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First known case of COVID-19 UK variant found in South Carolina, health officials say
(Above video was published on Friday at 11 p.m.)The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Saturday the detection of one case associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom. Viruses are constantly changing, and the new versions are called variants. Variants are closely monitored for their ability …
Here’s what COVID-19 has cost SC’s health agency | Business
South Carolina’s primary health agency has already spent nearly $120 million to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, state legislators last were told last week. In 2021, COVID-19 could cost the state triple that amount. The funds allocated to help pay for the effort are not going to be enough to carry the S.C. Department of …
Mental health, alcohol, drug agencies launch statewide support line | Local
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Latest in search for missing 6-year-old in Cayce, South Carolina
Body of Faye Swetlik found; man found dead in same neighborhood, chief says Faye Swetlik vanished from her yard on Monday Updated: 2:19 PM EST Feb 13, 2020 Faye Swetlik, the missing 6-year-old in Cayce, South Carolina, has been found dead, according to Chief Byron Snellgrove, from the Cayce Department of Public Safety. Snellgrove said …
Health fair raised funds for senior center | Local
NEESES – The Town of Neeses raised about $500 for the Seniors Recreation and Leisure Center during the recent Health Fair and Community Services event, town council members were told at the November meeting. New mayors elected in several towns Familiar faces will return to some councils At the event, yard sale vendors who participated …
WOMAN ASSAULTS DEPUTY: Woman accused of assaulting deputy responding to breaking, entering
0 Woman accused of assaulting deputy responding to breaking, entering ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. – A woman is accused of breaking into a home and attacking deputies who responded to a call for help. [ALSO READ: Child hit, killed by SUV on Highway 152 in Rowan County, troopers say] Rowan County deputies responded to Fisher Road Tuesday …
CHARLOTTE BREAK INS: Man accused of breaking into nearly a dozen businesses over 2-month span
0 Man accused of breaking into nearly a dozen businesses over 2-month span CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A man is accused of breaking into nearly a dozen businesses over a 2-month span. Bruce Jones, 59, has been charged with 18 counts of breaking and entering, 12 counts of larceny after breaking and entering, two counts of injury …
CHESTER COUNTY WATER MAIN BREAK: 30-inch water main break in Chester County
0 Officials work to restore 30-inch water main break in Chester County CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. – Authorities are asking Chester County residents to conserve water after a water main break Monday. [ALSO READ: Chemical leak forms bluish cloud over water plant in Lancaster County] Officials said they are working to restore the 30-inch water main in …
MEDIC: Mecklenburg first responders use same technology as Uber to pinpoint location
0 Mecklenburg first responders use same technology as Uber to pinpoint location MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. – Before April, it could take MEDIC minutes to find someone on the other end of a 911 call. Officials said they can now do it in seconds. Mecklenburg first responders used to use satellites to find someone’s location, but that …