According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, 4,921 South Carolinians filed an initial claim for unemployment last week. That’s a decrease of 124 claims from the week before.
You can celebrate Earth Day by taking a virtual tour of the sky with the South Carolina State Museum!
This Earth Day, the South Carolina Floodwater Commission is planting at least three million tree seeds across the state, as part of it’s Power Plant S.C. project. The project kicked off at the governor’s mansion Thursday morning.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm, following an incident that took place April 13.
The Sumter Police Department says man has been charged following an incident where he used profanity and racial slurs at a Food Lion.
Wildlife officials in South Carolina say you might want to look out for a swarm of sea worms on the coast. They have a set of hooked jaws, so you will want to avoid swimming near them.
Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control say the number of people getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is beginning to level out. Dr. Jane Kelly says the more people who get vaccinated, the sooner we can return to some sense of normalcy.
All students in South Carolina will have the option to attend school in person five days a week by next week.
South Carolina is one step close to having the electric chair the default method of execution in the state. Wednesday morning, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the legislation that would allow the electric chair to be used if the director of the state Department of Corrections certifies that lethal injection is not available.
A state lawmaker has filed a bill that would penalize racially exploitive non-emergency 911 calls. The CAREN Act stands for Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-emergencies and was introduced by representative JA Moore of Berkeley County.
