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Six Newcomers To Join Cougars For 2021-22 Season By CofC Athletics | April 15, 2021 at 11:07 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 11:07 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. – Head Coach Pat Kelsey and his staff have signed six newcomers, who will join the College of Charleston men’s basketball program for the 2021-22 season. “I am thrilled to welcome our staff’s first six signees to Our City!” Kelsey said. “Cougar Nation can expect an instant impact with these young men. They all bring a unique skill set to the table, but they are all united in their traits of toughness and competitiveness – two of ...

Some of them are beyond rust. (Florida state prisons) A plan to shutter up to four state prisons is alarming officials in Florida’s rural regions where correctional institutions have played an outsized role in providing jobs and supporting businesses for decades. Senate President Wilton Simpson’s proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew bipartisan pushback when it was released recently as lawmakers began to piece together next year’s state budget. Simpson, R-Trilby, has defended consolidation and closures, saying the plan is designed to resuscitate a prison syst...

Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Hello and welcome to Tuesday. The daily rundown — Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 3,480 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 2,085,306; active hospitalizations increased by 123 (nearly 4.3 percent), to 2,988; deaths of Florida residents rose by 36 (0.1 percent), to 33,710; 6,357,049 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine. Come as you are — Greetings from Okaloosa County, smack in the heart of Florida’s 1st Congressional District — a seat held by Rep. Matt Gaetz. In bloom — On Monday, Gaetz...

Senate President Wilton Simpson's proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew opposition from leaders in those rural communities.

Rural North Florida counties worry about ‘devastating’ prison closures Dara Kam, Senior reporter, News Service of Florida Published:  Tags:  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A plan to shutter up to four state prisons is alarming officials in Florida’s rural regions where correctional institutions have played an outsized role in providing jobs and supporting businesses for decades. Senate President Wilton Simpson’s proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew bipartisan pushback when it was released recently as lawmakers began to piece together next year’s state budget. S...