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VP Harris in South Carolina to push COVID vaccination drive

By Michelle Liu Jun. 14, 2021 01:02 PM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2021, file photo shows the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina's Legislature is ending its regular session on Thursday, April 13, 2021, ceremonially wrapping up its duties but expecting at least several returns later in the year to handle more work, including how to spend federal funding related to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

3% state employee raise; no vaccine lottery yet in SC budget

By Jeffrey Collins Jun. 02, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

SC taps interim public health director for permanent post

Apr. 15, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dr. Brannon Traxler, a familiar face to many South Carolinians following the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, will become...

Dan Drake, right, president of Vidant Medical Center, leads North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and a group of other leaders on a tour of the Vidant/Pitt County large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Greenville Convention Center, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Greenville, N.C. (Deborah Griffin/The Daily Reflector via AP)

At Greenville vaccine site, Cooper urges Medicaid expansion

By Ginger Livingston, The Daily Reflector Mar. 19, 2021 01:24 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:06 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 3: The Times and Democrat on legalizing...

Bob Jones University drops mask requirement in classrooms

Mar. 01, 2021 02:23 PM EST
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Officials at a private Christian college in South Carolina said Monday that the school is stepping down its coronavirus-related mask...

Health care providers administer the COVID-19 vaccine at a site operated by PRISMA Health in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC seniors concerned, sympathetic about teacher vaccinations

By Meg Kinnard Feb. 13, 2021 10:10 AM EST

Mayor: New Year's Eve parties "horribly unfair" in pandemic

By Michelle Liu Dec. 29, 2020 04:24 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Beleaguered city and hospital leaders in the region of South Carolina hardest hit by the coronavirus rebuked residents who plan to party...

People stroll on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, county estimates show that about 1 in 95 people are contagious with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Latest: Louisiana congressman-elect dies from COVID-19

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2020 01:19 AM EST

South Carolina health board picks new agency leader

By Michelle Liu Dec. 22, 2020 12:17 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After months without a permanent director at the helm of the agency overseeing South Carolina's coronavirus response, the state's health...

COVID-19 shelter for South Carolina homeless people to open

Dec. 20, 2020 11:42 AM EST
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Homeless people infected with the coronavirus or showing symptoms will soon be offered a new place to stay in upstate South Carolina. ...

SC man diagnosed with virus 3 days after playing Santa

Dec. 19, 2020 06:20 PM EST
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) — Days after playing Santa for special needs children, a South Carolina man tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ...

FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks during a COVID-19 briefing as state epidemiologist Linda Bell, left, looks on in West Columbia, S.C. Like many states, South Carolina later experienced a surge in infections that forced McMaster to dial back his reopening plan. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

McMaster: Get tested for COVID-19 before Thanksgiving

By Michelle Liu Nov. 19, 2020 07:03 PM EST

John Harkes voted coach of year in third tier USL League One

Nov. 12, 2020 10:32 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. captain John Harkes was voted coach of the year in the third-tier USL League One after leading the Greenville Triumph to a title...

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina makes his victory speech after winning another term in office on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

6 incumbents, including Wilson, win US House races in SC

By Jeffrey Collins Nov. 03, 2020 12:59 AM EST

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, center, R-S.C., talks with state Reps. Chris Wooten, left, and Micah Caskey, right, at a get-out-the-vote event on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in West Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC Republicans face well-funded Democrats in US House races

By Jeffrey Collins Oct. 31, 2020 06:25 AM EDT

COVID-19 coming back in SC; Greenville is new hot spot

By Jeffrey Collins Oct. 30, 2020 12:52 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After finally knocking down a two-month summer spike in COVID-19 cases, officials in South Carolina are worried things will get worse...

In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, photo voters line up at Mallard Creek High School during the first day of in-person voting ahead of the Nov. 3 elections in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Laurie Kellman)

Life on the line: Early voters wait 'as long as it takes'

By Laurie Kellman Oct. 16, 2020 10:43 PM EDT

SC high court rejects governor's private school aid plan

By Michelle Liu Oct. 07, 2020 07:21 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday a program created by Gov. Henry McMaster to allocate $32 million in federal pandemic aid...

Voters wait in line outside the Richland County election office on the first day of in-person absentee voting in South Carolina on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. A number of counties have polling places where people can vote almost like they would in person on Election Day, instead of having to mail in their absentee ballot. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Absentee voting for 2020 election begins in South Carolina

By Jeffrey Collins Oct. 05, 2020 03:37 PM EDT