A survivor of a violent crime is turning trauma into empowerment. Courtney Lyles was one of several women that were reportedly sexually assaulted January 1 in Spartanburg as part of an alleged crime spree. But she’s not letting that day define her and is now helping others overcome obstacles of their own.
Upstate News Headlines
- Weekend Things to Do: Greenville South Carolina
- GOP Sen. Roy Blunt says he will not run for reelection in 2022
- Julien Baker on the Art of Trauma and a Million Other Different Thoughts
- Be Trans, Do Crime: By Hook Or By Crook 20 Years Later
- Why the Recent Wave of TV Reboots Is Nothing New to Anime Fans
- Town surprises its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
- Neighborhood To Watch: The Village Of West Greenville, South Carolina
- History & Hope: A conversation with Latino trailblazer Lali Garcia
- Prisma Health to begin offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine as state enters distribution Phase 1b
- History & Hope: Pastor talks growing up in South during Jim Crow era, fight for equality
- On the Move: Patrick Gray