Coronavirus pandemic emphasizes important role played by substitute teachers
As students continue pushing through a school year clouded by the pandemic, one role gaining more attention is substitute teaching.
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Chester County supervisor charged with meth trafficking
A South Carolina grand jury has indicted a county supervisor for using government cars to run a methamphetamine trafficking operation while on the clock.
Officer-involved shooting in Darlington County
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office says there was an officer-involved shooting this morning.
Witness signatures once again required on absentee by mail ballots
According the the South Carolina State Election Commission, citizens voting absentee by mail must now have a witness signature on their ballot.
Columbia, nation protest decision in Breonna Taylor case
Demonstrators gathered at the State House last night to protest the Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not charge the officers directly involved in Breonna Taylor’s death in March.
Richland County Coroner identifies man found in creek Wednesday
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says he has identified the body found in a creek at the 5500 block of Lakeshore Drive in Columbia Wednesday as the body of Thomas Willoch.
Tactical Medical Solutions expanding operations in Anderson County, creating 21 jobs
Tactical Medical Solutions LLC says they are expanding operations in Anderson County through building a new facility located at 1250 Harris Bridge Road in Anderson.
DHEC: 664 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 16 confirmed deaths in SC
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has released its most recent coronavirus data as of Wednesday.
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office: Individual charged after car chase ends at Doby’s Mill Elementary
The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office says a car chase that began in Richland County came to an end at Doby’s Mill Elementary School in Kershaw County.
Coroner identifies body found in former rest area Wednesday
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher says she identified the man whose body was found at an abandoned rest area along I-20 on Wednesday as 69-year-old Walter R. Payne Jr. of New London, Ohio.
