The electric golf cart manufacturer Star EV plans to expand operations in Greenville County. The company plans to invest $8.7 million, which will result in the creation of 50 new employment in the county. “South Carolina’s electric vehicle industry is booming, and we’re thrilled to see Star EV advancing thisRead More
Greenville County Schools announced on Thursday that students and staff will no longer be compelled to wear masks on school buses. According to the SCDE, school buses are now covered by the state’s mask prohibition, which was enacted by the General Assembly in the 2021-22 Appropriations Bill. The school districtRead More
The Blood Connection donor turnout is at an all-time low and, according to the most recent TBC data, local hospitals have consumed twice as much blood as the community has contributed. The organization is concerned that if this situation continues, the community’s hospitals may face a blood shortage. As aRead More
Following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by public health agencies, Prisma Health announced on Thursday that it had begun offering the two-dose Pfizer vaccine to children aged 12 to 15. “We’re thrilled to have an effective and safe vaccine available for children in this age group and urge familiesRead More
COVID-19 vaccine clinics are being held at Emerald High School and Greenwood High School thanks to a collaboration between Greenwood School District 50 and Self Regional Healthcare. In an announcement made on Friday, school district officials say that students ages 16 and up, parents, and employees in District 50 willRead More
According to Greenville NAACP officials, three vaccine clinics will be held in May to help Greenville County’s rural areas. The first vaccine clinic will be held on May 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Athens Baptist Church, 3 Mills Creek Road, Travelers Rest, SC. Officials also stated thatRead More
AnMed Health’s COVID-19 vaccination service will once again be available to walk-in patients aged 16 and above. Vaccine clinics are located at 3027 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Anderson’s Civic Center. It will take place on Thursday and Friday and will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Read More
Senior Action will open its new 35,000-square-foot Greenville headquarters on Monday, May 3. The new headquarters, which is near the intersection of East North Street and Howell Road, is twice the size of the previous HQ, which had been home to Senior Action since 2007. The organization invested $7.6 millionRead More
South Carolina opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people aged 16 and up beginning March 31, and people can start making appointments on that day, Gov. Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday. According to the DHECS’s website, people in that category wereRead More
Prisma Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites are being phased out as the hospital system transitions tests to doctor’s offices. The hospital-based drive-thru testing locations will begin to close on March 26 and will be completely closed by the end of the day on AprilRead More