Christian Boschult

3 weeks ago | aikenstandard.com | Christian Boschult

SPARTANBURG — The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive beetle native to China that’s been eating its way through millions of trees in the eastern and central United States, is now in Upstate South Carolina, threatening the Ash trees that live primarily around wetlands and river bottoms. “I would argue that the Emerald Ash Borer is the most invasive forest pest of this generation,” Clemson University forestry professor David Coyle said.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Christian Boschult

SPARTANBURG — For years under former Sheriff Chuck Wright, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s deputies who were sworn into office have been missing a key part of the oath for deputies, a paragraph that’s spelled out word by word in state law. Under the new governor-appointed interim Sheriff Jeffery Stephens, that long-standing problem is now fixed. Stephens said when he first took office on May 23, he could tell something was off with the oath. “It just didn't sound right,” Stephens said.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Christian Boschult

SPARTANBURG — When Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright decided to fire Sgt. Tracy Moss in the wake of his victory in last summer’s sheriff’s office Republican primary, he accused her of misconduct and called the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate. It's unclear from records The Post and Courier obtained from SLED and the Criminal Justice Academy what led Wright to ask for the probe, but the sheriff’s office later acknowledged to SLED that there was no evidence of a crime.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Christian Boschult

SPARTANBURG — Sheriff Chuck Wright has returned to work after county officials determined that he should not get paid while on leave, according to county officials. "We took some action last week and notified Chuck of that, and he came in on Friday," Spartanburg County Councilman Monier Abusaft told The Post and Courier. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to request for comment.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Christian Boschult

CHESNEE — Track suits are out; birthday suits are in. At least, that's the prevailing vibe at the Carolina Foothills Resort's Buck Creek Streak 5K on June 14. The clothing-optional trail race at the nudist resort in northern Spartanburg County has a record 161 people signed up so far. “You can go anywhere and do a 5K, but you can’t go anywhere and run a 5K naked,” said Tom Crowder, a lifelong nudist who’s on the resort’s board of directors.