How are we enjoying the new Sheffield/Crestview roundabout, family?!? Personally, I love it. I also love that the contractors finished before start of school. Let me nerd out for a second. The project cost $2,600,000.00. It was paid 70% by the state ($1.8m), 15% by the City

Thank you GOPAC for another informative summit. From disruptive innovation to energy to obesity to civics, my takeaway is we’re blessed beyond our grandparents’ wildest imaginations. And our grandchildren will be blessed beyond ours.

C’mon.

Sunday praise! Filing has ended for Pickens County School Board. Betty F. Garrison, Shannon Haskett, & Dr. Betty Bagley are all unopposed. Even before this recent nationalization/polarization of school board seats, I thought school board is the toughest elected office to

Social media is horrendous … except when you get to see strangers enjoying your collective work. Celebrate our nation’s founding. Switch your tag to the SC250 tag (for free).

Things happen for a reason. My dad served in the Navy in 1956-1957. He didn’t say much about it in my 40 years. He passed away 2 years ago. I’ve been researching USS Yorktown lately. In the research, I learned Navy has “cruise books” which are like high school yearbooks. The

Just scrolled my social media, 26 of 33 most recent Facebook posts on my timeline were sponsored, not friends or groups I follow. 11 of 20 on X were sponsored. 9 of 20 on Instagram were sponsored. Are your numbers similar?

Packed a lot into a 48 hour hotty toddy trip to the “SIP.” The game was not fun, but Olivia walked The Grove like she owned it. Early the next, very humid morning, Amanda knocked off her 25th state at the Tupelo Marathon - finished 3rd overall female. Thank you to the

Last week, I had 3 separate meetings on the lack of childcare in South Carolina. The childcare crisis a complex issue. At an average of $1,000 per child per month, it’s unaffordable. Even to those who can afford, it’s hard to find a facility with a vacancy, which is both a

Anybody else keep a reminder of where they started to motivate where they’re going?

For 9/11, do yourself a favor & watch this amazing testimony by pilot, Dr. Scheibner. He was supposed to pilot Flight 11 until he was bumped by a more senior pilot. facebook.com/share/v/7bE6Hu…

23 years ago, it was the first day of our sophomore year at Furman University. This was pre-social media & pre-cell phones (for me). I was rooming with Corey Tant. Jared Johnson came into our room to wake me up shortly after Flight 11 hit the WTC. I saw Flight 175 hit the South

Today, the SC Supreme Court struck down the voucher/ESA program. I commend the justices for reading the plain language of the constitution & upholding it. Our state constitution is clear: public money is to go to public education. Court decision: sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLF…

Today is Andrew Pickens’ birthday. Thanks to Pickens County 250, Carolyn Nations, & Dennis Chastain, a roomful of people heard a lecture on the importance of the Upcountry during the Revolutionary War & how important it was to nullify the Native American threat. I could listen

Ordered a pizza this evening. Delivery driver handed me the pizza and said nicely, “Remember, roads, roads, roads.” I immediately thought of this 1946 photo from the Spartanburg Journal showing a 4 inch pothole. I’m sure 78 years from now (in 2102), elected officials will

This has been a labor of love. We have a media guide!

Yesterday, I toured one school, spoke at another, & listened at another. Thank you Principal Jimmy Armstrong at Greer Middle College Charter High School for the invitation & tour of the wonderful high school. Thank you Julie Bishop for your leadership with the Gettys Middle

Thank you, Andrew Gleason & Foothills Trail Conservancy, for the invitation to your board meeting this evening. They discussed everything: trail maintenance, Scout projects, their annual fall gathering, budget, organizing day hikes for the public. I’m very impressed with the