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As South Carolina prepares procedures for carrying out executions via firing squad, an investigation by Columbia's daily newspaper, The State , reports…

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Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump and @Potus45 accounts on Friday. Facebook and Instagram have banned him through the presidential transition.

USC says Pastides isnt interim president yet. After Thursday, it wont have one Lucas Daprile, The State (Columbia, S.C.) May 13—The University of South Carolina is now saying Harris Pastides is not officially the schools interim president. In fact, effective on Thursday, the school does not have a president. After sending a news release Wednesday evening titled "UofSC President Caslen resigns; Pastides named new interim," USC spokesman Jeff Stensland said Thursday that Pastide...

A year -- as many observe these days -- can make a significant difference. For Jenn Barlund, president of Falcon Plastics, its the difference between seeking to hire employees and furloughing valued, longtime employees. "Ive never lost so much weight, hair or sleep," she said about the decisions the company was forced to make when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last spring. "It was very personal." Barlund, the daughter of Guy Bender and granddaughter of founders Don and Carol Bender, was director of...

Like other areas of eastern North Carolina, Pollocksville’s recovery from Hurricane Florence has been slow but steady. The town’s progress will take one step forward Sunday with a public input session at the town boat landing to allow residents to voice their opinions on the Pollocksville  “Floodprint,” a flood mitigation and recovery plan being developed in conjunction with the NC State University Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL).  The “Floodprint plan brings CDDL architects, sci...

Pollocksville charts long road to recovery with help of Coastal Dynamics Design Lab Sun Journal (New Bern, NC) Feb. 27—Like other areas of eastern North Carolina, Pollocksvilles recovery from Hurricane Florence has been slow but steady. The towns progress will take one step forward Sunday with a public input session at the town boat landing to allow residents to voice their opinions on the Pollocksville "Floodprint," a flood mitigation and recovery plan being developed in conjunction with t...

DHEC responds to transparency questions regarding press briefing strategy The press briefings are held virtually, and until November, they included some time for a live question and answer segment among reporters and DHEC officials. (Source: WBTV) By Kaitlin Stansell | February 11, 2021 at 5:35 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 7:46 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Since late November, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has required reporters to submit questions ...

Hundreds get COVID vaccine at double secret vaccination clinic at state fairgrounds Zak Koeske, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Jan. 16—COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinas health department held an unpublicized mass vaccination clinic Friday at the state fairgrounds in Columbia that drew hundreds of people who waited in their cars for hours to secure doses of the scarce COVID-19 vaccine. "We heard about it this morning when a friend texted us to say she had heard that DHEC was runni...

North carolina. where local officials are pleading for help. today they will hear from the guy in charge. griff: thats right here in poll locksville 20 miles west where the president touches down in marine corps air station in cherry point. guys, if he looks out the window, this is what he will see below. this drone footage from the sheriff county sheriffs office. unbelievable houses still under water. resources in small towns like this all in this area are very, very thin. we spoke to the mayor...