SC business leaders call for protections from virus liability
By Meg Kinnard
Many members of South Carolina’s business community are calling on the state’s federal lawmakers for protections from virus liability.
The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned Wednesday there is no certainty games will be played.
UConn canceled its 2020-2021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, as other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with high infection rates.
Many members of South Carolina’s business community are calling on the state’s federal lawmakers for protections from virus liability.
Cam Newton is no longer with the Carolina Panthers.
Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place.
Courtesy: CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO, AP)– A suspicious substance that police say protesters threw at them during demonstrations in may turned out to be water and antacid Police Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said the FBI confirmed the contents of the water bottles. Prior to the test, protestors said the mixture was water and baking soda used to lessen the effects…
NFL players who decide to opt out of the coming season must do so by Thursday afternoon, a person familiar with the agreement between the league and the players told The Associated Press.
Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded down to a tropical storm after making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.
Image: Santee Cooper (Associated Press) — Santee Cooper Utility will freeze rates for all residential, commercial, and lighting customers starting this month through December of 2024. The freeze is part of a settlement agreement with customers in a class- action lawsuit over costs associated with the failed V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion Project. The utility says it will manage any increased…
CHARLESTON, SC (AP) – Nearly 4,000 student laptops are missing in one South Carolina school district and officials say they will soon have to turn the matter over to police. Greenville County’s public school district has been trying to recover the Chromebooks, valued at almost $1.2 million, since June. Greenville County Schools spokesman Tim Waller told The Post and Courier…