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More than 200 unmarked graves found on Clemson campus

Associated Press,

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – A team of researchers has announced that more than 200 unmarked graves have been discovered in a Clemson University cemetery. The graves are thought to be of those enslaved at John C. Calhoun’s plantation as well as sharecroppers and convicted workers who constructed campus buildings. Researchers had long known unidentified bodies of African-Americans were buried among…
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State flags at half-staff in memory of former state representative

Rob Dew,

Photo:Legacy.com Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Flags flew at half-staff across the state Tuesday to honor a former state representative. Governor Henry McMaster’s office says the flags were lowered in honor of Floyd Breeland. After serving in the US Army and spending decades as an educator, Breeland represented Charleston in the House of Representative for 16 years. Representative Breeland passed away August 11th….
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President declares August National Suffrage Month

CNN,

Photo: CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN)—President Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring August “National Suffrage Month.” it comes on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote on August 18th, 1920. President Trump also said he would sign a pardon later in the day for Susan B. Anthony. The women’s suffrage leader…
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State lawmakers to consider election changes

Associated Press,

Columiba, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina’s Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Harvey Peeler said Monday that state senators would return Sept. 2 to “make plans to protect the voter and the vote” given that the pandemic continues in the run up to the November…
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Researchers: Flu, COVID can be spread via dust

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UC Davis, CA (CNN)–A new study indicates that dust particles may be able to carry and spread the flu and perhaps other viruses — such as coronavirus. University of California Davis researchers reported the results Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Studies using tissues soaked with the virus and allowed to dry could send off possibly infectious particles when crumpled….

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Local artist turns heads with Cayce mural

The mural is located at 2018 State Street in Cayce
ABC Columbia Staff,

Cayce, SC (WOLO) — A new mural painted along the side of a building in the City of Cayce is turning some heads. Local artist Ija Charles is the young lady behind the art work she is calling ‘Cayce Wonders’. Ija says she initially created the artwork for last year’s South Carolina State Fair. You can even see the infamous…