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South Carolina Competes At Transplant Games
The Transplant Games of America were held in Birmingham, Alabama from July 5-10. Team “Donate Life South Carolina” competed with over 50 participants, including Sally Harrison and Pat McColl from Dillon, who took part in the 5K Run/Walk event. The Games featured 20 different events, such as basketball, cycling, cornhole, golf, swimming, volleyball, badminton, bowling, poker, pickleball, trivia, youth Olympiad, ballroom dancing, singing, table tennis, track and field, darts, virtual triathlon, and tennis. Over 3,000 participants and more than 5,000 attendees gathered for the event, with teams from 40 different states and a few international teams competing over the six-day event. Team South Carolina brought home 58 medals (23 Gold, 21 Silver, and 14 Bronze), with participants ranging in age from 8 to 75 years old.
Medicaid expansion could cover 360,000 more people in SC, new report says
COLUMBIA — Expanding Medicaid eligibility would give 360,000 additional South Carolinians full health insurance coverage in its first year while costing the state more than $250 million, according to a report released Thursday. South Carolina is one of 10 states in the country that has not expanded Medicaid eligibility to cover all adults with incomes […] The post Medicaid expansion could cover 360,000 more people in SC, new report says appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
More officers are watching the road this week throughout the southeast for Operation Southern Slowdown
MACON, Ga. — Both Memorial Day and July 4th saw record-high travel, and it brought out more law enforcement to patrol the streets. A study by the Vacationer Travel Journal says more than 200 million Americans plan to travel this summer. However, you may have noticed this week that...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
Seeking to expand innovation and boost start-ups in the Upstate, the South Carolina Research Authority has celebrated the opening of its newest office at the Greenville ONE Center last week. Charged with fostering research and innovation among the state’s leading universities in collaboration with existing companies and start-ups, SCRA is...
CDC project to address obesity expanded to seven more counties in SC
Five years ago, Clemson Department Public Health Sciences professor Sarah Griffin co-led a team of public health researchers and Clemson Extension Rural Health and Nutrition agents to address obesity in three rural counties in South Carolina. Because the team, known as the Healthy Options Program (HOP) team, was able to assist more than 15,000 people in three counties, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has funded a five-year, $3.8 million effort to expand the program from three to ten counties.
Parties react to Nikki Haley’s RNC speech, endorsement
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – Local Republicans and Democrats are reacting to former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s speech at the Republican National Convention. “Not only is the people of the convention ready to move forward, but I think this country’s ready to move forward,” Aiken Republican Club President KT Ruthven said. Nikki Haley endorsed former […]
Meet Hank, the first known city court victim advo-cat in the city of Greer
GREER, S.C. — The city of Greer, South Carolina, would like to introduce the public to the city's first known victim advo-cat. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) Hank was named after the city of Greer Municipal Court's Judge Mims. Hank was brought in to add something positive to the court employee's work environment, officials said.
Henderson County, Congressman Edwards host "Veterans Stand Down" event
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Henderson County teamed up with Congressman Chuck Edwards for an event to help veterans on Thursday, July 18. "Veterans Stand Down" was held at the Hedrick-Rhodes Veterans Center in Hendersonville. The event supports veterans, helping them find access to services and benefits. This ranges...
Upstate anglers qualify for Bassmaster Junior National Championship
PENDLETON, S.C. — The 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship takes place on July 26-27 at Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee. Landon Vaughn and Jaxson Beard, both rising ninth-grade students at Pendleton High School – will put their fishing skills to the test, representing the Upstate in the big tournament.
2024 Pigskin Preview: Westside Rams
Under the direction of head coach Brian Lane, the Westside Rams won a state title last season, the program's first since 1969. Lane is entering his second season leading the team and hopes his team can top last season by defending their title. "Just try to trust the process and...
Inman, SC, fire chief describes battle with house fire likely struck by lightning
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Inman's fire chief said the combination of heat from the weather and fire made for a long battle to get yesterday’s house fire under control. The fire at the home on Inman Road happened in the middle of a lightning storm, just after 4:30 p.m. Fire Chief Chris Cothran said the homeowner called saying he smelled smoke in the home and then he saw the fire upstairs.
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