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No internet, no email. SC's rural residents are struggling to get COVID-19 vaccines Feb. 19—BARNWELL, S.C. — The COVID-19 vaccine has been hard to come by in Barnwell County. The small rural county of about 21,000 people on the state's western border has one of the highest per capita rates of coronavirus infection in South Carolina and is one of eight counties in the state without a hospital. Until this week, only one vaccine provider in the county outside the local health department had even received any doses, and it's no longer taking appointments. Desperate to procure more vaccine for...

Published 5 February 2021 The northern border between the U.S. and Canada serves as an important conduit for trade and travel into the country. However, safeguarding and securing this vital point of entry presents unique challenges. The northern border between the U.S. and Canada serves as an important conduit for trade and travel into the country. However, safeguarding and securing this vital point of entry presents unique challenges. “Our northern border faces daily threats such as human trafficking and smuggling of illicit drugs and other substances,” explained Tim Bennett, Departmen...

"I think it was about 300-and-some-odd (less students) in our physical building, and our distributed learning went up over 200 students," Patterson said. "(But) students attending distributed learning are funded at a lower level." While the district did receive more than $3 million in funding from the Ministry of Education that it initially projected, it saw more than $400,000 in lost rental and investment income, according to the amended budget approved by the board on Tuesday. In addition the district's costs rose by more than $6.7 million than projected for 2021, resulting in the distri...

Huge pressure has been placed on millions of Briton's financial wellbeing by the coronavirus crisis and ensuing lockdowns. Figures this week from the ONS revealed unemployment climbing to 5 per cent while recent GDP figures highlighted the increased likelihood of a double-dip recession for the UK. Away from the facts and figures, this means more households will be struggling to make ends meet and with a third national lockdown depressing business and sentiment some will be worried for their jobs. So what can you do to prepare your finances for tough times ahead? We take a look.  The latest g...

Sale price: $6,825,000 Seller: Steven G. Cates Seller’s and Buyer’s agent: Steve Fridrich, Fridrich & Clark The buyer of this Belle Meade mansion hid behind an anonymous trust and we can’t really blame them. This is a heck of a purchase. The massive 9,300-square-footer sits on 1.2 acres, but who needs a yard when the house is equipped with five bedrooms, four bonus rooms, three fireplaces, two kitchens and an in-ground pool next to a spacious covered porch? It’s got geothermal heating and cooling, central vacuum and smart irrigation, cameras and lights, too. What else does it do, clea...