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The Tiger, Clemson University’s mascot, leads a parade of students receiving scholarships from the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund at Charleston’s Gaillard Center on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Scholarship recipients will be able to attend college free of charge but the process was not without issues due to the botched rollout of a new federal financial aid application. (Meeting Street Scholarship Fund/Provided)
Previewing the Opponents: FSU opens October by welcoming Clemson to Doak Campbell Stadium
Florida State will open October by hosting Clemson at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The game between the Seminoles and Tigers tends to hold a great deal of significance in the race to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. Here is a preview of the Tigers with the start of the 2024 season less than six weeks away:
South Carolina transportation officials divide additional transportation funding
(The Center Square) — South Carolina transportation officials have approved updates to the state's bridge program, deciding how to allocate $200 million in additional money state lawmakers approved. The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission directed half the $200 million in one-time funding to bridges on secondary roads. The remaining $100 million will go toward bridges on primary and interstate routes. The move comes one day after federal officials announced...
Doctor Shortage Part 1: SC patient says he’s been waiting a year for a surgery
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A major doctor shortage in the Carolinas is impacting patient health. Many are waiting several months or a year to get an appointment. According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the doctor shortage is about twice as bad in the Carolinas and Georiga compared to some northern states. The Carolinas has around 200 active physicians per 100,000 residents. Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York have about 400 active physicians per 100,000 residents. Patients say this is taking a serious toll on their health.
Blount Memorial Hospital could become part of South Carolina health system in $364M deal
Blount Memorial Hospital may soon become part of South Carolina’s largest health care organization, Prisma Health. The move would mark the culmination of months of talks with hospital systems on affiliation and is meant to bolster the hospital’s prospects going forward. If Prisma, a private non-profit, meets obligations outlined in a letter of intent approved unanimously by the hospital’s board Tuesday, July 18, it could become Blount Memorial's first health system partner or affiliate in its decades-long history. Eleven potential partners participated in a wide-ranging...
New Title IX rule temporarily blocked from taking effect in some South Carolina schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- A federal judge’s ruling will temporarily block the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule from taking effect in more than a dozen South Carolina schools. South Carolina was one of several Republican-led states to sue the administration over the revised set of rules that were meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students. […]
SC eases requirements for child care workers to address staffing needs
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Crystal Williams' children are her world, but finding daycare for them hasn't always been easy. Many others share her struggle across South Carolina and around the country, as childcare centers continue to struggle with staffing and funding challenges. “My son, he’s four years old and...
Cell phone ban could be coming to South Carolina schools
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Department of Education will soon draft a policy banning the use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices, which could start as soon as the upcoming school year. The ban is tied to a provision that must happen if the school districts plan to get state […]
South Carolina lottery brought in $592 million for education last fiscal year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Record-setting jackpots helped South Carolina haul in hundreds of millions of dollars for education over the past year, according to figures released Wednesday by state lottery officials. Officials said the lottery generated $592 million for Fiscal Year 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year revenue has topped half a billion dollars. “I am […]
South Carolina port authority notes volume growth in FY24
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) finished fiscal-year 2024 with a 7% bump in container volume moving through the Port of Charleston in June. The authority registered 218,115 20-foot equivalent units and 121,267 pier containers last month, marking the second-highest June on record. Loaded imports climbed 10% and loaded exports rose 5%.
SC man charged in Jan. 6th US Capitol breach is sentenced: DOJ
SOUTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A South Carolina who pled guilty to charges involving the January 6th U.S. Capitol breach has received a lengthy sentence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced on Thursday. Walhalla resident Thomas Casselman, 30, will serve over three years after pleading guilty to charges of assaulting […]
These Are The Top 5 States Michigan Residents Are Fleeing To
According to the Allied US Migration Report for the 2nd year in a row we saw less interstate in 2023. Where's everybody going? More importantly, why are they going there?. Stagflation. Recession; The fact that interstate moves have continued to decrease over the last few years shows residents are taking a cautious approach when it comes to big moves and increasing interest rates.
Ranking Upstate's best linebackers in 2024 South Carolina high school football season
With the South Carolina high school football season nearing its Aug. 23 kickoff of Week Zero, here's a look at rankings for the Upstate's best linebackers in the SCHSL. The list includes a pair from J.L. Mann and a pair from Spartanburg as both teams make their playoff pushes in Class AAAAA. Best SC high school football LBs in Upstate for 2024 ...
MUSC addresses SC shortage of physical, occupational therapists with new program
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As the demand for occupational and physical therapy increasingly exceeds the number of available therapists in South Carolina, the Medical University of South Carolina is making a substantiative program change in hopes of offering a solution to this issue. Data from MUSC shows that, of South...
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