McLeod Health Foundation Receives Honda USA Foundation Grant
The McLeod Health Foundation is pleased to announce receipt of a $69,240 grant from the Honda USA Foundation for the Safe Kids Pee Dee/Coastal initiative “McLeod Keeping Kids Safe on…
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S.C. Arts Commission Recertifies Three Cultural Districts
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing that three South Carolina Cultural Districts earned recertification, allowing them to hold the status for another five years. The districts…
SCDOT Asks For Public Input on Momentum 2050 Plan Through Multimodal Transportation Planning Survey
COLUMBIA (June , 2024) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation is looking for public input on the future of transportation in South Carolina through a multimodal transportation survey. Momentum…
Rabid Fox Confirmed in Florence County; One Person Exposed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a fox found between High Hill and Borkowitz roads in Scranton, S.C., has tested positive…
Missing Your S.C. Tax Refund?
The vast majority of South Carolina Individual Income Tax refunds make it safely to taxpayers, but the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) wants you to know what to do…
Florence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
FLORENCE, S.C. — Kendric Lanorris Cannon, 47, of Florence, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.Evidence presented…
DEW’s Second Annual SC@Work: Photo Contest Is Open
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) is pleased to announce that the second annual photo contest is underway, and we have received dozens of amazing entries from businesses…
Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Guilty Pleas in South Carolina State Grand Jury’s Las Señoritas Investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that 14 defendants in the “Las Señoritas” investigation have pled guilty to State Grand Jury charges in connection to a…
South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services Names 2023 Officer Of The Year
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services (BPS) announced its 2023 Officer of the Year during a ceremony at the South Carolina State House on Monday, June 3,…
Full-Scale Hurricane Evacuation Exercise Set For June 5, 2024
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Department of Transportation, along with partners from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division and other state and…
South Carolina Shrimp Season To Open In Full June 4th
South Carolina’s favorite seafood will soon be more widely available at docks and markets along the coast.Commercial shrimp trawling will open in all legal South Carolina waters at 8 a.m….
SCDPS Names New State Transport Police Commander, Announces Promotions in Command Staff
COLUMBIA — The SC Department of Public Safety Director, Robert G. Woods, IV has named a new South Carolina State Transport Police commander, in conjunction with two command staff promotions….
McLeod Health Partners In Nursing Education Programs at FDTC
As a partner in nursing education for the region, McLeod Health has made a contribution of $75,000 to Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) to help maintain their nursing program.As a partner…
Francis Marion Contributes to Unprecedented Examination of S.C. History
Carolina Currents: Studies in South Carolina Culture, a scholarly series edited by Christopher D. Johnson, professor of English at Francis Marion University, was recently published. Carolina Currents is a cooperative…
Jeri McCumbee Appointed To SC Education Oversight Committee
COLUMBIA= Jeri McCumbee, MEDcare Director of Operations for Myrtle Beach and Tennessee, has been appointed to serve as a member of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) by Senator…
SC Entrepreneurs Awarded $200,000 for Innovative Agribusinesses
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) awarded $200,000 in grants to 12 local businesses as part of its Advanced Entrepreneurship program….
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Customers Gain Protections In Wake of CFPB Rule
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 29, 2024) – As a new interpretive rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is set to give “buy now, pay later” customers more legal…
SCDNR Biologist Recognized as Recovery Champion for Work on Rare Marsh Bird
When biologist Christy Hand first came to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in 2011, she had never heard of the black rail; almost no one in South…