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Georgetown County School District issues new rule restricting cellphone use
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)– The South Carolina Department of Education is drafting a policy banning the use of cell phones, which could start as soon as the upcoming school year. The ban is tied to a provision that districts must abide by if they receive state funding. Officials said the decision came after some counties across […]
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...
44-year-old bicyclist killed in crash near Timmonsville, coroner says
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A bicyclist was killed Thursday night in a crash near Timmonsville in Florence County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Dionte’ Marcell Douglas, 44, of Florence, died at the scene of the crash, Coroner Keith von Lutcken said Friday morning. The crash, which was reported to the highway patrol […]
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.
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.
Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including in ways that end up diluting the Black vote.
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