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Two teenagers arrested for murder of Sumter man

(WOLO) – Two teenagers have been arrested for the murder of a Sumter man in February. Jameek Kelly, 17, and Traquan Jones, 19, both face a murder charge for the death of a man found inside his home on Seilder Drive on Feb. 20. The victim was Maurice James, 27. According to a news release Friday evening, multiple witnesses told…

Two more COVID-19 related deaths reported in South Carolina

(WOLO) – Two more people in South Carolina have died after contracting coronavirus, according to DHEC. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported the state’s second and third deaths related to COVID-19, Friday night. Tonight, two more South Carolinians have succumbed to COVID-19. Please join me in praying for their families and for their communities for their…

SC servers can get 6 weeks of unemployment pay if their employers apply for this program

by Anjali Patel As local restaurant owners fire their employees so they could get financial help, the unemployment benefits portal is being overloaded with people. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Many in the service industry across South Carolina are out of work following Gov. Henry McMaster’s order to shut down dine-in service amid the coronavirus outbreak. But, servers and others impacted by…