Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 7th of September.
Good morning, Spartanburg.
The Spartanburg County Foundation was honored with a statewide Historic Preservation Award after completing a $1,500,000 restoration to reopen Walnut Grove Manor House, an 18th century landmark that now hosts public tours organized by the Spartanburg County Historical Association (the foundation also created a maintenance endowment fund to support future work).
Spartanburg’s free Citizen’s Academy starts tomorrow and runs 12 weeks through Nov.
10, offering residents hands-on tours of police, fire, court, and 911 facilities with Monday classes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (participants must pass a background check and have a valid driver’s license).
Wofford College welcomed 516 first-year students during move-in on Aug.
28, marking its largest incoming class in 172 years. The Class of 2030 includes students from 26 states — eight countries, with over half from South Carolina and 73 first-generation college students.
The new Week 4 schedule for South Carolina high school football lists matchups for Sept.
10 and Sept. 11 — with live games streaming on NFHS Network on Friday.
Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney said the team will learn from a 51-10 loss to LSU as it prepares to host Georgia Southern on Sept.
12. He noted that a new starting plan is in progress and defensive lineman Markus Strong sustained a leg injury.
Local high school sports fans can vote through noon Sept.
10 for the Upstate Ingles Boys Athlete of the Week covering Aug. 31-Sept. 6 (Greer QB Xavier Sammett scored five touchdowns in a win against Blue Ridge).
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