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From HERE Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell said at ACC Tipoff that Dillon Hunter’s fifth-season eligibility remains on hold and that injuries have left the Tigers behind schedule ahead of a Nov. 2 opener against Stetson in Clemson, S.C. Clemson is saving its last roster spot for Hunter,…
From HERE Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University released a statement Friday clarifying that it strongly supports the Protect College Sports Act while asking Congress for a narrow change on conference membership rules. The bipartisan bill passed the U.S. Senate 77-22 on Sept. 28 and is waiting for a House vote. Clemson said…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday her state will take part in the new federal scholarship tax credit, making her the second Democratic governor to voluntarily opt in to the school choice program created in last year federal tax and spending law. Hochul follows Colorado Gov. Jared…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Farm & Home Supply, a family-owned farm and home retailer from Illinois, plans to open three stores and a distribution center in South Carolina, its first move outside the Midwest in the company 66-year history. The new stores will be in Cheraw, Florence and Greenwood, and the…
Public Safety
Beaufort, S.C. — The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 15-year-old from Burton after his family reported him missing Thursday. Zyon Zaydin Townsend was last seen late Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, at the family’s residence on Westgate Circle in Burton. Relatives said they…
Politics
Beaufort, S.C. — County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to add a 1% sales tax on most retail purchases to fund road and safety improvements projected to raise about $780 million over nine years. The plan covers more than 80 projects, with about $326 million for safety and intersection…
From HERE Hilton Head
Hilton Head, S.C. — Island drivers are among the communities named in Beaufort County’s proposed 1% sales tax that could raise about $780 million over nine years for road and safety work, a question now headed to the Nov. 3 ballot. County materials list congested intersections that would see turn…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — With less than a month until Election Day, the economy is the dominant issue for midterm voters, and a new national voter panel shows Americans across the political spectrum also wrestling with immigration enforcement, healthcare and the war in Iran as they prepare to deliver a first national…
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