Bobby Cox named secretary of Veterans Affairs

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster announced that State Rep. Bobby Cox of Greenville will be South Carolina’s first secretary of Veterans’ Affairs — a position created for the new Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

SCDOR issues  $64M in rebates

S.C. taxpayers received nearly $64 million from more 1.2 million lottery rebate checks, the S.C. Department of Revenue said. The individual $50 rebate checks came from the state’s payout for the Mega Millions jackpot winning-ticket sold in Simpsonville.

Turbine inventor thinks he will change an industry

A Greenville inventor uses his experience designing thrill rides to design a wind turbine that he belives will revolutionize wind energy. Jerry Barber expects his second prototype to be making electricity in Kansas within the next few months.

Upstate Giving

NASCAR Foundation honors Woodruff man

Joe Vaughn of Woodruff was named the winner of The NASCAR Foundation’s ninth annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. The NASCAR Foundation will donate $100,000 to Project Hope Foundation in his honor. The award, named in honor of the foundation’s late founder and chairwoman, is presented to a NASCAR fan who has done exceptional volunteer work on behalf of children in the community. 

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