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Memorial ceremony for fallen SCDOT employees

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Wednesday was a somber day outside the South Carolina Department of Transportation headquarters, as community and family members gathered to remember the dozens of employees fallen in the line of the duty. 89 names are now listed on the wall outside SCDOT, after 3 more were added Wednesday morning, including 2 employees killed in 2019 with Horry Maintenance, and…

SC lawmakers again reject transgender athletes ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A committee in the South Carolina House has again rejected a proposal that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-11 against the bill on Tuesday. The same committee tabled a similar proposal March 16, leading supporters to change some introductory language…