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South Carolina to start multimillion-dollar forensic review of $1.8B outlay
(The Center Square) — A South Carolina taxpayer-funded forensic accounting review could soon answer questions about roughly $1.8 billion officials found in a state account. On Oct. 31, 2023, South Carolina Comptroller General Brian Gaines sent a letter to South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, directing Loftis to research the account's origins. It marked the start of a months-long Senate investigation that exposed what a Senate Finance Committee Constitutional Subcommittee report...
Legislature earmarks $300K for Richland County employee’s nonprofit despite few details
Outside of the normal budget process, the South Carolina has set aside $300,000 for a foundation with little track record, founded by a Richland County employee, to run an ambitious program to provide arts education and address food insecurity.
Workers across Southern states demand relief from record-breaking heat
Workers from various service industry sectors across Atlanta, Charleston, South Carolina, and Durham, North Carolina, united in a set of simultaneous rallies last month to address the escalating challenge of extreme heat in their workplaces. This coordinated effort, organized by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), aimed to highlight the hazardous conditions faced by employees as temperatures soar to unprecedented levels this summer.
Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee
The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers and members of the RNC not to make significant changes to the party’s platform on abortion.
Soldiers with SC National Guard reunite with families after nearly a year-long deployment
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Soldiers of the 1782nd Engineer Support Company from the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) reunited with their families after being gone for nearly a year. According to SCNG, the united deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. While there, the soldiers...
Cellphone ban in K-12 schools will not begin immediately, SC education officials say
COLUMBIA — It could be January before a new law barring K-12 students in South Carolina from using their cellphones in class takes effect, according to a memo from the state’s education agency. A clause included in the state budget requires districts to adopt a policy banning cellphones during the school day or risk losing […] The post Cellphone ban in K-12 schools will not begin immediately, SC education officials say appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
South Carolina adds freshmen walk-ons to official roster
The official roster on South Carolina's website was recently updated, and it includes the names of several freshmen, who have joined the team as walk-ons. A majority of the freshmen walk-ons are from the state of South Carolina, but the Gamecocks have added players from North Carolina, Virginia and Texas. All have reported to campus and are with the team for summer workouts.
Mushroom-infused chocolates recalled amid probe into illnesses; illness reported in NC
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to avoid a brand of mushroom-infused chocolates and sweets after the foods were linked to dozens of illnesses and some hospitalizations.
A remarkable feat 50 years later
When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina. The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today. And, now 50 years later, a local conservation organization will celebrate the Chattooga as a Wild and Scenic River, and the public is invited to be part of the event. The group Stay Wild Chattooga Conservancy offers an evening of music, a farm-to-table dinner, along with a bar service from 6 to 10 Saturday night, August 3 at the Chattooga Belle Farm, Damascus Church Road, Long Creek.
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