Got out of the Navy after 9.5 years and figured the hard part was over. It wasn’t. The decade after was a slow rebuild: personal banking at Wells Fargo, fatherhood x4 (four girls, God help my wallet), and the quiet realization that the crew I had in the Navy didn’t follow me home.

What filled the gap wasn’t anything big. It was pickup basketball at the Simpsonville Y, 5:30 in the morning, three days a week. Same guys, same run, nobody owed anybody anything. I started showing up because I needed the exercise. I kept showing up because I needed the people.

Greenville helped too. This town has a way of letting you start over without making you feel like you’re starting over. Fall for Greenville is the best version of that on display, the whole city outside, no agenda, just people.

So here’s the question I actually want to ask: vets in the Upstate, what filled the gap for you after you got out?

We are moving our Survivor Of Suicide Loss Group to 314 Lloyd Avenue in Greenville. This is where the office of the Half a Sorrow Foundation is and we will be in the main conference room!

Who: Survivors of Suicide Loss. You lost a loved one to suicide.

What: Suicide is a complicated grief. We need each other.

Where: 314 Lloyd Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601

When: The Third Thursday of Every Month. 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Why: We need each other.

You can park on the street or in the parking lot on the left side of the street. This is a one way street.

I will be at the door for you.

Questions? Email: [Dennis@halfasorrow.org](mailto:Dennis@halfasorrow.org)

The Veterans Breakfast Group of Lancaster, South Carolina is proud to help spread the word that The Wall That Heals is coming to Lancaster, South Carolina, November 5–8, 2026.

The Wall That Heals is a traveling three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., accompanied by a Mobile Education Center. It brings the experience of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to communities across America and provides veterans, families, friends, and visitors an opportunity for remembrance, reflection, education, and healing.

This is more than a traveling exhibit. It is an opportunity to remember the men and women who served, honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, recognize our Vietnam veterans, and ensure that their stories and sacrifices are never forgotten.

We encourage veterans, families, schools, community organizations, and everyone throughout Lancaster County and the surrounding communities to come experience The Wall That Heals.

November 5–8, 2026
Sunday, November 8 — The Wall That Heals closes at 2:00 PM.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your family, friends, veterans, churches, schools, organizations, and community groups.

Honor. Remember. Reflect. Heal.

It's happening on Saturday, October 17 and will be in a bunch of cities at various times. Check the website link for details. But it includes:

Laurens

Anderson

Seneca

Easley

Spartanburg

Travelers Rest

Greer

Pendleton

Simpsonville

and ending in Greenville

It starts at 930am in Laurens and runs through 7pm in Falls Park. God bless the organizers who will be traveling that day. Make sure you turn out for at least one close to your home.

Election Day is November 3, but Early Voting for 2026 Statewide General Election is from Monday, October 19 through Saturday, October 31.

Early voting centers are open 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Monday-Saturday)

They are closed Sunday, October 25

https://resistgvl.com/no-kings-4%3A-vote-early

I say this as someone who is not a morning person by nature.

Somewhere between the second kid and the fourth, I figured out the only hour of the day that's truly mine is the one before the house wakes up. So I'm at the Simpsonville Y most weekday mornings playing basketball, and on the days my wife needs the morning to breathe, Childwatch is the only reason the whole system works.

If you're a parent trying to keep a hobby alive: stop trying to squeeze it into the evenings. The 5:30 AM crowd at the Y is the friendliest group of people you'll ever sweat with 😂

Parents, what time is your hour?

Anyone needing any help with yard work or anything around the yard. Im 34 male able body but must be in laurens..western laurens preferably.

Mens Wearhouse in Anderson, SC is looking to hire a Full-Time tailor.

Great benefits...position should already be posted on tailoredbrands.com/careers search by location, located off Clemson Blvd.

This position requires you to already have tailoring/alterations knowledge. Must know how to alter mens suit jackets, pants, outer wear, vests, dress shirts.

Must be able to pass a skills test during the interview.

Hi everyone!

I’m currently a Dental Hygiene student and am looking for patients to help fulfill my clinical requirements. Our clinic offers reduced-cost dental hygiene services, and no dental insurance is required.

If you or someone you know is interested in receiving care or would like more information about the services provided, please send me a message. I’d be happy to answer any questions and share details about scheduling an appointment.

Thank you for your support!

Not my post but couldn’t help but to share. Not only is this a local business, but it’s my sister in laws bakery! Go check them out if any of you ever get a chance!

Name: Cakes to Dye for
Location: 103 S Main St Fountain Inn, SC 29644

On androing you can click on the call, then the menu button, then in the top right there's a button that looks like a message and you can tag it.

For context, I’m 17m and I just moved to Greenville (berea specifically) back in June from Buffalo, NY. I have family in Easley and a good job here, and so I decided to move out on my own for the first time

I’ve been in Greenville for work with my dad for the past 6 months before actually moving here myself when he went back to Buffalo, and during this time I’ve been talking to a really sweet girl from Pickens. She is my cousins best friend and all three of us go to church together in Easley/powdersville.

Me and this girl really like each other and things have been going well, and things honestly went a little too far. I knew better and so did she but long story short her parents found messages between us and saw security footage/heard from eyewitnesses of me and her making out in the church parking lot after youth group. There’s a little more to it than that but it doesn’t matter.

Anyways. She’s not allowed to talk to me and I’m not allowed near her anymore. We have some communication open still but out of respect for her parents I suggested we stop using it. We still like each other a lot. It’s just her parents kinda want nothing to do with me. Which I can’t really blame them.

So two weeks after they found out and told me I couldn’t speak to her again, I found her dad in church, shook his hand, asked him how they’d been, how the girl had been. He said they’d been good, asked how I was doing. I told him I was doing okay, told him about the raise I just got at work and about the side jobs I’d been picking up on Saturdays. He said to keep it up and I said for sure, and then I told him that I’m going back to NY for my grad party and to visit, and that once I’m back I’d like to take him and his wife out to dinner so we could have a conversation about this whole situation. And he agreed and said that sounds good.

I figure I’m just gonna own up to it all, take responsibility and apologize, and just ask if there’s any way me and the girl could have some sort of path forward that doesn’t just mean we can never talk to each other again.

But that’s not my point here

My point is. I don’t know this area too well yet and even if I did, I don’t go out to dinner really at all. If I want to treat myself on payday I buy a $6 biggie bag and call it a day.

Can I get some good restaurant recommendations, preferably in the Easley/pickens area? Something above my pay grade with a nice atmosphere for this kind of conversation. I make good money and I have a lot saved so money isn’t an issue, that said I don’t want them to think I’m trying to impress them by taking them to the most expensive place possible.

Suggestions?