The recipients of the lifetime achievement award were Atchison Transportation Services Owner and President Charles E. Atchison, Sr. and J.W. Woodward Funeral Home President Kay Elizabeth Woodward. Atchison, a native of Spartanburg, founded the business in April 1949 operating with just one taxi cab. He said gas at the ...

Our very own, Charles E. Atchison, was featured on The Block for Black History Month.  Mr. Atchison is a native to Spartanburg, South Carolina.  In an area that has not always been the most accepting of minorities, Charles has made a successful company with well-earned respect from his hard work ...

The Spartanburg Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Lillie Bell Atchison Memorial Scholarship for Nursing at Spartanburg Community College. The scholarship was created to honor the memory and nursing career of Lillie Bell Atchison, a Spartanburg nurse who was married to Mr. Charles E. Atchison, ...

Our very own Mr. Charles Atchison was the recipient of The Legacy Award from MCASC on August 11, 2018. The award was received in recognition of his ideals that have shaped the motorcoach industry and group tour industry in South Carolina and in appreciation of his efforts to “raise the ...

Minority Business Person of the Year was awarded to Charles Atchison, owner and founder of Atchison Transportation, for his work in building the state’s largest full-service ground transportation company. Charles Atchison started his first business in 1949 with a Ford he used as his personal car and his first taxi. Since then, ...

March 2018, successful businessman Charles Atchison enjoyed conversation with the host of the Your Carolina show in their Greenville studios. Mr. A started the successful transportation company in 1949 with one taxi cab and now has the largest transportation fleet in South Carolina. The hub of Atchison Transportation is strategically ...

The Upstate is the engine driving South Carolina’s new economy. During the past seven years, companies have invested more than $9 billion in capital in the Upstate, creating nearly 35,000 jobs. On Thursday, March 30, 2017 Spartanburg Community College held its Economic Visionaries Event.  This event honors the business leaders ...

We are very proud of our owner, Charles E. Atchison, Sr. Mr. Atchison has been working since 1988 to improve and revitalize impoverished areas of Spartanburg.  From the donation of a home on Seay Street for the Habitat for Humanity project, to the renovations of several homes on Druid Street, ...