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Orange County Pauses Vaccine Digital Verification System The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to pause the creation of digital vaccination records after more than 700 people gathered at a May 11 board meeting to oppose the move. A motion to halt any plans of establishing digital vaccination records was approved during a 4-1 vote, with recently-elected Supervisor Katrina Foley being the sole dissenter. The motion was created by Chairman Andrew Do after more than 740 people spoke durin...

3:38 The Las Cruces City Council met in a work session Monday to discuss the city’s new police auditing contract as well as hear from the City Art Board. Members of the police auditing group OIR introduced themselves to the Las Cruces City Council during Monday’s work session.  The council approved a contract with the auditing company, which will report findings on a semi-annual basis, in February. Councilor Gabe Vasquez says he hopes that OIR will identify complaint trends and develop a c...

Virtual students required to take end-of-year tests in-person VIDEO: Virtual students required to take end-of-year tests in-person By Summer Huechtker | May 6, 2021 at 3:06 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 6:35 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - With the end of the school year a little over a month away, students and families are reminded that it’s now a federal requirement for all virtual students to take state-mandated testing in person. This includes End-Of-Course exams, SC READY, and SC PASS t...

Richland District Twos Dr Baron Davis talked about the early morning school bus hijacking. Author: WLTX Updated: 6:46 PM EDT May 6, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Richland District Two school bus was hijacked early Thursday morning after making its first stop of the day at Eagle Park Drive on Percival Road.  Around 7 a.m., 18 children in grades ranging from pre-kindergarten to around 5th grade were followed onto their school bus by a trainee from Fort Jackson who had...

Hampton Co. School District 1 announce Summer and Fall plans Hampton County District 1 summer and fall plans By Kristen Rary | May 3, 2021 at 6:40 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 6:42 PM HAMPTON COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Hampton County School District One is working to finish what’s been one of the most difficult academic years yet. The Hampton County school district is planning for summer vacation already, and with that comes summer school plans. Hampton County knows many students struggled i...

Preliminary data suggests significant learning loss for students VIDEO: Preliminary data suggests significant learning loss for students By Nick Reagan | April 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 6:30 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A year of social distancing, quarantining, and computer classrooms has left a major impact on education. While experts feared learning loss, preliminary data is now in to back up those fears. The Berkeley County School District just completed its Reading...

Marshfield Common Council Choose New President By Liz Holbrook Apr 20, 2021 9:05 PM MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) — The Marshfield Common Council has a new leader, and thus, a new person filling the duties of the Mayor’s office. After two consecutive 5-to-5 tie votes by the city’s 10 aldermen last night, a coin flip put District Two representative Nick Poeschel in the role of Common Council President, replacing District Six Alderman Tom Witzel. And since the Council voted to remove B...

District 2 Supervisor Katrina Foley announces the appointment of Debbie E. Lumpkin as her Chief of Staff. “I’m delighted to welcome Ms. Lumpkin as our new chief of staff,” confirmed Supervisor Foley (District Two). “She brings a wealth of experience into the Second District, particularly around workforce development, and contracting and support for small, diverse and disadvantaged businesses. Her work experience combined with her solid private sector management experience, will allow ...

Shasta supervisors served with notice of intent A group of frustrated community members in Shasta County served three local leaders with an intent to recall. Posted: Apr 8, 2021 6:37 PM Updated: Apr 8, 2021 6:38 PM Posted By: Ana Torrea REDDING, Calif. - A group of frustrated community members in Shasta County served three local leaders with an intent to recall. Shasta County Supervisors Joe Chimenti, Leonard Moty, and Mary Rickert have until before April 13 to respond to the notice of intent ...

ABC Columbia Apr 1, 2021 5:22 PM EDT COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland School District Two and Allen University are partnering together to encourage STEM students in the Midlands. Thursday afternoon, Allen and District Two announced they have reached a memorandum of understanding. Based on the agreement, Allen will provide the district with speakers for special programs at Richland Two high schools, a “real science” summer lab experience, and a master class in the summer taught by Allen Unive...