Tag: Columbia
There’s only 1 ride at this year’s SC State Fair — your car
Officials with the South Carolina State Fair are still planning to hold a scaled-down version of of the event this year in what they’re calling an effort to give the community a bright spot amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Authorities charge South Carolina teen with sex trafficking
Authorities say a South Carolina teenager has been arrested on sex crime charges after engaging in a standoff with authorities who were searching for a missing child.
University of South Carolina says SAT, ACT optional for 2021
The University of South Carolina has announced that standardized SAT and ACT test scores are optional for students soon applying for freshman admission to its Columbia campus.
Protester: Man pulls gun on anniversary of flag’s removal
Competing groups gathered in front of South Carolina’s capitol building to mark the five-year anniversary of the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds.
Buttigieg, South Carolina mayor teaming up on COVID effort
Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has teamed up with the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city to help municipalities stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Pilot killed in fighter jet crash at Shaw Air Force Base
A military pilot has died in the crash of a fighter jet at during a training mission at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.
Gov. McMaster says he won’t mandate masks, pleads with residents as S.C. becomes hot...
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and state health officials are pleading with residents to practice social distancing and wear masks as South Carolina has become a hot spot for the coronavirus.
Tyson Foods closing Columbia plant, leaving many unemployed
A South Carolina Tyson Prepared Foods plant will be closing it’s door in August, leaving more than 100 people unemployed.
South Carolina’s COVID-19 rates keep hitting new highs
Health officials say South Carolina again saw more COVID-19 cases, more people in the hospital with the virus and the highest percentage of positive tests in a day.