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GCSD sees positive impact from phone restriction policy ahead of statewide ban
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)–Many school districts in South Carolina will soon be enforcing a strict no-phone policy after it received final approval from the state board on Tuesday. Beginning in January 2025, schools across the state must comply with the new policy, which bans using specific electronic devices, including cell phones, during school hours. Educators […]
Former SC Gov. Nikki Haley takes on new public relations job
Former South Carolina governor and presidential contender Nikki Haley has a new role with an international public relations firm, the company announced Wednesday. Haley, who lives on Kiawah Island, will start this month working for Washington-based Edelman Global Advisory, the public affairs division within the 72-year-old Edelman. Her title will be vice chair, according to […]
South Carolina’s 2024 presidential ballot is set. When is the deadline to register to vote?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- The 2024 race for the White House is coming down to its final months, with early voting in South Carolina set to begin in less than 50 days. Tuesday was the deadline for political parties to submit certified candidates’ names to the State Election Commission to be printed on the ballot. The […]
The legacy of Bloody Thursday urges us to do right by our most vulnerable South Carolinians
About eight or so AT&T employees were on strike the other day in a parking lot in Anderson County. They didn’t march. Too hot for that. They stood or sat in the intense August sun holding signs that said things like “HONK IF YOU SUPPORT WORKERS.” Few drivers honked in sympathy. “How long do you […]
State leaders remember Dr. Barbara Nielsen
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – South Carolina is mourning the loss of Dr. Barbara Nielsen, a former state superintendent of education. She was the first woman elected to the state’s top education position in 1991. Current State Superintendent Ellen Weaver remembered Nielsen as not only a “champion” of education but “a dear friend and mentor.” “Barbara […]
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