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Friday, November 6, 2026

Legacy Early College breaks ground on $60 million campus near Berea

Plus, Mauldin's penny tax passes and a new bloodmobile hits the road.

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Legacy Early College breaks ground on a $60 million campus on West Marion Road

Legacy bought its land in 2024 and plans to open in fall 2028

  1. 2009William Brown founds .
  2. 2024The school buys 55 acres on West Marion Road for $3.49 million.
  3. 2025Legacy Advancement launches a $25 million capital campaign.
  4. Nov. 5The school breaks ground on the new campus.
  5. Fall 2028The campus is set to open.

If you live near , a new school campus is coming to West Marion Road. broke ground Nov. 5 on its 55-acre campus, and FOX Carolina says it will hold up to 1,300 students in K4 through eighth grade.

  • Where: 504 West Marion Road, east of White Horse Road
  • Opens: fall 2028
  • Replaces: West Washington Street elementary and Bramlett Road K4 Center
  • High school: stays at 900 Woodside Ave. in City View

The academic building will have a multimedia center, two gyms, art and music spaces and a large cafeteria. Outdoor learning yurts, an amphitheater and athletic fields are planned too. Moody Nolan designed it, and Greenville-based Harper Construction will build it.

Legacy is Greenville's largest Title 1 school and is at full capacity, with more than 1,600 students in K4 through 12th grade. More than $10 million had been raised as of March, and fundraising continues.

“I have always believed that a child's zip code should never determine their future, and today we put a shovel in the ground behind that belief.”

William Brown, Legacy Early College founder

Legacy has raised more than $10 million of its $25 million goal

$10 millionMore than $10 million raised as of March

Source: Greenville Journal

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More than $10 million raised as of March$10 million
Campaign goal$25 million

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Penny tax

If you shop in Mauldin, voters approved a 1% sales tax, one of four Greenville County cities to do so. The county's own failed again Nov. 3, and Greenville's passed with nearly 67% in unofficial results, paving the way for an estimated $500 million. Mauldin estimates $24.5 million over the eight-year term, with $19.6 million going to infrastructure projects. WYFFPost and Courier

Penny tax votes could send millions to local projects

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Nearly 67%
of Greenville voters backed the tax, unofficially

Bloodmobile

If you give blood, unveiled a new bloodmobile named Bloodhound on Wednesday in downtown Greenville, paid for with a Greenville Health Authority grant. You can find a blood drive or sign up to host one at thebloodconnection.org. WYFF

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Bagels

Jeff's Bagel Run is lining up a shop at 423 The Parkway near Greer, beside Publix. It's slated to open before the end of the year as the brand's first Upstate location. Here Greer

Giving

The Spinks Family Foundation says it awarded over $2 million to 100 local organizations in 2026. It also announced Dane Boudreau as its new Executive Director. Greenville Business Magazine

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Worker ranking

Indeed's annual report on the best U.S. cities for workers found nearly every South Carolina metro lagging behind others nationwide, The State reports. Indeed scored 228 metro areas on six categories, including job opportunity and compensation. The State

228U.S. metro areas Indeed scored for workers

Indeed looked at metros with populations of 200,000 or more and scored them on six categories.

Source: The State

Connor Shaw

Former Gamecock quarterback Connor Shaw told WIS he is now fully recovered, just over a year after he collapsed coaching his son's flag football game in Simpsonville. His nonprofit, HRTHUDL, is partnering with Prisma Health to expand CPR education and AED access, and Prisma Health donated $50,000 to Heart Huddle. WIS News 10FOX Carolina News

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Legacy Early College breaks ground on $60 million campus near Berea

Plus, Mauldin's penny tax passes and a new bloodmobile hits the road.

The TLDR

  1. Legacy Early College breaks ground on a $60 million campus
  2. Mauldin's penny tax passed; the county's failed again
  3. The Blood Connection's new bloodmobile is named Bloodhound
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