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Mauldin hosts BBQ Festival
MAULDIN, SC – Produced by the City of Mauldin, SOOIE., Mauldin’s 7th Annual BBQ Festival showcased the heritage of the community through food and music. Hosted at the Mauldin Cultural Center’s Outdoor Amphitheater, the festival featured 25 Cookers from all over the Southeast com…
Moonville Mae says Let’s Dance!
The Bonnes Amies Club of Piedmont is sponsoring a Sock Explosion to provide warmth for our homeless during the winter. This work is also being coordinated with the national Make A Difference Day, the annual single day of service since 1992, which is sponsored by Arby’s Foundation and …
Simpsonville residents prepare for another Leaf Season without a vacuum truck
With a chill in the air and shorter days, citizens in Simpsonville are making plans of how to deal with the onslaught of falling leaves. Last year the City Council voted to contract not only trash pickup but leaf and debris pickup with Ace Environmental. The contract calls for Ace to pick up hous…
Quillen Manor hosts Flag dedication
On Sept. 10, 2017 Quillen Manor Assisted Living and Villas raised a brand new flag on a brand new flag pole in honor of William A. Boggs, US Chief Gunners Mate and survivor of Pearl Harbor. His widow, Barbara Garrett Boggs along with family members and friends, commissioned a bronze plaque …






