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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced two additional deaths related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the state’s total number of deaths to 18. One patient was an elderly individual from Beaufort County who had underlying health conditions. The other patient was an elderly individual from Anderson County with underlying health conditions. DHEC is […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made their 14th arrest in their first drug sweep of the year. 46 Charles Charles Kevin Comer, of Fair Play, SC was arrested Friday and released on $20,000 bond after he was charged with one count of meth distribution. The operation began back in February. The Sheriff’s Office was seeking a total of 17 […]
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Prisma Health said they are accepting donations of high demand items, including N-95 masks, surgical masks, splash-guard face shields, goggles, non-latex gloves, reusable or disposable isolation gowns, and no-contact infrared thermometers calibrated for humans and ventilators. Disposable and single-use personal protective equipment must be new and sterile, and they said that right now, Prisma Health is not accepting homemade masks […]
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Late Friday afternoon, Gov. McMaster announced an executive order requiring all people coming into South Carolina to self-quarantine for 14 days—especially those coming from the virus “hot spots” including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Orleans. State epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell recommended that if South Carolinians feel only mild symptoms, they should self quarantine and avoid tying up medical […]
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Officials with the Joint Regional Sewer Authority met late last week and said that while the collection system for wastewater generated by Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster is working well, the JRSA has noticed an increase in wipes in the system. They are advising all customers to not flush wipes, even if the package reads “flushable”. The wipes can cause massive […]
Read moreTo help provide supplies for healthcare providers responding to COVID-19, South Carolina received a second shipment of medical equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile. DHEC inventoried the materials, and the S.C. National Guard distributed the face shields, surgical masks, gowns and gloves to every county in the state on Friday. Oconee County received 360 N95 respirators; one thousand face masks/surgical […]
Read moreAccording to reports, the May Corporation of Greenville will make an investment of approximately $60 million in the almost 300,000 square feet of the old mill and former general store and post office in Newry. Plans indicate the company will turn the old site into a new apartment complex with nearly 200 units, creating several new jobs in the process.
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced one additional death related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the state’s total number of deaths to 16. The patient was an elderly individual from Horry County who had underlying health conditions. DHEC has reported 113 additional cases of COVID-19. The total number statewide is 774 cases in […]
Read moreFrom the Office of the Governor… Governor Henry McMaster has issued a proclamation naming today Vietnam War Veterans Day in South Carolina. The Vietnam Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 designated March 29th as the date to annually recognize all who fought and sacrificed in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia from November 1st 1955 to May 15th 1975. “The United States […]
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From SCDHEC… The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced two additional deaths related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the state’s total number of deaths to 15. Both patients were elderly individuals who had underlying health conditions. One patient was a resident of Richland County and one of Horry County. “Our sincere sympathies are […]
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