Tag: understaffing

SC health department behind on many Columbia restaurant inspections, raising safety concerns

by Emmy Ribero | Feb 13, 2024

The health department, which is splitting into two agencies in July, is lagging on inspections due to staffing shortages suffered since the pandemic.

On guard, but looking for ways to change inmates’ lives

by Rachel Pittman | Dec 18, 2018

Daily, hundreds of officers state-wide shift from their personal lives on the outside to a workday spent behind the fence. Corporal Moldavia Canada is one of these officers, and the last eight years for her have been a time of constant transition and risk.