CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this release included incorrect rainfall totals. Please note the new numbers below if you are planning coverage. Media contact: Stephen Fastenau, Office of External Affairs, 803-240-4385, fastenaus@dnr.sc.gov.Oct. 4, 2024All of South Carolina is free of drought after Helene’s rains.The S.C. Drought Response Committee on Thursday downgraded the […]
The Discovery Center, home to the Main Street Players and the Wm. M. Bouknight Theatre, Main St. Edgefield, SC. The Main Street Players will open their fall season in Edgefield with an uproarious comedy, Sordid Lives, the story of a Texas family who navigate the aftermath of a scandalous tragedy with laughter and heart. Among […]
Most of South Carolina is now free from drought as late-July rain and Tropical Storm Debby covered much of the state.The S.C. Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call Tuesday, downgraded 38 counties to normal conditions due to all the recent rain. Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties remain in incipient drought and the drought status […]
A career in aerospace engineering can often mean several years of higher education, but Jeremy Glasgow caught an early flight, so to speak. “I was really interested in cutting down my time in college because I want to get my master’s eventually,” Glasgow said. That’s why he joined the Dual Enrollment program at Piedmont Technical […]
ANDERSON, SC – Lieutenant Colonel Sheri Biggs has won the Republican nomination for South Carolina’s Third Congressional District. With her victory in the runoff, Biggs becomes the first Republican woman to secure the Party’s nomination in the district; and, with a victory in November, Biggs would be only the second Republican woman to serve in […]
Three Republican Incumbent Edgefield County Council members won by a landslide: Dean Campbell District 3 received 284 to Brett McNeill’s 138 votes; Tiffani Ireland District 2 tallied 407 votes to Patrick Atkinson’s 211; Jerry Moody District 5 received 315 votes to Scott Cooper’s 100 votes. They face no opposition in the November election. State House of Representatives, District 82 incumbent Bill Clyburn defeated Brian Doyle in a landslide with Clyburn receiving […]
Johnston, SC – The final walk of the Strom Thurmond High School (STHS) graduating Class of 2024 – 169 seniors strong – marked a huge milestone in their lives in transitioning on Friday, May 31, 2024, from high school students to alumni. Friday’s commencement ceremony, the sixty-third annual high school graduation for Strom Thurmond High School, was held at STHS Stadium under sunny skies before a large and enthusiastic crowd of […]
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded Self Regional’s Heart and Vascular Center three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program. The mission of the SVS VQI is to improve patient safety and the quality of vascular care delivery by providing web-based collection, aggregation and analysis of […]
Aiken Electric Cooperative, in collaboration with CarolinaConnect, is proud to announce its continued efforts to provide quality services desired by its members, now including mobile phone services. This new service aims to bridge the digital divide in South Carolina, ensuring that every community, especially those in rural areas, has access to reliable internet and affordable […]
Johnston, SC – Drew Sloan always felt the hard work throughout his four years of high school and the support of his family would take him wherever his journey after high school might go. But from the peach fields of Edgefield County, South Carolina, all the way to the Ivy League?The answer to that question […]