Laurel Mallory

Attractions large and small may reopen on Friday, in time for Memorial Day weekend.

DHEC announced 137 new cases of the novel coronavirus and eight additional deaths on Tuesday.

DHEC announced 137 new cases of the novel coronavirus and eight additional deaths on Tuesday.

This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,942 and those who have died to 391.

Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to take questions following Wednesday’s accelerateSC task force meeting.

Close-contact businesses have been closed since April 1. They can reopen with a limited capacity, the governor said.

McMaster said state leaders have a detailed plan for testing and contact tracing.

Social distancing must be observed by restaurants who offer outdoor dining.

The aid will help pay for damage left by 23 tornadoes that touched down in early April.

Masses are currently virtual due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Most people who contract COVID-19 do not have serious symptoms and can recover at home.

UofSC President Bob Caslen called what happened “absolutely unacceptable and disgusting.”

Gov. Henry McMaster has announced his plan to reopen South Carolina beaches and certain non-essential retail stores.

The tests are for those who don’t qualify for testing based on the existing criteria, but who believe they may have been exposed.

Gov. Henry McMaster is looking at storm damage Monday and will later hold a news conference.

Starting Monday, April 13, all WIC appointments and services will be made by phone.

The governor will speak at 4 p.m. Monday from the state’s Emergency Operations Center.

The list was created after a request by the S.C. Association of Counties in an effort to prepare first responders.

Weather forecasts are calling for conditions which create the potential for outdoor fires to spread rapidly, officials said.

The order goes into effect Wednesday, April 1 at 5 p.m.

The order gives law enforcement the ability to criminally charge anyone who disobeys it.

Columbia City Council passed a stay-at-home ordinance Thursday, but the state attorney general says they don’t have the power to do that.

The U.S. Representative said he has been in self-quarantine since March 19 and will remain.

Rick Toomey sent a letter to DHEC staff announcing the issue Friday.

The latest death from the coronavirus in South Carolina has hit the political community hard.

The school closures are an effort to fight the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

DHEC announced 21 new cases Thursday across 17 counties.

The new cases include three people in Richland County and one additional case in Lexington County.

The governor has closed all schools -- pre-k through college -- through the end of March.

There are now 13 cases of coronavirus in the state.