Gold Hill Elementary School Names Finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award
Gold Hill Elementary School is one of twelve schools statewide selected as a finalist for the 2025 Palmetto’s Finest Award, a prestigious award honoring academic excellence and innovation in education....
SLED, SC Dept. of Education among agencies under review at State House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Eight state agencies are under “routine” review and, for the next month, members of a South Carolina House of Representatives committee want to hear the public’s feedback. The Administrative Law Court, Conservation Bank, the Departments of Education,...
DNC has its new leader. What does it mean for SC’s presidential nominating leadoff...
Jaime Harrison, of South Carolina, chose not to run for reelection as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
SC agencies considering 800 acres in upcoming conservation projects
COLUMBIA — State officials are considering an undeveloped barrier island, an expanded heritage preserve, and a new dove hunting field to become part of the state’s growing patchwork of preserved land. The agencies overseeing state parks and natural resources received approval...
South Carolina Dept. of Public Health offers free HIV, STD testing this Friday
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Officials with the department of public health report that while African-Americans make up a little over a quarter of South Carolina’s population, they make up almost 2/3 of HIV cases, and more than half of new cases are reported among black patients. To...
Men in two states are accused of impersonating ICE officers
A South Carolina man who police say was seen in a “disturbing” video confronting a Latino man in a pickup truck and telling him he was going to be sent back to Mexico has been arrested on charges that include impersonating an ICE officer. The arrest was followed...
SC ranks near the bottom of new healthcare cost to quality index: Phia Group
SOUTH CAROLINA (WCIV) — South Carolina ranked 48th in a new state-by-state healthcare quality and cost analysis index published by the Phia Group. The Massachusetts-based health care cost containment firm ranked states based on the quality of care available compared to the...
Feds: Former high-ranking S.C. corrections officer ran contraband ring, took bribes
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A former high-ranking S.C. Department of Corrections [Broad River Correctional Institute] guard who authorities say became a thriving black market prison boss overseeing hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and contraband pleaded guilty Monday to a...
NC religious group targeted by Elon Musk forced to stop refugee resettlement program
Lutheran Services Carolinas’ New Americans Program helped refugees access housing, health care, education and jobs.
Upstate businesses close for ‘A Day Without Hispanics’
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Several businesses in the Upstate are closing their doors on Monday to join the cause, “A Day Without Hispanics”. La Unica International Supermarket announced in a post on Facebook that all locations in South Carolina and North Carolina will be...
