Nikki Haley to Visit USC Upstate

South Carolina GOP Candidate for Governor, Nikki Haley will be visiting USC Upstate on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010.  Her public comments will be made between 1:40 and 2:00 pm in front of the HPAC building (Humanities and Performing Arts).

For information, contact Allison Pingley at (864) 503-5752 or apingley@uscupstate.edu.

USC Upstate to Host Forum on Energy

Compliments of the Spartanburg Herald Journal and USC Upstate

Renewable forms of energy, including solar, wind, and biofuel, will be the topic for a forum to be held on the campus of University of South Carolina Upstate at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Campus Life Center Ballroom.

The forum is free and open to the public, and it will include speakers from the South Carolina Energy Office, and the Departments of Geological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. Following the short presentations, the discussion will be open to comments and questions from the audience.

Attendees also will be able to view displays — sponsored by environmental organizations and energy groups — about renewable energy and energy efficiency.

For more information call 803-777-2221 or e-mail toumey@sc.edu

Max Hyde, Shane Martin, Jim Ritchie Scheduled to Debate

The race for Senate District 13 is heating up and the candidates are scheduled to duke it out.

The Spartanburg Young Republicans have scheduled an event at 7pm on May 19th at the USC Upstate Readiness Center. Max Hyde, Shane Martin and Jim Ritchie (incumbent) have agreed to participate.

Questions will be taken in written form from members of the audience prior to the event.

Contact Nicole Cobb (SpartanburgYR@yahoo.com or 864.316.5628) for more information.