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 | 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.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: James Island woman, 95, honored for years of nonprofit service
COMMENTARY, Brack: Henhouse politics must change on redistricting
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: Red Cross needs volunteers, blood donors for hurricane season
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Brick and glass building
CALENDAR: From parties to contests and more
Staff reports | Lowcountry residents are being asked by state and local officials to prepare for a major hurricane, including the possibility of evacuation, as the Carolina coast braces for landfall later this week.
“Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best,” Gov. Henry McMaster said throughout the weekend.
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg on Sunday said the city was getting ready.
“This is shaping up to be a major hurricane,” Tecklenburg said. “City government continues to get ready for whatever impacts the storm may bring. We ask that citizens do the same by reviewing your family’s plan and paying attention to any announcements from the Governor or other state emergency officials.”
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FOCUS: Batten down the hatches: Get ready for Hurricane Florence
COMMENTARY, Brack: Let’s have a national media campaign on civics
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: Host an Oct. 4 community-wide civic discussion
FEEDBACK: McMaster should apologize for dog “joke”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Bold, big clouds
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hurricanes
CALENDAR: Great week for wining and dining in the Lowcountry
Staff reports | While thousands of people have responded to an emergency call by the American Red Cross for blood and platelet donations, there continues to be an emergency need for donors of all blood types, especially type O, to give now to address a severe blood shortage.
According to a press release, Red Cross blood donations are being distributed to hospitals faster than they are coming in, and right now there is less than a five-day blood supply on hand. The Red Cross strives to keep a five-day supply of blood to meet the needs of patients and to be prepared for emergencies that require significant volumes of donated blood products.
Staff reports | Carolina Youth Development Center (CYDC) has achieved national accreditation through the New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA).
CYDC is a nonprofit serving Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties that provides shelter and support services to child victims of abuse and neglect, as well as youth mentoring programs and a community-based prevention program that helps at-risk families access the resources they need to stay together.
Also inside: Good news for the RiverDogs, benefit for the Whiddon family; Great success for local telethon for Harvey relief; and how to get amnesty for overdue library fines.
Staff reports | The American Red Cross has mobilized thousands of trained disaster relief workers, truckloads of supplies and thousands of meals to support the response effort following the hurricane that hit Texas over the weekend.
Staff reports | Charleston County residents will have the opportunity to view new preliminary flood maps and ask questions about potential impacts to their property in meetings this month in North Charleston, Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
If new flood maps show your property to be higher than current maps, your flood insurance rates could go down.
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