(September 26, 2005 / Spartanburg, SC) Camp R. Wynn, CFA® and Vice President of Colonial Group – parent company of Colonial Trust Company and Colonial Asset Management – will address the National Center for Due Diligence (CFDD) at its national conference. Held this year in Chicago, on October 5, Wynn will serve as an expert […]

GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT ADD PRIMARY EQUIPMENT TO FIRE PROGRAM (September 13, 2005 / Simpsonville, SC) In a joint news conference at Greenville Technical College’s Brashier Campus, officials from Greenville Tech and the Boiling Springs Fire District unveiled the newest aide in the school’s fire service certification program. Boiling Springs Fire […]

BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT TO INCORPORATE COMMUNICATION AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES (August 23, 2005 / Greenville, SC) Officials with the Boiling Springs Fire District, Upstate South Carolina’s only ISO Class 1 department, today announced that the district received a grant of $97,452 from the 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of […]

BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT PLACES NEW TRUCK IN SERVICE (August 1, 2005 / Greenville, SC) The Boiling Springs Fire District, Upstate South Carolina’s only ISO Class 1 department, today unveiled its new truck to protect residential and commercial interests located within the district that covers Greenville County’s east side. Built by American LaFrance, the Ladson, […]

COLONIAL AREA VP COMPLETES PROGRAM WITH UPDATED FEDERAL FINANCIAL REGULATIONS (July 5 / Spartanburg, SC) Camp R. Wynn, CFA® and Vice President of Colonial Group – parent company of Colonial Trust Company and Colonial Asset Management – recently completed Cannon Trust School I at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Taught by Cannon Financial Institute, […]

PUT REAL OFFICERS, NOT CAMERAS, AT STOPLIGHTS FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 Cameras are great law enforcement assets. They’re indispensable in helping prosecutors prove cases in court but are no substitute for actual officers. If we want to curb red-light running, I have some alternative ideas. Appropriately fund law […]

NEIGHBORS’ EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES FOR OURSELVES ARE BEING THREATENED BY THE CITY OF GREENVILLE‘S AGGRESSIVE ANNEXATION AGENDA. FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2005 By Lenwood Cochran As so many are doing in 2005, in April 1964, my family and I moved from within Greenville’s city limits to the […]

IT COULD ONLY HELP WHERE THIS STATE IS SADLY FAILING FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005 Hmmm. Putting parents in charge of their children’s education? I don’t know. It seems like state government has done a bang-up job so far. We instituted a lottery to fund K-12 programs and college […]

JAMES BYRD GIVES CASH TO UPSTATE FAMILIES ALSO APPEARING IN: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2004 (December 22, 2004 / Greenville, SC In the lobby of Greenville’s Hyatt Regency, Christmas came early for nine Upstate families today as local businessman James Byrd presented larger-than-life checks to families in need. Recipients included […]