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Deadline approaches to apply for EIDL loans from Jan. 9 storm damage, Bamberg tornado
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, people located in declared disaster zones from Jan. 9, 2024's storm and tornado damage in South Carolina might be eligible for financial assistance.
NC employees’ health plan running out of money. Legislators mum on what they’ll do about it.
The North Carolina State Health Plan may be unable to stay afloat by fall 2026, according to State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Why the state legislature is withholding the funds needed to keep the plan solvent remains a mystery. COVID-related expenses and skyrocketing prescription drug and health care costs are wreaking...
Democrats, others seek to toss Kennedy off November ballot in Georgia and New York
ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s November ballot told a judge on Monday that the independent presidential candidate must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a “sham.” It shows how a decision by a New York court last week finding Kennedy doesn’t live at the address in the New York City suburbs is being used to attack Kennedy’s ballot access in other states. The judge ruled Kennedy shouldn’t appear on New York ballots, but Kennedy is appealing. In New York on Monday, a trial opened in suburban Long Island in another lawsuit challenging Kennedy’s place on the state’s presidential ballot in November. In Georgia, challengers argue that because Kennedy used the New York address, his petitions should be voided.
North Carolina state representative accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his name has surfaced in connection with an anti-government paramilitary group. On Saturday, ProPublica, an independent news outlet focused on investigative journalism, published “Inside the […]
Two dead after major crash on US-19; investigation underway
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A fatal crash closed US-19 in both directions near the Buncombe-Haywood county line in the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 19. The crash occurred around 1:08 p.m. near Groundhog Road. A Ford F-150 truck traveling west at a high rate of speed crossed the center...
U.S. Air Force Band coming to Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The United States Air Force Band’s jazz ensemble,. , is heading out on a 4-day tour to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The band will be performing in Savannah on Saturday, September 21 at the Savannah Jazz Festival. Their performance is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.
An update on the Amish family injured in wreck
A GoFundMe was started recently for an Amish family from Lattimore that is recovering from injuries after their horses were spooked by a tractor trailer. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Yoder family was driving their horses and buggy on Washburn Switch Road to Polkville when a large truck went by, startling the animals...
Hospital strike vote imminent after majority of Mission nurses pledge support
Nursing leaders at Asheville’s Mission Hospital said they have all the pledges needed to call for a strike vote next week, increasing the likelihood of a significant labor action at the HCA Healthcare-owned facility. Local nursing representatives said Friday that more than 800 of the approximately 1,600 registered nurses,...
St. Luke’s in Columbus will soon be AdventHealth Polk
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — AdventHealth plans to assume management of St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus and its related facilities later this year. AdventHealth officials announced Monday the health care facility had recently signed a definitive agreement to assume management of St. Luke’s Hospital, “a top-rated, community-owned critical access hospital serving the Western Carolinas.” The agreement also includes several physician and ambulatory care clinics.
South Carolina Man Arrested After Pulling Gun At Candy Store
The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Joshua Kim, entered the Sugar Life Ice Cream & Candy Bar and began arguing with two workers, demanding a refund for the candy he had purchased. No Refunds. When the employees informed Kim that the store does not offer refunds on candy, he reportedly escalated...
Tropical Storm Debby's rainfall lifted most of South Carolina out of drought, what to know
Following Tropical Storm Debby’s torrential downpour, most of South Carolina’s counties have been declared drought-free. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee said 38 of the state’s 46 counties had received enough rain to lift them out of drought on Aug. 13. While the severity of drought decreased after Debby traversed the Carolinas, the counties remaining in drought are in the Upstate – primarily in the northwest corner of the state. ...
New school construction in Anderson County to help alleviate overcrowding
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Officials in Anderson School District One have released new details about an elementary school designed to help alleviate overcrowding in the district. The school is titled “Oak Hill Elementary” and is under construction near the intersection of Oak Hill Road and Elrod Road in the Powdersville community. Oak Hill Elementary […]
McCormick County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Elle Mae retires
MCCORMICK, S.C. WRDW/WAGT) - The McCormick County Sheriff’s Office has announced the retirement of its K-9 Elle Mae. The black and brown bloodhound spent her last four years with the sheriff’s office. In a Facebook post, the office recalled times when she was able to successfully do a...
School bus driver faces citation after student, mother hit in Anderson
ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said a bus driver has been cited after a student and his mother were hit in Anderson on Aug. 15. Anderson County School District Five said the bus driver was making its normal stop and as it started...
‘SMALL BY DESIGN’ New Administrator: First Presbyterian Academy Grows Students, Not Size
First Presbyterian Academy doesn’t plan to be the largest school in Greenville County, but it does aspire to do big things in the lives of young people, says the school’s new administrator. “This is a wonderful school community. We are small by design. We want to maintain that family feel,” says Dr. Rob Brown, who became Head of School in June. ...
Family holds vigil one year after Upstate woman goes missing
A vigil was held over the weekend for an Upstate woman who is still missing a year after last being seen. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says 31 year old, Jana Manasco went missing from the Monarch Community in August of last year.
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