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Richland School District One board votes to require masks in all schools

Aug 16, 2021 8:43 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – All students and staff in Richland School District One will be required to wear masks in all schools, administrative buildings, and school buses. The Richland One Board of School Commissioners made the decision at a meeting Monday evening. According to district officials there are currently eight cases of COVID-19 within the district and 110 students and…

State Senators request a special session on mask mandates

The Bi-Partisan group want members to return to reconsider a budget provisio to reverse mask madate requirements

Aug 16, 2021 8:42 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A group of South Carolina Senators want lawmakers to come back to the statehouse for a special session to reconsider a budget proviso that aims to keep school districts from being able to put mask requirements in effect in state schools. Senators Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg), Ronnie Sabb (D-Williamsburg), Luke Rankin (R-Horry), and Sandy Senn (R-Charleston) joined…

Area drug manufacturer to require employees to get vaccinated, fired

Nephron Pharmaceuticals want all of their 2,500 employees vaccinated by 8/27

Aug 16, 2021 8:41 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Image: Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation LOGO West Columbia, SC (Associated Press) — -A South Carolina pharmaceutical company that has offered covid-19 vaccines since February — will now require all of its own employees to get the shot. Nephron Pharmaceuticals made the announcement Monday that it will require all of its more than 2-thousand workers to be fully vaccinated — or have…

Councilmen have friendly competition for back to school supplies

Councilmen Derrek Pugh, Ed McDowell ask fpr donations to see who can collect the most

Aug 16, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — Children here in the Midlands will head back to class in the coming weeks, if they haven’t already. While parents and guardians have a list of supplies they want to make sure their children have for the upcoming school year, some area councilman are joining in on the rush to fill backpacks with “Competition for…

Richland County Council passes mask mandate for elementary and middle schools

Aug 16, 2021 6:22 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

Today, the Richland County Council passed a mask mandate for all middle and elementary schools in the county.

High school in the Upstate mourns the loss of a student who passed away from COVID-19

Aug 16, 2021 6:17 PM EDT

CNN,

An Upstate high school is starting their school year on a very sad note today, after a 16-year-old student just passed away from COVID-19. The school’s staff will be short-handed because a number of teachers, administrators and even bus drivers are out sick with COVID-19.

FIRST DAY BACK: Elementary school starts out with exciting first day as COVID concerns still linger nationwide

South Carolina school bus at Camden High School in Kershaw County

Aug 16, 2021 6:17 PM EDT

Alex Tejada,

“Both of my kids have been excited since early June to get going. My daughter will be in 1st grade and my son is in pre-K,” Shaw said.

Midlands Tech reveals new mascot

Aug 16, 2021 6:11 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

Midlands Technical College introduces “Mav the Maverick” as new mascot.

Local Living: Columbia Animal Services adoption event next week, SC State Fair accepting competition entries and more!

Aug 16, 2021 5:57 PM EDT

Mike Olson,

Local Living: Columbia Animal Services adoption event next week, SC State Fair accepting competition entries and more!

Study finds children under 3 are more likely to spread COVID-19

Aug 16, 2021 5:56 PM EDT

CNN,

Children under the age of 3 may be more likely than older kids to spread COVID-19. An article published today from JAMA Pediatrics contradicts earlier studies that suggests young children were less likely to spread the virus.

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Richland School District One board votes to require masks in all schools

State Senators request a special session on mask mandates

The Bi-Partisan group want members to return to reconsider a budget provisio to reverse mask madate requirements

Area drug manufacturer to require employees to get vaccinated, fired

Nephron Pharmaceuticals want all of their 2,500 employees vaccinated by 8/27

Councilmen have friendly competition for back to school supplies

Councilmen Derrek Pugh, Ed McDowell ask fpr donations to see who can collect the most

Richland County Council passes mask mandate for elementary and middle schools

High school in the Upstate mourns the loss of a student who passed away from COVID-19

FIRST DAY BACK: Elementary school starts out with exciting first day as COVID concerns still linger nationwide

South Carolina school bus at Camden High School in Kershaw County

Midlands Tech reveals new mascot

Local Living: Columbia Animal Services adoption event next week, SC State Fair accepting competition entries and more!

Study finds children under 3 are more likely to spread COVID-19

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