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Clemson says no complaints against Watson while at university

Clemson, S.C. (WOLO)–In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Clemson University officials say CUPD has no record of any complaints against Deshaun Watson during his time at the school. Officials add that though requests for Title IX records may be protected under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the former student (Watson) has authorized Clemson to…

President Biden lays out plan for ‘American Jobs Plan’

The president says the $2 trillion dollar plan will help rural Americans, those lagging in modernization

(CNN) — President Joe Biden lays out his next big proposal. The President says the $2 trillion-dollar ‘American Jobs Plan’ in Pittsburgh. Biden says the goal is to improve the nation’s infrastructure and shift to greener energy. The president is also pitching his plan as an investment to benefit communities of color, rural Americans, and other communities lagging in modernization….

UPDATE: Missing Kershaw woman found safe

The 73 year old was reported missing Wednesday afternoon

Image: Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office                   Kershaw County,  SC (WOLO) — The Kershaw County Sheriff’s office say they have been able to locate a woman missing since Wednesday afternoon. According to authorities, 73 year old Delores Stokes Altman left her home on Old Georgetown Road West around 12 noon Wednesday to head…

Lawmakers pass plan to protect employees who choose not to get vaccinated

The resolution keeps employers from punishing those who do not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine just to keep their job

Myrtle Beach, SC (WPDE) — Wednesday state lawmakers started to move forward with a plan to protect people who choose not to get vaccinated. The resolution blocks employers from punishing anyone who chooses to not get vaccinated. Critics however say it’s put the traditional right-to -work state in a position of determining who can be hired and fired. Nick Papantonis…

SC Senate OKs five-day school for all by April 12

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Senate has unanimously passed a proposal that would require all schools to provide in-person classes five days a week starting as soon as April 12. The proposal passed Wednesday would also require schools provide five day a week classes next school year too. The resolution would ban districts from making teachers give instruction…