South Carolina
BREAKING: Spartanburg County Council calls meeting for Friday regarding possible new data center
If approved, the facility would be the fifth for the Upstate South Carolina County
South Carolina
BRIEFS: Spartanburg County could get another data center
Proposed project needs to pass two more votes before approval by county council
Public Health
Measles reported in Buncombe as public health officials worry about spread in the face of declining vaccination rates
The 3 cases are part of a surge in illnesses – chickenpox, whooping cough and flu – that can be prevented or contained by immunizations
South Carolina
Spartanburg councils to meet in next two weeks
Spartanburg City to meet Monday, Nov. 10 and Spartanburg County to meet Monday, Nov. 17; Municipal runoffs scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18
State and Local Government
Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week
NC DEQ schedules public hearings in Lexington and Mooresville in November to consider air permit modifications for Transco’s proposed pipeline expansion
State and Local Government
Next phase of American Tobacco waterline replacement starts in Durham on Monday, Sept. 15
Spartanburg County Council to consider joint industrial park with Cherokee County
Local Government
Local government meeting schedules in the Carolinas
Five meetings on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025; One on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Immigration
South Carolina ICE agreements jumped from 3 in 2024 to 15 in 2025
S.C. Law Enforcement Division entered a Task Force model agreement on March 7
South Carolina
3 S.C. Republicans vying for governor
Spartanburg County state senator Kimbrell defendant in civil suit