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Influential SC lawmakers seek Santee Cooper compromise

By Jeffrey Collins

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.

Lexington-Richland School District Five holds off on mask free policy

The Board of Trustees voted on the measure Tuesday night during a special called meeting

Image: ABC Columbia FILE Lexington, SC (WOLO) — Lexington-Richland School District Five has announced plans to reverse a decision that would have allowed students and staff to return to the classroom mask free. Advice from the Board of Trustees attorney has caused the group to do an about-face. The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to do away with the mask…