Last year Country Santa and his hundreds of volunteers helped make the holiday brighter for 3050 children. 

What is Tofurky?

We contacted school districts in the Upstate to see what they thought of a four-day school week.

The 14th Anniversary Chick-fil-a Kyle Petty Charity Ride across America riders rolled in about 9:30 a.m.  Two hundred motorcyclists travel 3000 miles from Michigan to Georgia to raise money for The Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina a place for chronically ill children.  Friday they make a pit stop in Duncan.

More than 40,000 students recently graduated from South Carolina’s Public High Schools - each with a story to tell.  Many overcame tough circumstances and great odds, but the Greenville County School District says one of its graduates is a true inspiration.

Looking for a job… or to change careers?  If you like to cook, Greenville Tech has a program which might just put money where your mouth is!

An Upstate father will celebrate Father’s Day with his TEN children. The Gedgaudas family lives in Spartanburg. They have five girls and five boys – with a tie-breaker on the way!

High schools will be required to have defibrillators under a new law that goes into effect this fall. The law will require schools to implement defibrillator programs that include inspections and training on how to use the devices.

As the national average for gas topped $4.00 a gallon Monday, it set a new record at $4.02. The average in South Carolina is twenty cents less at $3.82 a gallon. We pay even less in the Upstate at $3.79. A year ago, we were paying $2.86 a gallon.

Most of your kids are out of school for the summer or at least on break, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn. The National Fire Protection Association has a new way children can learn about water, fire and bike safety and have fun - on-line and out of the heat. It’s based on characters called the “Uh-Ohs.” The site is geared for kindergarten to third-graders.

Kids love animated movies and video games. Some love them so much they are growing up and turning it into a career – and making great money in Hollywood!

A 2008 USC graduate, Nicole Colson is looking to put her early childhood education degree to use in the classroom. “It takes special people for the little ones, and I love the little ones,” says Colson.

The mission? To help take control of our energy future. That was assignment for some upstate middle school students in the fall. Thursday at the International Center for Automotive Research, those Greenville County students were recognized for the cool hydrogen fueled cars they built in class.

Both the South Carolina Senate and House have passed a bill which would prevent students from spending a long period of time in jail after being arrested for a misdemeanor at school.

Five-year-old Easton Keller attends kindergarten at Oakview Elementary in Simpsonville. When his dad received a phone call from school, Mike Keller says he was alarmed.  “My immediate concern was is my son ok? Are any other students hurt?  What happened?“ Keller says he was told Easton and two friends had been sent to the principal’s office for playing pretend guns on the playground.