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Fairfield Co. Sheriff’s Office members fighting cancer

Rob Dew,

Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The Fairfield Co. Sheriff’s Office is asking for help as three of its members battle cancer. A Go Fund Me has been set up for victims Sheryl Ashford who is battling myeloma, the front office secretary Mary Cathryn Wilson who is fighting brain and spinal cancer, and Becky Inman, the wife of a Fairfield deputy who…
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FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots

By Matthew Perrone and Lauran Neergaard
Associated Press,

An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 61-3, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection against the virus amid the highly contagious delta variant.
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Richland School District Two hosting Career Fair for Bus Drivers

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Grab the resumes. Richland School District Two is hosting a Career Fair for School Bus Drivers. Organizers say the career fair will include information about  salary, bonus and incentive packages. If you are interested, the Career Fair will be held from 8am-Noon Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Richland Two Institute of Innovation located at 763 Fashion…
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SC Senators plan to return to State House for special session on Federal spending

AP: SC Senators to return to Statehouse next month for special session on spending federal COVID-19 relief money
Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina senators plan to return to the Statehouse next month for a special session on spending federal COVID-19 relief money and redistricting. But one thing not on the agenda at the moment for the Oct. 12 session is any discussion of mask rules. Senate President Harvey Peeler wrote in a letter to senators he wants…