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Oct
14
Apr
Concerts, Chalk Art and More: Rock Hill Rings in the Start of Spring With the Annual Come-See-Me Festival
The Come-See-Me festival is an annual showcase of Rock Hill’s highlights. A great deal of events take place with enough variety and engagement for the whole family. This year, the…
31
Oct
South Carolina Performs First Execution in Over a Decade, with Five More Likely to Follow
Following legal deliberations addressing expired lethal injection drugs and the legalization of a firing squad and electric chair, the state is prepared to administer capital punishment every five weeks if…
03
Jul
Bill proposed in SC legislature to ban DEI training and statements
A bill was proposed in the South Carolina legislature earlier this month that would ban mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training at universities and prohibit universities from requiring or…
03
Jul
What’s happening in South Carolina politics
Since most of the state government was sworn in this past month, many elected officials have hit the ground running in terms of implementing, crafting and enforcing policy for South…
09
Mar
COVID-19 testing centers closing
Starting this month, South Carolina will reduce the number of public COVID-19 testing sites and end the daily reporting of cases. The decision to close testing sites was made…
31
Mar
Abortions to continue being available through Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the heartbeat bill
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis ruled that abortions can continue in South Carolina during the Planned Parenthood lawsuit against the heartbeat bill. This was an extension to the previous…
24
Feb
SC not prioritizing public school teachers in vaccine distribution
South Carolina public school teachers have been advocating to be moved up in line for receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. However, their efforts were impeded on Tuesday, Feb. 16, during a state House panel where other essential workers demanded they also be made a priority…
25
Sep
Hello, hall of fame
It’s official—the inductees for the 2020 Winthrop Hall of Fame have been announced. Started in 2003, the Hall of Fame currently has ninety members, and four more about to join.…
20
Mar
Statewide school funding on the decline
South Carolina is ranked 44 in the nation in education, with many underfunded and underperforming schools. Laura Dawson Ullrich, an employee at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and a…