Funeral services are set for Friday for a Midlands chaplain who died of COVID-19. Chaplain Billie Bright served with the Columbia Fire Department and the Irmo Police Department.
South Carolina parents now have access to not only the number of COVID-19 cases in their children’s schools, but also the number of students currently under quarantine.
Richland County residents and visitors are now required to wear masks after the County Council voted to pass an emergency mask ordinance Tuesday.
After a W.J. Keenan High School football player died last month, the Richland One School Board is discussing the safety of its athletes.
DHEC reports 3,251 new cases of COVID-19 and 138 additional deaths in South Carolina.
The Columbia Fire Department announced that Battalion Chief Joseph Casey Desso passed away Monday night after a brief illness.
Republican Senator Katrina Shealy and Democratic Representative Jermaine Johnson released a joint statement Tuesday calling for an emergency session to repeal the special budget mask proviso which prevents mask mandates in schools.
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“We’ve gotten multiple reports of bill payments being taken from mailboxes,” said Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell. “Those checks are then altered from their intended use and the money is taken from the victim’s account.”
Fish and reptiles will soon have a new home at the Riverbanks Zoo. Officials broke ground on the Darnal W. and Susan F. Boyd Aquarium and Reptile Conservation Center.
