Greenville County

than 300 people reported injuries and two people died as the result of the Napa earthquake or following clean-up activities. The earthquake reached the central and northern California. Most of the building infrastructures in Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties in the San Francisco area had nearly 2,000 structures moderate to severe damage. Nine of fires started because of the earthquake. There…

salvation before he turned 40. c) Bob Jones Sr. was a founder of Bob Jones University. i) At the age of 44, Bob Jones Sr. opened the BJ College in Bay County, FL. ii) In 1933 BJ College moved to Cleveland, TN where during the first year enrollment increased by 50% from last year. iii) Now, the campus of Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, SC and still stands as a liberal arts, conservative, Christian college. iv) 4 generations of Jones’ held the presidency until Dr. Stephen Pettit…

The Commissioner will probably rule that Brill’s injury is not eligible for workers compensation under the personal comfort doctrine. When a worker is injured on the job, they can request compensation from the employer. The courts have recognized that injuries may occur during employee breaks and, although employees are not technically “on the job,” they may still be eligible to request compensation if the injury falls within the bounds of the personal comfort doctrine. For an injury to be…

An earthquake is the occurrence of ground shaking. Every year almost 1 million earthquakes occur. It is triggered by plate movement. The plates punctuate each step to form mountains, the drift of continents, and the opening closing of ocean basins. Most earthquakes do not cause damage as they are small or occur in unpopulated areas. (Marshark, 2015). There are four different types of earthquake and each with special characteristics. Tectonic earthquakes generate some of the largest seismic…

On October 24, 2016 I had the opportunity to interview Martha a resident at St Paul’s complex located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Martha was born on a farm in Greenville in 1931. With three older brothers, Martha, being the youngest, considered herself “an accident.” While in school her brothers joined the military during World War II, so she had to help a lot with the farm chores. Her parents farmed dairy cows, oats, wheat, and hay. She recalled it being hard work, she also spoke of when…

management and technological improvements so they can always offer the same or better support offered by larger banks. “On March 19, 2010, First Citizens Bank, in Crenshaw County, Alabama, acquired First Lowndes Bank, expanding our service area to Butler and Lowndes counties. The branches are located in Luverne, Fort Deposit, Greenville, Hayneville and Highland Home”("Company History | First Citizens Bank"). Each branch aim to meet and exceed customer’s expectations with excellent customer…

North Carolina’s standardized testing system has recently been under fire from parents, students, and even education leaders. Many locals feel this testing is placing undue pressure on students and teachers. A recent study found that twenty-five percent of a school year is spent preparing for and taking standardized tests (Kamenetz). A local parent, Eric Malone, expressed his concern by saying “The quality of education has dropped because this system only sees students as a number”. The current…

“Bastard out of Carolina,” a story written by Dorothy Allison, takes place in Greenville County, South Carolina. The Story is told in first person from Ruth Anne or more commonly known as Bone. The story starts out with a car accident where Bones mother Anney flies out the car through the front window. She is taken to the hospital and has Bone while she is unconcious. Since Anney is unconcious her sister Ruth and her mother have to fill out Bone’s paperwork. They have it all filled out correctly…

between the time period of 1705 to 1776 colonists dramatically moved away from being a loyalist(those loyal to England) to develop a new identity; An American identity. One can not decide to part from their mother land to form their own independent county overnight. By the eve of the Revolution colonist began to believe that they were not just separate…

midnight. I would not be in Bakersfield if it were not for my grandparent packing up and moving from Mississippi with 6 children inside of a van. My grandfather Cardell Martin was born in a little town outside of Greenville, Mississippi and my grandmother was born and raised inside in Greenville, Mississippi. My grandfather worked in the fields and well as my grandmother who picked cotton on some plantations growing up in the South. They met each other at a baseball game which was the sport of…