A bill that would require South Carolina middle and high schools and colleges to print the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on student identification cards is on its way to the governor’s desk. Both the House and Senate unanimously approved the proposal.
The South Carolina General Assembly will start its final week of the 2021 session with several consequential bills on their agendas. The House has on its calendar a bill to throw South Carolina’s name on a list of states calling for a convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
State government offices are closed today to mark Confederate Memorial Day. Some local government offices are also closed in observation of the holiday that is held every year on May 10.
South Carolina road crews are getting ready for the first of a five-part, $1.7 billion project to untangle where Interstates 20, 26 and 126 meet west of downtown Columbia. The project is being called Carolina Crossroads and is scheduled to last through 2029.
A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said.
Truex Jr. powered his way around Darlington Raceway, sweeping both stages and leading the final 105 laps Sunday.
“It’s never easy,” McIlroy said. “It felt like a long time.”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say they have arrested the owner of a Northern California bar where made-to-order fake COVID-19 vaccination cards were being sold to undercover state agents for $20 each. Officials said Friday they’re unaware of any other such cases nationwide, though bogus cards have been advertised online. Vaccination cards are being used as a pass for people…
Among the early finishers Friday, former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland (69), Matt Wallace (67) and Patrick Rodgers (68) shared the lead at 6-under 136.
Six of South Carolina’s most influential lawmakers will get together soon to see if they can agree on a proposal to overhaul state-owned utility Santee Cooper. The conference committee is needed because the House and Senate passed different versions of a bill giving regulators and other more oversight of the utility.
