all digital activity. They serve as the backbone.

















