Greenville, SC and Upstate News

Tickets are on sale now for Holidays at the Zoo, the Greenville Zoo’s signature holiday lights event.

The Upstate’s largest holiday lights display is open through December 31. This year’s show takes place at District Park in Easley.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which affected many families and businesses in our community, Flat Rock Playhouse is grateful to announce that the tradition continues with A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas, running now through Dec. 21.

April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter. “So, I don’t want to be dramatic,” she wrote on Sept. 27, “but we are gonna fly and rescue patients from the rooftop of Unicoi hospital.”

According to the National Retail Federation, American consumers plan to spend an average of $935 during this year’s holiday shopping season.

Flat Rock Playhouse is thrilled to announce its 2025 season, a spectacular showcase of music, theatre, and mystery!

L. Joy Williams, a long-time political strategist and creator and host of the podcast “Sunday Civics,” will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 MLK Community Breakfast at Furman University on Jan. 17, 2025.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes during its catastrophic sweep through Western North Carolina in September, leaving many people without a fixed residence in a region where homelessness was already on the rise.

This new guidance from USDA, which was developed with significant input from state, veterinary and public health stakeholders, will facilitate comprehensive H5N1 surveillance of the nation’s milk supply and dairy herds.

Boeing plans to expand its operations in Charleston County. The company plans to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades at its existing site and create 500 new jobs over the next five years.

With rising rates of obesity in the U.S. and increasing attention being paid to the health harms of processed foods, it’s clear that far more could be done to help consumers make healthy food choices.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first successful practical light bulb, created the very first strand of electric lights.