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Featured In This Week's Travelers Rest Monitor Print Edition

05/22/2013 01:31
Featured in the May 22, 2013 print edition of The Travelers Rest Monitor: Find out about the details of the 2013-14 city budget which includes pay raises for employees, new cars,  and more;  Read about the November referendum which would allow Sunday alcohol sales in Travelers Rest...

Furman President Resigns

05/08/2013 00:53
      Furman University President Rod Smolla will step down from his position June 30, 2013 for personal reasons, Board of Trustees chairman Richard Cullen announced today. The board has elected Carl Kohrt, Ph.D., a graduate of the Furman Class of 1965 with strong ties to the...

Gillespie Shines Again As Travelers Rest Wins District III Championship

05/04/2013 23:13
      By - Roger Jewell        Joseph Gillespie pitched Travelers Rest to a 4-1 victory over Chapin's Eagles Friday as the Devildogs wraped up the District III AAA Championship.  Travelers Rest advances to the upper state AAA playoffs as the four district...

Gillespie Leads Devildogs In 11-5 Route Over Chapin

04/27/2013 02:15
By - Roger Jewell     CHAPIN - Joseph Gillespie hit a three run, stand up double to give Travelers Rest a 5-0 second inning lead as the Devildogs went on to roll over Chapin's Eagles 11-5 Friday night.  The victory came in the first round of the state AAA District 3 Playoffs and...

Area High School Teams Head To State Playoffs

04/25/2013 21:53
By - Roger Jewell (trnews@bellsouth.net)    The Greenville daily newspaper missed this when they published the state AAA softball and baseball playoff schedules.  This was a huge mistake on the big daily's part and totally ignored the communities of Travelers Rest, Berea and Blue...

PIECING TOGETHER A PUZZLE: EARLY EDUCATIONAL THERAPY GIVES AUTISTIC CHILDREN HOPE

04/24/2013 23:02
    By Chloe Gould USC School of Journalism South Carolina Press Association News Exchange chloelauria@gmail.com He sits at the edge of a rainbow jigsaw mat in caramel corduroys and a pair of lace-up suede dress shoes. He’s humming a song from earlier in the day and squirming out of his...

NASCAR ISSUES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS FROM LAST SUNDAY'S RACE

04/24/2013 18:35
No. 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team Penalized For Failing Post-Race Engine Inspection Following Kansas Speedway Event   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 24, 2013) – Penalties have been handed down to the No. 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team as a result of rule violations discovered in the post-race...

Noble Editorial

04/18/2013 00:36
  A SC Gun Killing Every 14 Hours By Phil Noble There is a great national debate about guns taking place across the country today – in Congress, in state legislatures and at school board meetings. More importantly, this debate about guns is happening at kitchen tables, backyard cookouts...

MONITOR PUBLISHER RECEIVES FIRST ANNUAL

SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION JIM DAVENPORT MEMORIAL

AWARD FOR ASSERTIVE JOURNALISM

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Good Samaritan Fired From Local Subway Restaurant

03/12/2013 01:45
By - Roger Jewell January 22nd started as a typical day for Paula Reinersman when she began her work day at the Subway Restaurant located inside the Travelers Rest Wal-Mart. But shortly after clocking in, the day became anything but typical. While taking an order from two customers, Paula heard a...

FEDERAL BUDGET FIGHT COULD LAND CLOSE TO HOME FOR SOME S.C AIRPORTS

02/28/2013 01:17
  By Zach Fox USC School of Journalism The sequester controversy could land close to home for some airport travelers in South Carolina if a federal budget deal is not reached by Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of 200 airports nationwide, 100 of which...

HELLO DACUSVILLE

02/20/2013 18:25
The Monitor newspaper is now available in Dacusville, SC.  Dacusville residents can purchase copies of The Monitor inside the Handee Mart at the corner of Dacusville Road and Thomas Mill Road.  Dacusville residents, students and organizations are encouraged to submit their news items and...