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A 44-year-old Putnam County corrections officer died in a pre-dawn motorcycle crash on U.S. 17 in San Mateo, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and Sheriffs Office. Mark Elam was riding his Harley-Davidson north at North Boundary Road about 5:30 a.m. when he was hit by a van driven by a 39-year-old woman, the Highway Patrol said. She had stopped at North Boundary Road, then tried to cross U.S. 17 when the collision occurred. Elam was on his way to work. Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach...

SC Senate confirms new health department director The South Carolina Senate confirmed Dr. Edward Simmer Thursday morning to be the next director of the states Department of Health Environmental Control in a 40-1 vote. (Source: DHEC) By Patrick Phillips and Adam Mintzer | February 4, 2021 at 12:49 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 5:46 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Senate confirmed Dr. Edward Simmer as the new director of the state’s Department of Health and Environmen...

S.C. Senate confirms Dr. Edward Simmer as DHEC director Dr. Edward Simmer (Source: DHEC) By WMBF News Staff | February 4, 2021 at 1:25 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 1:33 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – The Department of Health and Environmental Control has a new leader. In a 40-1 vote, the South Carolina Senate confirmed Dr. Edward Simmer as the agency’s new director on Thursday. “Dr. Simmer has a lifetime of experience leading large, complex medical organizations and has successfully ...

Updated: 1:44 PM EST February 4, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate has confirmed the new director for the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).  Senators approved Dr. Edward Simmer to lead the states health agency after the organization held an interim director for the past few months.  Dr. Simmer was chosen in December by the board to serve as the new director.  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster released a statement following the confirma...

Gov. Henry McMaster has asked the Department of Health and Environmental Control to reallocate tens of thousands of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from a federal program to other providers in South Carolina.

SC governor wants DHEC to reallocate 37k surplus vaccines to other providers VIDEO: SC governor wants DHEC to reallocate 37k surplus vaccines to other providers By Live 5 Web Staff | January 29, 2021 at 4:23 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 5:28 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Gov. Henry McMaster wants state health officials to reallocate tens of thousands of surplus doses of the Moderna vaccine. Gov. Henry McMaster sent a letter to Mark Elam with the South Carolina Board of Health and Environm...

SC governor asks DHEC to reallocate 38,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses Gov. McMaster is asking DHEC to reallocate 37,800 doses of Moderna vaccine from the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care Program to other providers. Author: WLTX Updated: 5:12 PM EST January 29, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is asking the states health agency to move almost 38,000 vaccine doses away from a long-term care program and toward other providers...

McMaster calls on DHEC to provide more information on COVID-19 vaccine count, locations McMaster calls on DHEC to provide more information on COVID-19 vaccine count, locations By Madison Martin and Kristin Nelson | December 31, 2020 at 3:52 PM EST - Updated January 2 at 11:51 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has sent a letter to the chairman of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, demanding more information about the COVID-19 vaccine distribu...

McMaster praises health department board’s choice for new leader VIDEO: McMaster praises health department board’s choice for new leader By Patrick Phillips and Caroline Coleburn | December 22, 2020 at 12:08 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 5:39 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/WIS) - Gov. Henry McMaster released a statement Tuesday morning shortly after the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control announced their pick for a new director. Board members noted Simmerâ€...

Elijah Packer, a senior at College of Charleston, gets a COVID-19 test at a S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control pop-up testing site on campus on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. After a months-long search, Dr. Edward Simmer was chosen to lead DHEC and its 3,500 employees. File/Lauren Petracca/Staff By Lauren Petracca lpetracca@postandcourier.com Dr. Edward Simmer. File/Provided A career military medical officer was chosen Tuesday to lead South Carolinas public health agency, filling ...