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|April 1, 2021 at 6:56 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 8:00 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - After 17 months without baseball in the Lowcountry, the RiverDogs are preparing to return to the field.
The team will welcome back fans on May 4 with limited capacity in the stadium.
“We’re always excited for opening day, but taking a year off was really an odd experience,” RiverDogs President Dave Echols said. “So the excitement and the hype from everyone in the front office is off the charts so we’re really excited about it. We can’t wait to open the gates.”
Tickets go on sale Thursday morning, and for the first time this year, all ticket sales will be completed online.

|April 1, 2021 at 3:55 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 3:56 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - More than 2 million COVID-19 vaccines have been given in South Carolina, according to state health officials.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control said as of Thursday a total of 2,034,077 doses have been given statewide with 1,289,672 South Carolina residents having received at least one dose of vaccine.
“Having the COVID-19 vaccine reach the two million mark is a giant step toward ending this pandemic in South Carolina,” said Dr. Edward Simmer, DHEC Director.
DHEC said of Thursday 31.4 percent of South Carolinians have received at least one shot, and 17.1 percent are considered fully vaccinated

|March 31, 2021 at 6:23 AM EDT - Updated March 31 at 6:23 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A couple of organizations say they will be giving away free groceries in the Lowcountry.
Johns Island
The first distribution will be held at Lovely Hill Missionary Baptist Church located at 670 Bear Swamp Road on Johns Island. That’s just off of Bees Ferry Road near the Publix.
Organizers say the giveaway will start at noon Wednesday and extend until food runs out.
North Charleston
The second giveaway will be hosted by the Community Resource Center in North Charleston
Organizers say they will be distributing a massive amount of food at the Ferndale Gym located 1919 Piedmont Avenue.

By Ric Rush
Mar 31, 2021
Lauren Alaina recently surprised one of her biggest fans on TikTok with a sweet virtual dinner date.
Last December, TikTok user @tacobellqween (Brittany) shared a video of her brother describing which celebrity he would most want to have dinner with.
Ryan responded with, “I would say country music star Miss Lauren Alaina,” Ryan added, “She’s a Christian. She’s a great singer, plus she’s super nice and she’s also super sweet.”
The country star saw the Tik Tok and surprised the siblings by reaching out and asking if Ryan would like to join her for a virtual dinner date. Alaina joined Ryan and Brittany via Zoom, and they shared an hour discussing music, interests and life. Ryan and Alaina also bonded over their mutual love of the movie

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By RIC RUSH
Dec 31, 2019
It's no doubt that Country music had a big year in 2019, with breakout artists and huge hits helping the genre not only gain more fans domestically, but also internationally.
Australia is one of those places that has a huge country music following. The top 10 country songs for 2019 that made waves down under include Maren Morris "The Bones", Morgan Wallen's "Whiskey Glasses", Morgan Evans "Diamonds", which was inspired by his wife, Kelsea Ballerini.
Ballerini also made Australia's top 10 country songs of 2019 with her song, "Homecoming Queen." Keith Urban, who is Australia's biggest star, comes in at number 3 with his hit, "We Were." Luke Combs became a household name in 2019 with the help of his hit, "Beer Never Broke My Heart." But Blanco Brown tops the list with "The Git Up" which sparked a dance craze on TikTok and birthed the "TrailerTrap" genre. The song gained over 500 million streams in 2019, making it the breakout song of the year.

Pollstar has released Country music's top-selling tours of 2019, and it's no surprise that top spot went to Garth Brooks.

|December 18, 2019 at 8:04 AM EST - Updated December 18 at 9:05 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Right now, about 60 percent of libraries across the nation are boycotting one of the top five publishing companies and the Charleston County Public Library is leading the charge in South Carolina.
The movement started when Macmillan Publisher implemented an embargo on library e-book purchases that prevent libraries of any size from purchasing more than one copy of a newly released e-book for the first eight weeks after publication in order to increase sales.
TheCharleston County Public Library, or CCPL, was the first in South Carolina to boycott Macmillan with more than e-book purchasing, but also print materials.

Lauren Alaina says she’s lost about 25 pounds so far since the start of Dancing With The Stars.