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Man faces slew of charges following shooting in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — A person is going through a slew of prices following a taking pictures in Spartanburg County.
In response to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies responded on April 12 to the 200 block of Woodgate Drive in reference to a taking pictures.
Deputies arrested and charged Eric Charles Godfrey, 34, of Spartanburg, on Friday with the next:
- 4 counts of tried homicide
- possession of a weapon throughout the fee of the violent crime
- possession of firearm or ammunition by individual convicted of a violent felony
On the time of the crime, Godfrey was on residence detention for possession of a stolen automobile.
Godfrey is at present being held within the Spartanburg County Detention Middle.
Deputies additionally arrested Tiffanie Elizabeth Fox, 37, of Cowpens, and charged her with obstructing justice.
In response to the arrest warrant, Fox gave false info garding the taking pictures on Woodgate Drive.
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2024 BMW Charity Pro-Am Begins June 3 In South Carolina
Amateurs and celebrities will team up for the 2024 BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament presented by TD SYNNEX, for the first days of June in the Upstate of South Carolina. A long list of celebrities, professional athletes, and amateurs will help raise money for a variety of charities for the tournament, which attracts about 40,000 spectators. This year, the week-long event, running from June 1-9, also celebrates 30 years of BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina.
“We are pleased to welcome a great lineup of new and returning celebrities to the 2024 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX,” said Bob Stegner, president of South Carolina Charities, Inc., the tournament’s non-profit foundation. “Seth Curry and Vince Young will add excitement to the tournament along with additional newcomers and returning celebrities. We also look forward to Phillip Phillips showcasing his talent on and off the course.”
View the full list of 2024 BMW Charity Pro-Am celebrities and events here.
The official website describes the charity event as the only “tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour where celebrities and amateurs are grouped with Korn Ferry Tour golf professionals in a three-day better-ball competition over two courses.” For the event 160 tour pros are paired with 160 amateurs and celebrities. This year, the teams will compete for the $1,000,000 purse with rotating rounds on two courses: the Thornblade Club and The Carolina Country Club. Since 2001, the tournament has raised nearly $16 million for multiple Upstate charities and non-profit organizations.
But it’s not just golf. A variety of fun family events, dinners, tours, and more are all planned as part of the Pro-Am week.
One highlight will be the third-annual Spartanburg Concert, presented by the Johnson Group, which begins on Thursday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. This year, American musician and singer-songwriter, Phillip Phillips, will headline the concert, which is free to the public. Phillip Phillips is an American Idol winner with several chart-topping hits and who has toured and played with artists including John Mayer, Gavin DeGraw, and Bruce Springsteen.
According to the event’s website, funds raised during the 2024 BMW Charity Pro-Am will benefit eight featured charities: Folds of Honor Palmetto State Chapter, Friends of the Reedy River, Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, The Hispanic Alliance, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg, Neighborhood Cancer Connection, PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well Spartanburg and Upstate Warrior Solution.
Visit the event website for more information and to register here.
Follow the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Facebook.
Check out the 2023 BMW Charity Pro0Am video below.
Images and video courtesy of BMW AG.
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Missouri Men’s Basketball Lands South Carolina Transfer, The Buzz: May 20, 2024
The Missouri men’s basketball team picked up an addition out of the transfer portal on Sunday afternoon in South Carolina big man Josh Gray.
Last season, the Brooklyn, NY native averaged 3.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 31 games played, however did not make a start. Gray began his collegiate career at LSU, then transferred to the Gamecocks after his freshman campaign where he has spent the past three seasons.
Gray is the fifth transfer that the Tigers have added so far this off-season, joining Mark Mitchell (Duke), Marques Warrick (Northern Kentucky), Tony Perkins (Iowa), and Jacob Crews (UT Martin).
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REPORT: Former Gamecock MBB Center Josh Gray Transfers To SEC Foe
In this new era of college athletics mixed with the transfer portal, depending on the program, the portal will giveth, but the portal will taketh also. In the case of Lamont Parisand South Carolina’s Men’s Basketball program this offseason, they’ve endured both, securing commits from Alabama’s Nick Pringle, Missouri’s Jordan Butler, and the MEAC Player of the Year in Norfolk State’s Jamarii Thomas. However, the Gamecocks have also lost their leading scorer from last season, guard Meechie Johnson, to Ohio State, along with guard Ebrima Dibba, who landed at Cleveland State.
Center Josh Gray was the last portal entry from Carolina who had yet to land, but that all changed on Sunday evening. As first reported by Joe Tipton of On3 Sports, the Brooklyn native has committed to the Missouri Tigers, effectively making the Gamecocks’ acquisition of Jordan Butler a trade, so to speak. South Carolina defeated the Tigers in both meetings last season by a combined point margin of +10.
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