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Jackson County names new DSS director Cris Weatherford. Donated photo After five years heading the agency, Jennifer Abshire will retire as director of the Jackson County Department of Social Services on July 1. Following a closed session discussion June 1, county commissioners unanimously approved the social services board’s decision to hire Graham County DSS Director Cris Weatherford to take her place. Abshire will retire after a 29-year career with Jackson County DSS, somethin...

An operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) has escaped death after some followers of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho), a self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom-fighter...

Saint-Herblain (France), May 6, 2021 – Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company focused on the development and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market by way of a capital increase of 7,082,762 new ordinary shares, consisting of a public offering of 2,318,881 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing two ordi...

Greenville County needs 300 more foster families Need to house teens, older sibling groups grow as COVID-19 restrictions ease Share Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Need to house teens, older sibling groups grow as COVID-19 restrictions ease Share Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript BOTH STANDARD AND ULTRA-COLD REFRIGERATORS. MICHAEL: FOSTER CARE CRISIS. MORE THAN 4,000 CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA NEED A SAFE PLACE TO STAY. GREENVILLE...

x The Service noted that some misguided Nigerians had continued to threaten the government, sovereignty and corporate existence of the country. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, gave the warning in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said notable among the utterances were the unnecessary vituperations and activities of some religious and past political leaders. Afunanya noted that this group of people had either called for a...

SC DSS rolling out $4.1M in federal aid for foster care young people and alumni SC DSS rolling out $4.1M in federal aid for foster care young people and alumni By Chris Joseph | April 23, 2021 at 7:47 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 8:25 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Federal pandemic aid is coming to South Carolina, and the Department of Social Services wants to make sure the aid gets to the young people it’s for. The DSS is responsible for $4.1 million in aid for those in the state’s ...

Security Alert: Berlin (Germany), Ongoing Security Situation at Main Embassy Chancery Building at Pariser Platz 2 The U.S. Embassy in Berlin advises U.S. citizens that due to an ongoing security situation, all Embassy personnel have been advised to avoid the area around the main Embassy Chancery building at Pariser Platz 2. U.S. citizens are urged to avoid the immediate vicinity of the Embassy until further notice. U.S. citizens in Berlin are urged to review personal security plans; remain awar...

OSAC is a partnership between the U.S. State Department and private-sector security community that enables the safe operations of U.S. organizations overseas through threat alerts, analysis, and peer network groups.

Health alert: Honduras, National Curfew Suspended During Internal and Primary Political Party Elections HEALTH ALERT – U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa, Honduras (March 11, 2021) LOCATION: Honduras   From Friday, March 12 to Tuesday, March 16, the national curfew is suspended in order for the internal and primary political party elections to be carried out on time, and in strict compliance of all biosecurity measures.   Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information. For the most r...

‘ Only one S’East justice now left at apex court’ About three weeks to his retirement, Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta of the Supreme Court died yesterday morning. He was 69 years old. In a statement, the apex court announced that Ngwuta passed on around 2:30 am in his sleep at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The statement issued by the Chief Registrar, Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha, revealed that the deceased judge fell sick and had been admitted in the last one week in th...