The Sweet Tea
A Giving Heart
Friday | April 28, 2023Each month ABC15 presents someone in the community with the Jefferson Award, an award that’s been given for 50 years to leaders who inspire action.
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Keeping It Local
Friday | April 28, 2023Two Georgetown County hardware stores held their grand openings April 14 in a sign that growth is coming from smaller family-owned businesses.
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Thanking Our Veterans
Saturday | April 22, 2023Friends, family, service members, and more than 50 Vietnam Veterans gathered at the Army Reserve's 81st Readiness Division headquarters in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
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Cleaning Up Our County
Friday | April 21, 2023A morning of cleaning county roadways and the Laurens County side of Lake Greenwood on Saturday paid off big with well over 4,000 pounds of trash collected, and that’s only from a segment of the lake area, said Courtney Stonell, executive director of Keep Laurens County Beautiful.
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Friday | April 14, 2023Policing has never been an easy job, but in recent years, with civil unrest erupting after highly publicized officer-involved shootings, building and maintaining trust is more important than ever.
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Growing Community
Friday | April 14, 2023A 40-year-old laundromat in North Charleston has been recently transformed, but what’s special about it is more than just its appearance.
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Thursday | April 6, 2023South Carolina is home to one of the nation’s most beautiful and affordable cities to call home, new rankings show.
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Honoring The Greatest Generation
Saturday | April 1, 2023A routine inquiry about a South Carolina man's veteran benefits showed he was long overdue for several medals.
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Daring To Be Better
Friday | March 31, 2023Macedonia Elementary-Middle School celebrated its first class of D.A.R.E. grads since the pandemic. [...] "The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program is meant to teach your students life skills, and not only how to stay away from drugs and violent behavior, but any behavior or activity they don't want to be part of. D.A.R.E. teaches you to make safe and responsible decisions," said sheriff's deputy Brandon Montgomery, the school resource officer who taught the D.A.R.E. … Continue Reading
Sweetening The Upstate
Friday | March 24, 2023Milo's Tea Company (Milo’s), a leading beverage company, today announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operations in Spartanburg County. The company’s $130 million investment will create 103 new jobs.
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Building Community
Friday | March 24, 2023Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), is helping build homes in Aiken by donating $20,000 to Aiken County Habitat for Humanity (ACHFH).
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An American Story
Friday | March 17, 2023Christine Osburn Jackson sits at her dining room table and reflects on her life's work.
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Driving Education
Friday | March 17, 2023Charleston County School District in partnership with CCSD’s Transportation Services and First Student, Inc. celebrate and appreciate bus drivers every day. Three individuals, who have a total of almost 100 years of service to students between them, are recognized for exceeding safety expectations
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Friday | March 10, 2023A woman who received medical assistance from the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) in December 2022 has revealed the officers helped save her from a brain tumor.
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Serving the Palmetto State
Friday | March 10, 2023For the first time in its history, the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming a detention deputy under the age of 21.
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Saturday | March 4, 2023Officers from the Charleston Police Department (CPD) and Charleston firefighters are credited with saving the life of a man wanting to jump to his death from the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge the evening of Feb. 22.
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Friday | March 3, 2023A Feb. 20 dinner at Between the Antlers raised money for Keith Holland of Joint Task Force K9s to start a kennel for service dogs in training to work with veterans.
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Power Slam
Friday | February 17, 2023Congratulations to Eastside High for winning their 8th straight state title! This record-breaking achievement is an amazing testament to the dedication and hard work of the coaches and student athletes. I know this tradition of excellence will continue for generations to come.
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Friday | January 27, 2023Congratulations to these six chefs for showing off the great tastes of the Palmetto state. South Carolina has produced amazing chefs who have earned the James Beard Award, and I hope to see all of them crowned winners.
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Friday | January 27, 2023More sweet tea is never a bad thing! Not only will this investment bring more jobs to our great state, but it will bring more of the taste of South Carolina to the rest of the country.
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