University of South Carolina Upstate News

USC Upstate men's basketball coach Eddie Payne has gotten a two-year contract extension.

Dr. Anne Shelley does most of her teaching in the second-floor classrooms of the United Ministries Learning Center on Vardry Street.

Master Sgt. Troy Brewington supervises the uniformed patrol division of the Union County Sheriff's Office.

Spartanburg, SC 29303 USC Upstate Campus in Spartanburg Register at Cyrill Stadium on campus.

Clemson pitcher Casey Harman and shortstop Brad Miller were among 41 players invited to the the USA Baseball National Team Trials beginning Sunday in Cary, N.C. Also invited were Coastal Carolina pitcher Cody Wheeler and The Citadel pitcher Asher Wojciechowski.

The University of South Carolina took the first step Thursday toward raising tuition by 3.6 percent - $159 a semester for in-state students.

June 9, 2009 - 12:10 a.m. EST There may have been several potential suitors coming on late in the recruiting race for Brandon Curry, but even so, the Pendleton High School product had little trouble sticking to his guns.

Great Falls High School will graduate 81 students in commencement exercises at 5 p.m. today at the Great Falls High School stadium.

Michael Keeshen & Associates, Inc. is proud to announce that Matthew E. King, Associate, has passed the USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accreditation Exam and is now a LEED Accredited Professional.

By David Stephens HOMETOWN NEWS The School District Two Board of Trustees convened in monthly session on May 12 with nine of ten trustees and the district superintendent in attendance.

Four of the 12 students who shared $27,000 in scholarships from the Association of Hispanic American Women on Saturday said they plan to study at Clemson University.

The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame announced this year's inductees: NASCAR driver-crew chief Cotton Owens ; Clemson baseball player and former major leaguer Ty Cline ; USC basketball backcourt mates Skip Harlicka and Jack Thompson , Olympia High School coach Bobby Giles ; and the late, award-winning sports writer Herman Helms.

Being laid off from her job eight years ago was one of the best things that could have happened to her, Anna Roark says.

South Carolina has entered the final stage of the 2009 regular season. Eyeing a three-game showdown with Georgia starting Thursday that could determine seeding for next week's SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.

The Gamecocks blasted 3 home runs in a 7-2 win over Georgia Thursday night. Student's Morehouse Dream Destroyed Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 11:34 PM This Saturday in Atlanta, a college student, who shot a classmate three times at close range, will graduate.

The Glenforest School looked more like video game arcade Wednesday to raise money for research.

Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 4:35 p.m. UPDATE: A People are still talking about saturday night's white house correspondents association dinner and comedian Wanda Sykes' performance.A She poked fun at everybody fromA President Obama and Vice President BidenA to Alaska Governor Sarah PalinA and former Vice President Dick Cheney.

As the knowledge economy grows, teachers, nurses, small business leaders, accountants and other professionals will always be in demand.

A Nesmith native has taken the lead post at the Hemingway Boys and Girls Club. Andre Dorsey, 28, graduated from the University of South Carolina, Upstate at Spartanburg with a degree in business management with a concentration in marketing and a minor in finance.

Jody Fails, a lady with a long history of volunteerism, vividly recalls her first conversation about the new local charity known as Michael's Way.