The Richland Northeast High School principal says no students or staff were injured during a fire at the school this morning. The Columbia Fire Department says an HVAC unit caught fire on the roof and caused smoke to go inside the building.
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To help small businesses recover from COVID-19, nearly $3 million in grants are going to help minority-owned businesses in South Carolina. These grants are from Wells Fargo’s ‘Open for Business Fund’ program.
Governor Henry McMaster joined multiple motivating speakers today at the first Kids First Conference.
After a federal judge has temporarily blocked the mask mandate ban in schools, DHEC says it continues to strongly encourage masking in schools.
Beginning Thursday, officials with Richland School District Two say students and employees will be required to wear face coverings in schools.
YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform. The ban on vaccine misinformation, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public.
School districts in South Carolina now have the authority to require masks and should check with their lawyers on what kind of accommodations they need to make for medically vulnerable students, the state’s education chief said Wednesday.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a man is accused of firing a gun into a building on Broad Street and wrecking another victim’s vehicle.
Tuesday, a federal district court granted a request to block South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools. Governor McMaster says an appeal has been filed, and they will fight the ruling up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
