COVID vaccine

Brookland-Cayce art students share work with the Cayce Community

Brookland-Cayce High School art teacher Michelle Giovannone looks for ways to share her students’ works not only around the school, but around the community. Her students’ latest projects — three painted nature-themed picnic tables — are found in prominent and popular spots in Cayce: the new Art Lot and Guignard Park. Giovannone said she was […]

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COVID state of emergency expires in South Carolina

It may have been only a formality but it is a sign we’ve come a long way since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. The state of emergency in South Carolina has expired. The state of emergency was last extended on May 22, It lapsed Sunday. Most face covering ordinances have dropped since early […]

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City of Cayce ends mask mandate

Cayce City Council voted to repeal its face coverings mandate, Wednesday. After the vote, the City of Cayce published to following announcement: In accordance with the requirements of the recent Executive Order issued by Governor Henry McMaster, the members of our Cayce City voted to repeal Emergency Ordinance 2021-15 concerning Face Coverings. However, it is […]

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West Columbia moves toward post-COVID

The City of West Columbia’s face covering mandate expired on May 1. A day later, the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner was held and more than 1,000 attended. Five days after the Bridge Dinner, Art on State drew a large crowd for music, shopping and outdoor celebration.  (Feature photo Art on State by Kelli Ricard – […]

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No COVID deaths in South Carolina Monday, 3.1 million vaccinated

The COVID data for Monday, reported Tuesday by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Health, shows no COVID deaths, DHEC reported that in total 3.1 million had been vaccinated. Anyone over the age of 16 is eligible for the vaccine. Based on the state’s population of 5 million, more than 60 percent of the […]

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No new COVID deaths reported for Tuesday; Lexington Medical Center accepting walk-ins for vaccine

There were no new COVID-related deaths in South Carolina, Tuesday, according to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control. There were 358 new confirmed cases of COVID reported in the data released Tuesday. Around 2 million in South Carolina have received a COVID vaccine. Lexington Medical Center has provided more than 60,000 doses of […]

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With more vaccinations, West Columbia hopes to be “back to normal” soon

The impact of COVID on the West Columbia community has been substantial, but the virus is in decline, and there is hope. The good news regarding COVID at the end of March 2021 is that more than 23,000 vaccinations are being administered each day in South Carolina, according to Nick Davidson, a senior deputy for […]

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Wave of Lexington 2 school personnel get COVID vaccine

A couple hundred Lexington School District Two employees were scheduled to get their first COVID vaccine shots Monday. About 230 Lexington Two employees signed up for the vaccination clinic at the Lexington Two Innovation Center in Cayce. By 11:30 a.m., 160 had been vaccinated. The vaccination session was scheduled to last until 5 p.m. Those […]

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