Staff reports | The MOJA Arts Festival, Charleston’s annual celebration of African-American and Caribbean culture with music, arts, spoken word and other events, continues through Oct. 10 k with events that might be happening in your neighborhood.
Staff reports | An estimated 12,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair participants ran over the Ravenel Bridge from Mount Pleasant to Charleston in the 44th annual Cooper River Bridge Run, an event postponed from spring by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which traditionally attracts 40,000 entrants, this year was limited.
Staff reports | The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Thursday that the state reached a 50 percent vaccination rate among eligible residents. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster says the milestone was important, but there was still work to do. Some 59 percent of South Carolinians have had at least one vaccination shot.
Staff reports | For the ninth year in a row, Charleston was named the top U.S. destination for Travel + Leisure readers and the only place in the country at the top of the magazine’s worldwide destination list. Charleston edged out Santa Fe, New Mexico and Savannah for the top U.S. spot. Stuck between Jaipur, India and Tokyo, Japan, Charleston snagged No. 19 in the magazine’s top world city destinations.
Staff reports | The Charleston RiverDogs, minor league baseball’s dominating team (77-31) with 11 more wins than any other Low-A team this season, is headed to the season playoffs, team officials announced Sunday.
The team, which is the first from Charleston to play for a championship since 1988, clinched the playoff berth after a 7-6 Sunday win over the Columbia Fireflies that went 10 innings. The team also has a 10-game winning streak.
Staff reports | Lawmakers are feeling pressure to hold an emergency session to revise a law that prohibits mask mandates in schools as COVID-19 gets deadlier in the Palmetto State but GOP leaders so far are mum about returning to Columbia. More than 10,400 South Carolinians have died in the coronavirus pandemic with thousands of new cases reported daily as the delta variant rages.
Staff reports | A national study highlights tested ways to communicate effectively with groups of Americans who tend to be more hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — younger women, younger African Americans, rural residents and younger Republicans.
There is strong support to expand the federal Medicaid program in the Palmetto State across party lines with nearly eight in 10 South Carolina voters ages 50 and older registering their support, according to a new study by AARP.
Staff reports | As hurricane season moves towards its peak season and experts say more hurricanes are expected, the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to help support shelters as well as donors to give blood. According to the National Hurricane Center, there’s a 60 percent chance of a tropical wave off the African coast developing into a tropical depression that may influence weather here.
Staff reports | State leaders and land preservation advocates will gather Tuesday to announce a wide-ranging initiative to dramatically increase protection and preservation of natural areas across South Carolina.
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