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USC Honors College students win top Pay it Forward prize
Four students from the South Carolina Honors College have each earned a $5,000 cash prize in the Pay it Forward competition sponsored by South Carolina's electric cooperatives. Read more
Mar 15, 2023
Low temperatures raise electricity use, cause some temporary power interruptions
Temporary interruptions to some electric cooperative power service were implemented this morning as South Carolina experiences unusually low temperatures. Read more
Chapin educator wins statewide competition
Terri Cosby, of Chapin, is the winner of the 2022 Who Powers You Contest sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Cosby won $2,500 for the profound impact she made in the Irmo-Chapin community over her 35-year career in public education. Read more
Dec 15, 2022
Camden's Xzavier McLeod named South Carolina’s Mr. Football
Camden High School defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod was named South Carolina’s Mr. Football during halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, North vs. South, on Saturday in Myrtle Beach. Read more
Dec 10, 2022
Local kids score shopping spree with prep all-stars
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl players team up to help Horry County children fulfill their wish lists. Read more
Dec 8, 2022
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl kicks off Dec. 10
Save $5 on advance-purchase tickets for the annual north-south all-star game. Read more
Nov 1, 2022
Players named for the 2022 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl
The state’s top high school football players will face off one last time this season in the 2022 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 10. Read more
Oct 1, 2022
Abbeville teen wins statewide scholarship
Emalee Mann is the winner of the 2022 R.D. Bennett Community Service Scholarship sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Mann won a $5,000 prize for her community service project: Boxes and Bottles of Blessings. Read more
Sep 7, 2022
Pictures worth a thousand words
Thanks to our talented contributors, South Carolina Living won six photography and design awards in a national competition. See the winning results, including Mic Smith’s Botany Bay surf photo, in our exclusive web gallery. Read more
Sep 1, 2022
S.C. high school students win $5,000 scholarship
Three South Carolina high school students won $5,000 each in an audio podcast scholarship competition sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Read more
Aug 17, 2022
Aynor fourth grader wins 2022 Children’s Book Challenge
An Adventure with Electricity, by Brooke Ann Brown, was selected as the statewide winner of the 2022 Children’s Book Challenge, sponsored by EnlightenSC. Read more
Apr 8, 2022
Pay it forward
Honors students at Clemson and S.C. State were named as finalists for Pay it Forward—a new academic competition sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Read more
Managing supply chain issues
Supply chain issues also affect your local electric cooperative. Learn how the team at CEEUS is working hard to smooth out the bumps. Read more
Feb 1, 2022
Hilton Head teen wins statewide college scholarship
Tess Sanford, 16, of Hilton Head Island, is the winner of the 2021 R.D. Bennett Community Service Scholarship sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Read more
Sep 14, 2021
Solar power supply deals move toward construction
Central Electric Power Cooperative, the power supplier for South Carolina’s electric cooperatives, has completed agreements with four solar developers to build five renewable energy projects in South Carolina. Read more
Jun 23, 2021
Fort Mill fourth grader wins 2021 Children’s Book Challenge
Angel, The Solar Bird, by Madeleine Benner, was selected as the statewide winner of the 2021 Children’s Book Challenge, sponsored by EnlightenSC—an educational initiative of the state’s independent, consumer-owned electric cooperatives. Read more
Apr 9, 2021
Ingram-Dawkins named South Carolina’s Mr. Football for 2020
Gaffney High School defender Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins was named South Carolina’s Mr. Football during halftime of the Class 3A title game between Daniel and Camden. Read more
Dec 5, 2020
Cooperative to seek more solar power
Central Electric Power Cooperative, the power supplier for South Carolina’s electric cooperatives, will be adding new renewable solar energy to its resource portfolio, a decision made today by its board of trustees. Read more
Nov 11, 2020
Finalists named for Mr. Football in S.C.
The Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl announces five finalists for the South Carolina Mr. Football award. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association selected the finalists for the 2020 Mr. Football award. Read more
Oct 28, 2020
Johnston teens wins $5,000 scholarship from state's co-ops
See why this young lady has won the R.D. Bennett Community Service Scholarship for 2020. Read more
Sep 9, 2020
