Spartanburg, SC and Upstate News

When Catherine Williams bought her new home, she admits she didn’t give much thought to how comfortable it might be during colder seasons.

While Spartanburg’s most significant tie to Germany – BMW Manufacturing Co.’s Plant Spartanburg – is well-known, the connections go much deeper, greatly benefiting our county’s economy over the decades.

It only takes one storm to change your life and community. Tropical cyclones are among nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena.

Standing dead trees, or snags, may appear to be useless, even eyesores, but they are valuable components of wildlife habitat and are frequently in short supply. They can even be the key limiting factor in a wildlife population.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary of assembling BMWs for the world, BMW Manufacturing has opened its state-of-the-art press shop as it prepares to assemble the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle at the Spartanburg plant.

People buy insurance to protect against unlikely but devastating events, big catastrophes that drive households and businesses to financial ruin and bankruptcy.

Landscaping projects can involve some major digging – a terrace, retaining wall, drainage lines, even planting a large tree. Before you bring in the trenching or excavating equipment, do you know where all your utility and water lines are? Even a mattock or shovel can sever a cable.

Streams, headwaters, and streams that flow only part of the year provide many upstream and downstream benefits.

Converse University and Horry-Georgetown Technical College have established a new block transfer articulation agreement allowing seamless credit transfer between the two institutions.

When you go outdoors with your infant, whether for a quick stroll in the park or a day at the beach, it’s important to keep your little one out of the sun.