An unforgettable first day of school

Oct 26, 2026

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There was no doubt Breylan and Bixley Koon would get to class on time for the first day of the 2018-19 school year. The siblings in Boiling Springs, S.C., got an escort from eight Duke Energy bucket trucks. Duke Energy lineman Joel Gore arranged the...

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Popularity of electric vehicles results in new EV tech jobs

If there were a car repair shop in Pleasantville, USA, it would look like this: Floor so gleamingly white and clean, even your mother-in-law couldn’t find fault. Crisp red striping on the walls that pops from the natural light pouring in through a...

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New life on the river to spark tourism in Great Falls, S.C.

Serenity envelops the Catawba River just outside the town of Great Falls, S.C., where red-shouldered hawks surf the thermals in search of bass, catfish and prehistoric-looking gar in a 450-acre reservoir. Things are apt to get much livelier just...