The City of Augusta's Commissioners has just made the final approval to raise taxes by nearly $8 million.
The original vote last month was to increase taxes by $9 million in Augusta, but that failed on a split vote, which left the Richmond County Tax Commissioner very concerned, as he was on deadline to get out tax bills sent out. “I'm...
The official new party school rankings have been release by Princeton review, and there is now a new top dog in America: Syracuse University.
Typically large state schools have been named the biggest party schools, but Syracuse, a private university in New York, broke the mold when it took the No. 1 slot in Princeton Review's annual rankings.
Syracuse's student newspaper also...
This coming Friday and Saturday (8/8, 8/9), thousands in York, Chester and Lancaster counties may finally be able to get that perfect smile they've always wanted. South Carolina Dental Association and an army of volunteers will be holding the first ever Dental Access Day in the York County area.
The even will be primarily sponsored by Delta Dental, with organizational oversight provided...
After an explosion of growth in the 90s and early 2000s, retail development in Charlotte was almost non-existent for about 10 years. It looks like that pause is finally over. Charlotte's first mall to be built in over 10 years had it's grand opening today - thousands of shoppers showed up to celebrate and shop.
Charlotte Premium Outlets is a...
When Snapchat turned down Facebook's $3-billion buyout, most people thought they were crazy. Many even thought a start-up phone app with no revenue couldn't even last more than a couple years. They were all wrong.
Snapchat launched in 2011 as a smartphone app that let users send photos and videos that would only last a few seconds. It is now estimated...
#5 Spits on 'Beliebers'
Justin Bieber was photographed hawking spit over the side of a hotel balcony over the faces of hundreds of loyal fans who were gathered below in hopes of catching a glimpse of him. In the same series of extremely bad PR shots, he was then photographed cracking up with his friends and pointing down at the poor...
A new budget deal has just been passed in North Carolina that will include 7% pay raise for North Carolina teachers, on average.
The $21.3 billion budget would mean that each teacher would see an average a raise of about $3,500 per year. The plan also includes provisions to boost early-career teacher pay by 14 percent over the next two years to $35,000.
It will...
The mother of a 15-month-old son who just died from heat exhaustion after the father left him locked in a car with the windows rolled up on a hot summer day has just extended the ultimate forgiveness.
Lindsey Rogers-Seitz remarked that her husband, Kyle Seitz was extremely distraught after bringing their son to a hospital. She told him that she loves...
Snakes are obviously not always predictable, but the chances of being bit by a snake can certainly be minimized by following the wisdom that snake handlers have learned over the years.
#1 Always check a crevice with a stick - not your hand. Snakes are pure evil, and they love to hang out in the dark. Holes, a hollow log, or...
Whether they want to admit it or not, most people love cuddling with heavier-set people, it seems we were wired with a deep desire to be cushioned by fat.
UK artist Gigi Barker decided to take this desire to a whole new level. She has just released a new line of furniture that looks, feels, and smells like human skin (with plenty of 'cushion'...