Gov. Henry McMaster Announces that Additional Businesses, Gyms, Pools are Able to Open Monday, May 18 Businesses to open include: Gyms, barber shops, hair salons, waxing salons, threading salons, nail salons and spas, body-art facilities and tattoo services, tanning salons, massage therapy establishments, and pools

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today announced that close contact service providers, fitness and exercise centers, commercial gyms, and public or commercial pools will be able to open in a limited capacity on Monday, May 18. Close contact service providers include the following businesses: Barber shops, hair salons, waxing salons, threading salons, nail salons and spas, body-art facilities and tattoo […]

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Gov. Henry McMaster: Restaurants Are Able to Open for Limited Dine-in Services Monday, May 11 Governor Also Lifts Boating Restrictions Statewide, Effective Immediately

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today announced that restaurants throughout South Carolina will be allowed to reopen for limited dine-in services beginning on Monday, May 11. Additionally, Governor McMaster announced that he has lifted all boating restrictions, as defined by Executive Order 2020-25, effective immediately. All laws and regulations concerning the safe operation of boats in South Carolina will now return to normal. […]

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USC Plans to Resume In-Person Instruction This Fall

The University of South Carolina announced Wednesday its plan to resume in-person instruction on the Columbia campus for the fall 2020 semester beginning in mid-August. The plan announced Wednesday also includes a phased in return of some students, faculty and staff during the summer, while regular summer courses will continue to be delivered remotely. Highlights of the plan include: · […]

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Man Arrested After Twenty Year Long Investigation

Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man in connection with an investigation that goes back to twenty years ago. Now aged 52, Bryan Allen Lanier is charged with first degree burglary, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, petit larceny, malicious injury to property, and avoiding payment for telecommunications. According to arrest warrants, in April of 2000, Lanier is accused of […]

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OCPL To Phase In Reopening of Branches

The Oconee County Public Library will phase in the opening of the libraries in various ways over the next two months. On Monday, book returns at all branches were reopened. Materials may be returned to any branch, but will be subject to a three-day quarantine. No late fees will be applied during this time. Beginning May 14, the library will […]

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DHEC Will Test Every Resident and Staff Member of All SC Nursing Homes

DHEC announced it will test residents and staff members at every nursing home in the state for COVID-19. Beginning next week, DHEC — with testing support from LabCorp and extensive coordination and cooperation from the South Carolina Healthcare Association and Leading Age South Carolina — will begin a phased testing approach to include approximately 40,000 residents and staff members at […]

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State’s Timber Resources Suffer Estimated Over $4 Million in Damages

The South Carolina Forestry Commission estimates the damage to the state’s timber resources from the April 13 tornado activity tops $4 million. Seven teams of foresters conducted tornado storm damage surveys covering nearly 64,000 acres, and found that over 42,000 acres experienced some amount of timber damage; however, officials estimate that fewer than 4,300 acres received significant damage and will […]

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DHEC’s COVID-19 Numbers Update

On Wednesday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 97 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 9 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 6,936 and those who have died to 305. All of those deaths reported Wednesday occurred in elderly individuals.

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