Tag: COVID
FAQ: How SNAP benefit changes are hitting SC house...
By Abby Foncannon | Mar 28, 2023
Potential DHEC split raises concerns among governm...
By Wade Rainey | Mar 24, 2023
COVID 3 years later: Where is South Carolina now?
By Raymond Escoto | Mar 21, 2023
The ‘COVID slide’ has educators lookin...
By Bridget Frame | Feb 17, 2023
Super Bowl ads could show move toward less anxious...
By Lauren Leibman | Feb 17, 2023
Rents on the rise, students scraping by
by Dylan Knichel | Feb 10, 2023
With rent increasing exponentially throughout the Columbia area, many University of South Carolina students are working overtime to pay the rent, and work life is cutting into their studies.
Read MorePlaying to win: How Columbia’s arcade bars survived COVID hardships
by Raymond Escoto | Jan 30, 2023
Columbia is home to two arcade bars. Coincidently, both were founded during COVID, survived it and have stories to tell about it.
Read MoreSC flu numbers are down. But experts predict holiday surge
by Connor Bird | Nov 30, 2022
Want to protect yourself, your friends and family? Get a shot, experts say.
Read MoreSC seeing some of nation’s highest influenza rates in a quick-start flu season
by Connor Bird | Nov 10, 2022
The United States is seeing one of the worst starts to a flu season in five years. South Carolina is listed as having a “high activity” level, per the CDC data.
Read MoreUSC COVID-19 research study to understand impact on Black communities
by Reagin von Lehe | Nov 10, 2022
USC’s psychology department is recruiting African American participants for a COVID-19 disparity research study.
Read MorePediatric flu, COVID and RSV cases pushing hospitals’ capacity
by Sammy Sobich | Nov 1, 2022
Hospitals and care systems in South Carolina — and the Southeast — are being hit with an influx of pediatric patients suffering from RSV, flu and COVID.
Read More‘Reverse’ trick-or-treating brings normalcy to hospitalized kids
by Leah DeFreitas and Paxton Rountree | Oct 31, 2022
The children’s hospital at Prisma brings Halloween to the kids.
Read MoreWith a COVID-19 spike projected, people seem unaware new booster is available
by Sammy Sobich | Oct 18, 2022
Many S.C. residents are unaware a new type of COVID-19 booster is available as the winter season is expected to bring an influx of cases.
Read MoreRichland Two schools use COVID aid for online programs, hotspots, gets mixed reactions
by Dylan Ortuno and Jade Crooks | Oct 7, 2022
Richland Two school district sees both success and frustration in how it spent the first wave of emergency COVID-relief funds.
Read MoreSenior Citizens connect through Coffee and Conversation
by Shakeem Jones | Oct 4, 2022
Coffee and Conversation, a social group for adults 55 and older, creates friendships for its members after loss and COVID.
Read MoreStay-at-home moms face loneliness, often look for community online
by Holly Poag | Oct 3, 2022
Women taking care of children full time are dealing with isolation and shame in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Read MoreNew location, new mission attracts new members for Rosewood church
by Caity Pitvorec and Danielle Wallace | Sep 6, 2022
A Columbia pastor saw an opportunity to revitalize his church in a time of uncertainty — so he took it.
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