Community Groups

BOARD OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
James Blackwood, Planning Program Supervisor
SCCDD, PO Box 5666
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 9039 Fairforest Road
PHONE: (864)595-5300 or 595-5315 (FAX)
INTERNET: www.spartanburgcounty.org
HOURS: 8:30 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Appointed by County Council and must be a resident of Spartanburg County
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for information or apply online at www.spartanburgcounty.org
Coordinates the planning, development, and improvement of community services for handicapped constituents, as well as public education and advocacy and budget and program reviews for the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.  They meet monthly on the first Monday at 4 pm at the County Administration Building.
FUNDING: Spartanburg County; Disabilities and Special Needs, South Carolina Department
PARENT AGENCY: Disabilities and Special Needs, South Carolina Department
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20081009

COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL
James Blackwood, Planning Program Supervisor
SCCDD, PO Box 5666
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 9039 Fairforest Road
PHONE: (864)595-5300 or FAX 595-5315
INTERNET: www.spartanburgcounty.org
HOURS: 8:30 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Appointed by County Council and must be a resident of Spartanburg County
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for information or apply online at www.spartanburgcounty.org
Planning, advocacy, public education, awareness, and coordination. A board of Spartanburg County government.  Meets bi-monthly on the first Thursday at 4 pm at the Safe Homes/Rape Crisis Center. Also known as the Criminal Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.
FUNDING: Spartanburg County; Grants
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20091008

CITY ACTION LINE
Lisa Baird
PO Drawer 1749
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 145 West Broad Street
PHONE: (864)596-CITY (596-2489)
EMAIL: customerservice@cityofspartanburg.org
INTERNET: www.cityofspartanburg.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
There is a special City Action Line that provides residents a direct channel of communication with City Government. For general information or specific requests for service.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg City
Date of Last Update: 20081103

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Kathy Y. Rivers, Director
PO Box 5666
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 9039 Fairforest Road
PHONE: (864)595-5300
EMAIL: krivers@spartanburgcounty.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburgcounty.org
HOURS: 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Depends on type of assistance
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Please call
The Community Development Department is primarily responsible for administering grant funds received for Spartanburg County’s housing, community and economic development needs. The Department provides Housing, Neighborhood Revitalization, Citizen Participation, Economic Development, and other services (planning, project management, assistance to the homeless and other special needs populations, fair housing and handicapped accessibility) to the citizens of Spartanburg County.
FUNDING: Spartanburg County; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Community Development Advisory Committee
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20090616

COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE, CITY OF SPARTANBURG
Mitch Kennedy, Director
PO Box 1749
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 145 West Broad Street
PHONE: (864)596-2052
FAX: (864)562-4419
EMAIL: mkennedy@cityofspartanburg.org
INTERNET: www.cityofspartanburg.org/City_Government/City_Departments/Community_Relations.htm
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
Builds positive relations and respect among the citizens of the city. The Community Relations Office helps to develop neighborhoods through city staff and other resources. It generates neighborhood associations, services them, and provides a neighborhood leadership program and problem solving skills. This office also serves as staff support for the Human Relations Commission, a joint City/County Commission.
PARENT AGENCY: City of Spartanburg
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20090720

CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, SPARTANBURG
Amy Phillips
298 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)594-5050 and 1-800-374-8326
EMAIL: info@visitspartanburg.com
INTERNET: www.visitspartanburg.com
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, visit, write or email
The Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau markets Spartanburg to the world.  We promote the attractions, historical events and accommodations to potential visitors for conferences, conventions and leisure vacations.
FUNDING: Accommodations Tax
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Lauren Ponder
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20090707

COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF
Michael B. Cone, Executive Director
PO Box 8207
Columbia, SC  29202-8207
STREET ADDRESS: 1919 Thurmond Mall
PHONE: (803)252-7255 ; FAX: (803)252-0379
EMAIL: scac@scac.state.sc.us
INTERNET: www.sccounties.org/
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
A non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to statewide representation and improvement of county government in South Carolina.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Assistant Director-Kathy Williams; Deputy Executive Director & General Counsel-Bob Lyon
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090812

DISCOVER UPCOUNTRY CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
PO Box 3116
Greenville, SC  29602
PHONE: (864)233-2690 or 1-800-849-4766 ; FAX: (803)753-9990
EMAIL: visit@theupcountry.com
INTERNET: www.theupcountry.com
HOURS: Call for hours
Regional leisure travel marketing organization for South Carolina's six county upcountry region.
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090805

ETHICS COMMISSION, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Herbert R. Hayden, Jr., Executive Director
5000 Thurmond Mall, Suite 250
Columbia, SC  29201
PHONE: (803)253-4192 ; FAX: (803)253-7539
INTERNET: www.ethics.sc.gov
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm (excluding state holidays)
The State Ethics Commission is the agency of state government responsible for the enforcement of the Ethics Reform Act of 1991. The Commission carries out this mandate by conducting criminal and administrative investigations of violations of the state's ethics laws; prosecuting violators through the Attorney General's office and circuit solicitors; ensuring compliance with the state's laws on financial disclosure, lobbyist disclosure and campaign disclosure, and prosecuting those not in compliance; regulating lobbyists and lobbying organizations; issuing advisory opinions interpreting the statute; and education public office holders, and the public on the requirements of the state's ethics laws.
FUNDING: State Appropriation
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090826

HOMELESS COALITION, UPSTATE; SPARTANBURG, CHEROKEE, UNION CHAPTER
Mike Chesser
150 Executive Center Drive, #B211
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
PHONE: (864)241-0462 (Greenville Office)
EMAIL: mdc@upstatehomeless.com
INTERNET: www.upstatehomeless.com
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: State and Local agencies, interested persons, homeless individuals, and nonprofits that deal with homeless issues.
FEES: Based on ability to pay
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for information
The Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina is a private, non-profit organization. UHCSC is a collaborative organization dedicated to ending homelessness through programming, advocacy, and building safe and affordable housing. UHCSC coordinates the Continuum of Care throughout a 13 county area, helping to find gaps in services for homeless people and develop strategies to close the gaps. We take a holistic approach to help homeless people build new lives.
FUNDING: HUD
PARENT AGENCY: Upstate Homeless Coalition of SC
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090721

LEGISLATIVE PRINTING, INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, SOUTH CAROLINA; LPITS
Gigi Brickle, Director
1105 Pendleton Street, 223 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC  29201
PHONE: (803)212-4420
INTERNET: www.scstatehouse.net
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm, year-round
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: General public
FEES: None
This service to general public provides up to the hour (Monday-Friday) information on CURRENT legislation in the General Assembly including current status of the bill, names of the sponsors, bill number and name, and nature of the bill. Constituents may also watch live feed of the SC House of Representatives and SC Senate via the Internet (from January to June).
FUNDING: State
AREA SERVED: Statewide
Date of Last Update: 20090708

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SC ASSOCIATION OF (SCANPO)
Sara Salley, Director of Membership
2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 201
Columbia, SC  29204
PHONE: 1-800-438-8508, 803-929-0399 ; FAX: (803)929-0173
EMAIL: info@scanpo.org
INTERNET: www.scanpo.org
HOURS: Monday - Friday  8am-4:30pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Nonprofit members must have or have applied for 501(C)(3) status.  Also have a membership category for "Friends," businesses or organizations who aren't nonprofits.  Contact SCANPO for details.
FEES: Membership dues based on sliding scale regarding annual operating expenses
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for more information, (803)929-0399 or 1-800-438-8508
SCANPO serves as statewide network, information center, and advocate for the nonprofit sector as a whole. SCANPO will assist South Carolina's charitable nonprofits in strengthening their leadership, management, financial and public policy capabilities to accomplish their missions.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Mason Hardy, President
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20081215

QUALITY FORUM, SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeanette Reeves
USC Upstate, 800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC  29303
PHONE: 1-888-231-0578 ; FAX: (864)503-5995
EMAIL: jreeves@uscupstate.edu
INTERNET: www.scquality.com
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Uses the Malcolm Baldrige criteria
FEES: $250 per year
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application on website
It is the intent of the South Carolina Quality Forum to provide all South Carolina organizations with an appropriate level of assessment, learning, improvement and recognition.  In 1991, the South Carolina Quality Forum was established to assist South Carolina organizations in improving their competitiveness and organizational excellence.  This assistance has been provided through leadership and performance networking, workshops, newsletters, and award recognition programs.  The Quality Forum administers the South Carolina Governor's Quality Award, Governor's Explorer Assessment, the Milliken Medal of Quality, and the South Carolina Champion for Excellence Awards.  These programs have been instrumental in sharing performance excellence techniques and methods to organizations throughout the state.
PARENT AGENCY: University of South Carolina Upstate
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090902

ALLIANCE TO FIX OUR ROADS, SOUTH CAROLINA; SC FOR
Deborah R. Bass, Executive Director
PO Box 50142
Columbia, SC  29250
PHONE: (803)360-3156
EMAIL: debbie@scfor.org
INTERNET: www.scfor.org
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Membership in SC FOR is open to everyone
FEES: Varies among different levels of membership
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call or write for more information. Library has application on file.
A non-profit statewide association which researches and promotes transportation issues in South Carolina. The mission of SC FOR is to encourage and promote South Carolina's prosperity and growth through leadership on all transportation issues. Provides a forum to discuss current and future transportation development plans. Business and organizations make presentations and share their transportation concerns and needs.
FUNDING: Membership fees
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20091015

UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT
Gail Crawford
PO Box 5624
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 203 East Main Street, Mezzanine Level, 29306
PHONE: (864)582-7556 ; Toll Free (866)345-3086 ; FAX: (864)582-9826
EMAIL: gcrawford@uwpiedmont.org
INTERNET: www.uwpiedmont.org
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, Visit
Serves as a resource and information center about human services in the community, promotes voluntarism, fosters partnerships among community organizations, develops financial resources, and distributes funds based on community needs.
FUNDING: Contributions; Grants
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee County
Date of Last Update: 20091117

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FOUNDATION, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
John H. Dargan, President & CEO
424 East Kennedy Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)582-0138
FAX: (864)573-5378
EMAIL: info@spcf.org
INTERNET: www.spcf.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Visit Website
The Spartanburg County Foundation is a community trust established for the purpose of promoting such charitable pursuits, as in the judgment of the Trustees of the Foundation, will best make for the mental, moral, intellectual and physical improvement, assistance, relief and well being of the citizens of the greater Spartanburg County, South Carolina area. Founded 1943.
FUNDING: Contributions
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Mary Thomas, Executive Vice President; Angela Smith, Director of Philanthropic Services; Tamela Spann, Program Officer; Susan Mullins, Controller; Jeanne Papst, Executive Assistant; Heather Ailstock, Administrative Assistant
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20090608

FOUNDATION, SPARTANBURG REGIONAL
Shelly S. Sinclair, Development Officer
101 East Wood Street
Spartanburg, SC  29303
PHONE: (864)560-6467 ; FAX: (864)560-4035
EMAIL: ssinclair@srhs.com
INTERNET: www.regionalfoundation.com
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Grant Range-$500-$25,000
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Obtain grants guidelines and procedures from Foundation before submitting grant request. Must include 501(c)3 paperwork.
Interests: Health education programs promoting wellness and health enhancement programs supporting prevention of disease for citizens of Spartanburg and surrounding counties. Guidelines available upon request.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Kristi W. Spears, (864)560-6754
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg and Surrounding Counties
Date of Last Update: 20090105

INMAN-RIVERDALE FOUNDATION
Robert H. Chapman III, Chair
PO Box 207 Inman Mills
Inman, SC  29349
PHONE: (864)472-2121
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Grant Range: $100-$25,000
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Apply by letter; application not required
Primarily contributes to general operating support and employee-related scholarships in the Inman and Enoree areas. Interests: Higher education; healthcare; health associations; recreation; children/youth services; federated giving programs; Protestant agencies and churches.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Treasurer-John Renfro; Secretary-Pat Robbins; Trustee-James Pace; Trustee-Norman Chapman
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County-Inman, Enoree
Date of Last Update: 20090608

MARY BLACK FOUNDATION
Philip B. Belcher
349 East Main Street, Suite 100
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)573-9500 ; FAX: (864)573-5805
EMAIL: pbelcher@maryblackfoundation.org
INTERNET: www.maryblackfoundation.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: See website
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: See website
Private grant-making foundation
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Molly Talbot-Metz, Director of Programs; Curt McPhail, Program Officer
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080708

STROM THURMOND FOUNDATION
Gwen Kittrell
PO Box 50214
Columbia, SC  29250
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 2.5+ GPA, Financially needy based on household size along with income
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Write for a grant application
Accepts mail solicitations only.
Date of Last Update: 20090720
 

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Business & Economic Development Resources

APPALACHIAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Steven R. Pelissier, Executive Director
PO Box 6668
Greenville, SC  29606
STREET ADDRESS: 30 Century Circle, Greenville, SC 29607
PHONE: (864)242-9733 ; FAX: (864)242-6957
EMAIL: pelissier@scacog.org
INTERNET: www.sc-upstate-info.org    www.scacog.org
HOURS: Office: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm; Board meets 4th Friday, 10:30 am
The ACOG provides technical support and consulting services to citizens, businesses, and local governments in the six counties and their forty-two municipalities in the SC Upstate. The Board of Directors and Advisory Committee meetings serve as forums for the advancement of regional goals through cooperation and broad-based priority setting on projects and issues important to the six-county area. ACOG provides demographic and economic information on the region in response to public and private inquiries. It provides local government supervisory training and government management studies. ACOG helps counties obtain funding to rehabilitate substandard housing for low and moderate income citizens.
FUNDING: Federal grants; State grants; Local contributions; Contracts; private sector
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Chairman-Judy Gilstup; Vice-Chairman-Wallace Shaw; Secretary/Treasurer-Ed Elliott
AREA SERVED: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties
Date of Last Update: 20090608

APPALACHIAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
InfoMentum--A Decision Support System for Upstate South Carolina
Carol Andersen, Information Services Director
PO Box 6668
Greenville, SC  29606
PHONE: (864)242-9733
EMAIL: infoMentum@scacog.org
INTERNET: www.infomentum.org
FEES: Fee per report or service.  Call for prices.
InfoMentum, a 2002 NADO Innovation Award winner, provides a suite of services including a customized Geographic Information System (GIS) application providing access to multiple layers of data and maps; the Fact Finder Database; InfoMap, an online mapping tool; and research and technical assistance. InfoMentum is integrated into the economic development activities of six upstate South Carolina counties, major utilities, and numerous businesses. See website for more details.
FUNDING: Public/Private Investment
PARENT AGENCY: EDIS Partnership
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090123

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, CENTER FOR; CAT
Vincie Albritton, Associate Director
Clemson University, 91 Technology Drive
Anderson, SC  29625
PHONE: (864)656-5708
EMAIL: valbrit@clemson.edu
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm
CAT is located at 511 Westinghouse Road, Pendleton, SC, 29670. A 30,000-square-foot technology development incubator housing companies in the early start-up stages. CAT provides a nucleus of resources essential for growing new products or processes into successful business ventures.
PARENT AGENCY: Clemson University Research Foundation
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Project Administrator-Janet Dillon, (864)656-4237
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090224

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, SPARTANBURG
Don Woodward
1004 South Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)585-1007
EMAIL: info@thesda.org
INTERNET: www.thesda.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: An employer in business/industry
FEES: Yes
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call
An employers association of local business/industry. Provides training, seminars, workshops, and information on various work-related issues. A nonprofit organization.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union and Greenville Counties
Date of Last Update: 20090710

DIVERSITY COMMITTEE, THE
Lee Blair
Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1636
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)594-5030
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: None
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call
Provides a comprehensive diversity program which creates and advances minority and women owned businesses. Promotes professional opportunities in the Spartanburg area.
FUNDING: Contributions
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20090223

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ANSWER DESK; SBA
6302 Fairview Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC  28210
PHONE: 1-800-827-5722 or (TTY) (704)344-6640
EMAIL: answerdesk@sba.gov
INTERNET: www.sba.gov
HOURS: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Provides information regarding international trade, starting your own business, financing your business, SBA service and local assistance, facts and data about small business, counseling and training, minority small businesses, veterans' affairs, women's business ownership, procurement of government contracting assistance, etc. Also provides publications and an electronic bulletin board entitled SBA OnLine. Provides instant access to small business resources, statistics and research.
Date of Last Update: 20090220

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER; SBDC
David L. Tinsley, Spartanburg Area Manager
PO Box 5626
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)316-9162 or (FAX) (864)596-3602
EMAIL: Dtinsle@clemson.edu
INTERNET: http://business.clemson.edu/sbdc/index.htm
HOURS: 9 am-5 am, by appointment only
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: For-profit enterprise
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call or write. Please make an appointment.
SBDC consultants are available to free give one-on-one consultation to analyze business operations, develop business strategies, and provide marketing and economic information. Experts in private industry and government are also available for assistance in highly technical specialized areas.
FUNDING: Small Business Administration; State of SC; Clemson University
PARENT AGENCY: Clemson University
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties
Date of Last Update: 20081022

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Media Agencies

BLACKSBURG TIMES, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 155
Blacksburg, SC  29702
PHONE: (864)839-2621 or (FAX)839-5710
EMAIL: blacksburgtimes@bellsouth.net
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper. 
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
AREA SERVED: Cherokee County
Date of Last Update: 20080128

BOILING SPRINGS SENTRY, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 5211 Spartanburg, SC 29304
Boiling Springs, SC  29316
PHONE: (864)476-3513 or (FAX)476-3511
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

CHESNEE TRIBUNE, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 158
Chesnee, SC  29323
PHONE: (864)461-2815, 476-3513 or (FAX)476-3511
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Editor-Ernie Lambert
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

ETV ENDOWMENT
Paula Williams
401 East Kennedy Street, Suite B-1
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)591-0046 or 583-1235 or 585-0102 or in SC 1-877-253-2092 (Columbia) ; FAX: (864)573-7792
EMAIL: etvendow@bellsouth.net
INTERNET: www.scetv.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
FEES: $36.00/year for the SCENE magazine
A fundraising organization in support of SCETV and Radio Network. Call ETV's 800 number for Public Radio and Television Broadcasting Schedules.  The Library subscribes to the South Carolina Scene, which lists the schedules.
FUNDING: Private donations; Corporate grants; Foundations
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Executive Director-Coby C. Hennecy, CPA; Financial Officer-Amie Busbee, CPA
AREA SERVED: South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
Date of Last Update: 20090909

GREER CITIZEN, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 70
Greer, SC 29652
PHONE: (864)877-2076
EMAIL: dwilder@greercitizen.com
INTERNET: www.greercitizen.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Jim Fair-Editor, jfair@greercitizen.com
AREA SERVED: Greer, Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

GSA BUSINESS
Lisa Jones, Publisher
1204 B East Washington Street
Greenville, SC  29601
PHONE: (864)235-5677 ; FAX: (864)235-4868
EMAIL: ljones@scbiznews.com  or news@gsabusiness.com
INTERNET: www.gsabusiness.com
FEES: Subscription-$49.95/year
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Managing Editor-Frank Allgood
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20090805

HERALD-JOURNAL, SPARTANBURG
Kim Buckner Land, Marketing Director
PO Box 1657
Spartanburg, SC  29304-1657
STREET ADDRESS: 189 West Main Street
PHONE: (864)582-4511 or (800)922-4158 ; FAX: (864)594-6350
EMAIL: kim.land@shj.com
INTERNET: www.goupstate.com
HOURS: Business Offices: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Daily and Sunday service. Parade magazine on Sunday. Spartanburg Magazine quarterly.
PARENT AGENCY: New York Times Regional Newspaper Group
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Michael Smith, Executive Editor
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee Counties
Date of Last Update: 20090720

HOMETOWN NEWS, INC.
Don Wilder
PO Box 5211
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)476-3513 
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Hometown News is the parent agency of 9 local newspapers.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

INMAN TIMES, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 7
Inman, SC  29349
PHONE: (864)472-9548 or (FAX)472-5398
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

MIDDLE TYGER TIMES, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 5211
Spartanburg, SC  29365
PHONE: (864)439-0068 or (FAX)476-3511
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Editor-Ernie Lambert
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

NEWS, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
East Side Edition
Don Wilder
PO Box 5211
Spartanburg, SC 29304
PHONE: (864)573-8706, 476-3513 or (FAX)573-8710
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Editor-Ernie Lambert
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080903

SPARTAN WEEKLY
Bobby D. Dailey, Jr., Editor or Tammy Dailey
PO Box 2502
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 104 North Daniel Morgan Avenue, Suite 111
PHONE: (864)574-1360
FAX: (864)327-1760
EMAIL: sprtnwkly@aol.com
INTERNET: www.spartanweeklyonline.com
HOURS: Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 am-5 pm; Thursday, hours vary; Closed Friday
FEES: $20.00/yr. in Spartanburg; $30.00/yr. out of county
Weekly service. Delivered on Thursdays. Publishes notices of sales of foreclosures on the 3 Thursdays prior to the sale. Sale occurs on the first Monday of the month.  Covers community events in Spartanburg, Roebuck and Moore areas.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County (emphasis on West Spartanburg, Roebuck, and Moore)
Date of Last Update: 20090707

TIMES UPSTATE, THE
Diana B. Smith, Publisher
210 West Stone Avenue
Greenville, SC  29609
PHONE: (864)278-0192 ; FAX: (864)335-9140
EMAIL: dsmith7716@aol.com
FEES: Call for subscription rates
A weekly newspaper for African Americans in the Upstate.
PARENT AGENCY: DBS Communications
AREA SERVED: Upstate Area
Date of Last Update: 20080808

WOODRUFF NEWS, THE
Don Wilder
PO Box 249
Woodruff, SC  29388
PHONE: (864)476-3513 or (FAX)476-3511
EMAIL: HMTN@aol.com
INTERNET: www.hometown-news.com
Weekly newspaper.
PARENT AGENCY: Hometown News, Inc.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Editor-Ernie Lambert
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080803

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