Committee to hear testimony on DHEC's response
The state Senate's Medical Affairs Committee will convene at 1 p.m. Thursday to hear testimony about the state Department of Health and Environmental Control's response to a tuberculosis outbreak in...
View ArticleDHEC: Patient had TB before
The "index patient" at the center of the Ninety Six tuberculosis outbreak was exposed to the germ before coming to work at Ninety Six Primary School and was not tested for TB when first hired, alleges...
View ArticleSenate to grill DHEC chief about slow response in TB probe
In what is expected to be a tense hearing, state senators plan to question South Carolina's top health official Thursday about why she didn't act sooner to speed up an infectious disease investigation...
View ArticleThe Agenda: Capobiancos react to shared custody offer; Mace...
After Baby Veronica's Oklahoma stepmother told a Tulsa newspaper that Charleston couple Matt and Melanie Capobianco turned down a shared custody agreement last month that would require the couple to...
View ArticleSenators grill DHEC head on TB outbreak
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View ArticleNinety Six Primary School teacher and parent Robin Cobb, wife of...
In a politically charged hearing Thursday about the state Department of Health and Environmental Control's response to the recent tuberculosis outbreak at Ninety Six Primary School, town native Robin...
View Article24 rural areas in SC receive combined $10 million
The community development block grants announced this week by the state Commerce Department range from less than $153,000 to $500,000.
View ArticleLegislators may debate TB testing of school staff
A tuberculosis outbreak in Greenwood County that was spread by a school employee may prompt South Carolina legislators to require more testing of school staff.
View ArticleMan airlifted following accident
A man was airlifted after his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck on Ninety Six Highway near Marshall Circle Saturday night.
View ArticleTB looms at health fair
Billing it as a winding down of the tuberculosis outbreak that gripped Ninety Six, the Department of Health and Environmental Control hosted a health fair Saturday morning at the Ninety Six Historic...
View ArticleTaking Flight
Austin Rodgers performs a slalom run behind a boat pulled by his father, Jeff, on a lake behind their home in Ninety Six.
View Article'Somewhat' Good Job
State Sen. Floyd Nicholson asks a question Thursday during the state Senate Medical Affairs Committee meeting in Columbia.
View ArticleArrest reports for August 8, 2013
Moore, Monica Sheri 12/3/64 of Ninety Six SC was arrested by NS Police for: DUS, open container beer in vehicle Reed, Emily Kathryn 8/21/91 of Hodges SC was arrested by GCSO for: obtaining a drug by...
View ArticleHaven for Hope
Leslie Christ never dreamed she would end up leaving her Pittsburgh, Penn., home and moving to Greenwood to help hurting people who have suffered from sexual abuse.
View ArticleChildren and parents exit the Ninety Six Depot on Tuesday, where the...
Children and parents exit the Ninety Six Depot on Tuesday, where the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control was reading tuberculosis test results for those who were tested Saturday.
View ArticleDHEC Board Commends Templeton for TB Response
The Department of Health and Environmental Control's Board passed a resolution Wednesday commending Director Catherine Templeton for her response to the recent tuberculosis outbreak in the Upstate.
View ArticleMissing dog in Ninety Six
This 7 month old female lab/pit mix has gone missing on Aug 11 from her home near Spring Street in Ninety Six.
View ArticleVote for your favorite 'High School Football Coach"
A picture of each coach from Greenwood, Emerald, Ninety Six, Ware Shoals, Abbeville and Greenwood Christian has been posted on GwdToday's facebook page.
View ArticleSC board shows support for DHEC's director
South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control supports DHEC's director Catherine Templeton's response to the TB outbreak.
View ArticleDHEC loses autistic child's test record
In yet another twist in the Ninety Six TB saga, it appears that DHEC has lost the TB test record of at least one child at Ninety Six Primary School.
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