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DHEC director resigns

Rob Dew,

Courtesy:SCDHEC Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The man at the helm of the state health agency is resigning in the middle of a pandemic. This is breaking news and we will continue to follow developments. Director Rick Toomey’s resignation was approved Wednesday during the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control’s scheduled board meeting. Toomey says he is stepping down due…

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SC School Board meets to discuss future of SC Schools and classrooms

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina School Boards Association held a meeting Wednesday to discuss results of a survey of local school board members across the state. The survey was meant to get insight into how schools have been doing as students are instructed at home during the COVID-19 outbreak. The survey also looked at how school districts can safely…
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Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit

NBC ‘Tonight’ show host Jimmy Fallon apologized via Twitter for using blackface to impersonate comic Chris Rock in a 20-year-old ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit
Associated Press,

NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

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Looking for free COVID-19 testing? Prisma Health hosts community testing sites

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking for free coronavirus testing, you can check out one of Prisma Health’s COVID-19 community testing sites this week.  Prisma Health officials say the community testing is done in partnership with DHEC.   PER PRISMA HEALTH Testing at this week’s sites will be provided 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Midlands locations Wednesday, May 27,…