Meg Kinnard
The Associated Press
South Carolina, United States
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Over 100 coronavirus cases reported at one SC prison
The South Carolina Department of Corrections says 124 inmates at the Tyger River Correctional Institution have been diagnosed with the disease. → Read More
As July 4 approaches, SC health officials urge staying home
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina approaches a holiday weekend often an anchor for its typically booming tourism industry, public health officials are encouraging people to just stay home as the state’s numbers of positive coronavirus tests continue to rise. Dr. Joan Duwve, public health director for the Department of Health and Environmental Control, […] → Read More
As July 4 approaches, South Carolina health officials urge staying home
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As South Carolina approaches a holiday weekend often an anchor for its typically booming tourism industry, and the state's numbers of positive coronavirus tests continue to rise, public health officials are encouraging people to just stay home.Dr. Joan Duwve, public health director for the Department of Health and Environmental Control, said Tuesday that some of the largest… → Read More
As July 4 approaches, SC health officials urge staying home
As South Carolina approaches a holiday weekend often an anchor for its typically booming tourism industry, public health officials are encouraging people to just stay home as the state’s numbers of positive coronavirus tests continue to rise. Dr. Joan Duwve, public health director for the Department of Health and Environmental Control, said some of the largest increases in virus cases were… → Read More
Slavery advocate’s statue being removed in South Carolina
Charleston's council and mayor voted unanimously Tuesday to move it to “an appropriate site where it will be protected and preserved,” the latest in a wave of actions arising from protests against racial injustice in America. → Read More
Slavery advocate's statue being removed in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston was removing a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, sending crews to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil war.After a nightlong struggle to dislodge it, city crews were still working after daybreak to lift the statue from a… → Read More
Slavery advocate’s statue being removed in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston was removing a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, sending crews to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil war. After a nightlong struggle to dislodge it, city […] → Read More
Removal of slavery advocate statue begins in S. Carolina
Several hundred people gathered in Marion Square, in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston, early Wednesday to watch the removal of a statue of former vice president and slavery → Read More
Charleston votes to remove statue of slavery advocate
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a statue of former vice-president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a downtown square, the latest in a wave of actions arising from protests against racism and police brutality against African Americans.Council members approved the measure 13-0 at a late-day meeting. → Read More
Charleston votes to remove statue of slavery advocate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) " Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a statue of former vice → Read More
Charleston votes to remove John C. Calhoun statue from city square
Charleston have unanimously voted to remove a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a downtown square. → Read More
Charleston votes to remove statue of slavery advocate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a downtown square, the latest in a wave of actions arising from protests against racism and police brutality against African Americans. Council members approved […] → Read More
Charleston votes to remove statue of slavery advocate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from... → Read More
Charleston votes to remove statue of slavery advocate
Officials in the historic South Carolina city of Charleston have unanimously voted to remove a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. → Read More
As SC's hospitality industry grows, so do new coronavirus numbers
South Carolina’s hard-hit hospitality industry has clawed back some of the jobs lost amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as businesses across the state continue to reopen - and new COVID-19 case numbers continue to soar. The Department of Employment and Workforce announced Friday the state’s May jobless rate stood at 12. 5%, a slight improvement over a record-setting revised April rate of 12.… → Read More
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
After 14 years of legal battles, the S.C. Supreme Court ruled Tomi Rae Hynie has no right to James Brown's estate. → Read More
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, had a dying wish to help educate needy children → Read More
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court -- → Read More
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown’s dying wish
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Godfather of Soul’s dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina’s Supreme Court — wading into a 14-year-old legal saga yet again — has ruled that James Brown’s last partner was not legally married to him. In an unanimous […] → Read More
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP) — The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court — wading into a 14-year-old legal saga yet again — has ruled that James Brown's last partner was not legally married to him. → Read More