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What Halloween candy is most popular in SC? See the favorites for every state, per Google greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

What Halloween candy is most popular in SC? See the favorites for every state, per Google

The list, shared with USA TODAY, indicated several chocolate brands were in popular demand, as well as one reigning mystery candy.

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Greenville Triumph has found a home: Club announces 10,000-seat, $80M stadium in Mauldin greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Greenville Triumph has found a home: Club announces 10,000-seat, $80M stadium in Mauldin

Greenville's professional men's soccer club and pre-professional women's club will finally have a field to call home, beginning in 2026

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Will it be warm or chilly in the Upstate this Halloween? Here's a look at the weather greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Will it be warm or chilly in the Upstate this Halloween? Here's a look at the weather

The weather has been beautiful so far this season. Will the warmth hold up for Halloween?

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Death row inmate Richard Moore appeals to U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Death row inmate Richard Moore appeals to U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution

Justice 360, a Columbia-based law firm, filed an emergency application seeking a stay, arguing the state wrongly denied his appeal

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Heroes and heartbreak: 36 hours of hell during Helene's historic floods usatoday.com/story/news/inve…

Heroes and heartbreak: 36 hours of hell during Helene's historic floods

As floodwaters roared through remote mountain communities of Western North Carolina, locals raced against time to save each other.

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Dozens gather in Greenville to remember the lives lost to domestic violence and abuse greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Dozens gather in Greenville to remember the lives lost to domestic violence and abuse

The Community Domestic Violence Coordinating Council hosts candlelight vigil to honor the victims and spread awareness 'this is real, and it happens'

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Predicting Upstate's best Week 10 high school football games, including Greer at Daniel greenvilleonline.com/story/s…

Predicting Upstate's best Week 10 high school football games, including Greer at Daniel

Here are the Upstate's top 10 high school football games and our predictions for Week 10 of the high school football season.

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A new museum will debut in Greenville by summer; these are the plans and people behind it greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

A new museum will debut in Greenville by summer; these are the plans and people behind it

The South Carolina Empowerment & History Museum aims to continue the efforts of the Greenville Cultural Center and preserve Ruth Ann Butler's work

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Stay safe this Halloween with these candy, costume, pumpkin carving, and traffic tips greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Stay safe this Halloween with these candy, costume, pumpkin carving, and traffic tips

According to FARS, pedestrians are 50% more likely to die on Halloween than any other day.

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Beyond Harris and Trump: Three consequential or interesting races on South Carolina ballots greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Beyond Harris and Trump: Three consequential or interesting races on South Carolina ballots

From a proposed change in the state constitution to a congressional match-up and battle for a statehouse seat, voters will decide more than president

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Early voting: Where, how to cast a ballot before election day in South Carolina greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Early voting: Where, how to cast a ballot before election day in South Carolina

More than 860,000 voters have turned out to vote so far; a bill passed in 2022 allows for a two-week voting period before Election Day

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One month later: Upstate residents still cleaning up post-Helene, 'almost as bad as COVID' greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

One month later: Upstate residents still cleaning up post-Helene, 'almost as bad as COVID'

In Greenville County, crews have picked up 195,000 cubic yards of debris from Tropical Storm Helene. The county expects cleanup to last through November.

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Richard Moore is set to be executed on Nov. 1; here's a timeline of key events in his case greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Richard Moore is set to be executed on Nov. 1; here's a timeline of key events in his case

Moore, 59, will be the second man executed in 2024. Freddie Owens was the first person to be executed in more than 13 years when he died on Sept. 20.

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Here are law enforcement tips for keeping trick-or-treaters safe during Halloween greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Here are law enforcement tips for keeping trick-or-treaters safe during Halloween

From sticking to familiar neighborhoods to wearing reflective costumes, these six tips will help festivities stay fun for little ghosts, goblins

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Here are the matchups for Week 10 of the South Carolina high school football season greenvilleonline.com/story/s…

Here are the matchups for Week 10 of the South Carolina high school football season

Here is the statewide schedule for Week 10 of high school football in South Carolina.

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Vote for Upstate high school boys athlete of the week for Oct. 21-27 greenvilleonline.com/story/s…

Vote for Upstate high school boys athlete of the week for Oct. 21-27

Here are the finalists for Upstate high school boys athlete of the week for Oct. 21-27. Multiple votes are allowed. The poll closes at noon Thursday.

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Vote for Upstate high school girls athlete of the week for Oct. 21-27 greenvilleonline.com/story/s…

Vote for Upstate high school girls athlete of the week for Oct. 21-27

Vote for this week's girls athlete of the week.

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Upstate Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 10: Spartanburg, Dorman on rise greenvilleonline.com/story/s…

Upstate Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 10: Spartanburg, Dorman on rise

Spartanburg and Dorman, after big wins in Region 2-AAAAA, are on the rise this week in the Upstate Super 25 high school football rankings.

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Funding cuts devastate nonprofits helping domestic violence and sexual assault victims greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Funding cuts devastate nonprofits helping domestic violence and sexual assault victims

Over the past five years, U.S. groups have received less money, including the Upstate's First Light, Project R.E.S.T., and Julie Valentine Center

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Greenville volunteers unite for Parks Restoration Day in Helene's wake, 'we can recover' greenvilleonline.com/story/n…

Greenville volunteers unite for Parks Restoration Day in Helene's wake, 'we can recover'

Volunteers came together in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene to clear Greenville's parks of debris and plant flowers.

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