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Small Town Guy: There’s More to Matthew Caine Than Muscles

Walking across the graduation stage at Travelers Rest High School nearly two decades ago, a younger version of…

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Maybe It’s in Her DNA – Mandy Chapman-Crain and Carolina Moon Realty

Quirky. A kindred. Quick to smile and a laugh that lets you know she gets you. Mandy Chapman-Crain…

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For the Birds: Meet Mike Merritt

Story and Photos by Carrie Perry   When you pull up to Mike Merritt’s house, you might not…

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Past and Present Characters – Making New Stories with Catherine Labadie 

  In recent years, Travelers Rest has attracted innovators and entrepreneurs. In many cases, fired up by enthusiasm,…

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The Café at Williams Hardware: Before We Say Goodbye

  From their popular Reuben sandwich to their unique gift shop and their online videos, the McCarrell sisters…

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Movie Magic Came to Travelers Rest – 100 Years Ago

More than 100 years ago, Travelers Rest experienced one of its biggest event in its history to that…

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Tea, the Other Option: The Story of Table Rock Tea Company

  There’s a hot drink for these autumn mornings or breezy fall afternoons and its name is not…

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Flip Flops, Bags and the Southern Gent Behind Them Both

It was an ordinary day. If any day in the south can ever be described so nonchalantly. I’m…

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Travelers Rest … and then move faster

Written by Tim Davis   You’d think a place called Travelers Rest would be all about shade trees…

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Sister Act: Take Three

If you’ve been around Travelers Rest for a long time you may remember that Houze Mortuary was once…

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Sunex Tools: Local Brand, Global Impact

Mechanics across the country recognize the name, but maybe those of us living in the same town as…

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Sister Act: Take Two

Travelers Rest is well known for its family appeal, so it should come as no surprise that there…

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