SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – When Limestone University closed earlier this year, it left a void in the lives of many of those who attended, graduated and worked for the college in Gaffney, South Carolina.
“Devastated,” said Hub City Gym owner Justin Rollins on explaining how he felt when he heard Limestone University would be closing. “It broke my heart and it felt like a death. It was a death, not only to me but to all the alumni and current students and faculty. I couldn’t even ride by there, it hurt.”
When Rollins, a Limestone University graduate, heard that mascot Bernie’s costume was being sold in an online auction, he knew he had to give Bernie a forever home at HCG…