Good morning, Spartanburg.

Tropical Grille was fined over $700K for allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work longer hours than the law allows & improperly pooling tips at 13 Upstate locations including Spartanburg; the chain must now update its training and compliance measures.

Spartanburg Little Theatre will open its 2026-27 season with Come From Away as public ticket sales (beginning Aug.

24) and performances running Sept. 11 through Sept. 27 tell the story of airline passengers diverted after 9/11.

On Aug. 27, the state Public Service Commission dismissed a request to review NorthMark’s 450-megawatt power plant planned at the NorthMark Cloud and Compute data center in Spartanburg, stating that its private use falls outside its authority & letting the project move forward.

Local grocery shoppers are urged to check kitchens for recalled items such as Taylor Farms lettuce, jalapeno peppers, and Publix GreenWise frozen berries as recalls begun in early July continue.

Health officials advise consumers to discard these products (FDA recommends not consuming them) to prevent foodborne illness.