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Stretch of highway named in memory of first African American SC game warden

LE Officers portraits; Ulysses Flemming Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Monday afternoon the SC Department of Natural Resources announced the portion of Garners Ferry Rd. in Richland County from the intersection with US Highway 601 to the Wateree River is now known as the “Lieutenant Ulysses Flemming Memorial Highway.” Flemming joined SCDNR in 1970 as its first African American game warden before ultimately…

577 cases of COVID-19, 14 deaths in SC Sunday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Sunday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 577 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 14 confirmed deaths. South Carolina now has a total of 475,601 cases, and 8,222 total deaths. DHEC also reports a 4.5% positivity rate of the most recent tests taken. Categories: Local News, State Tags: COVID-19, DHEC