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Timmonsville church turns green to support 6-year-old with rare TK2D disease
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (23+ words) WPDE Timmonsville church turns green to support 6-year-old with rare TK2D disease...
Construction advances on Savannah Grove Elementary in Effingham community
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (129+ words) This is a look at how far construction has come since March. Crews continue making progress, bringing the new school closer to opening its doors for students and staff. The new facility is part of Florence 1 Schools' ongoing investment in…...
Georgetown County pitches local sales tax referendum, touts $10 million in annual revenue
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (228+ words) Georgetown County officials spent the day in Murrells Inlet answering questions about a proposed local option sales tax that will go before voters on the Nov. 3 ballot. County officials say that if the referendum is approved, the tax would generate…...
Horry County teacher recalls 9/11 and how it's influenced his teaching
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (474+ words) HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Twenty-five years ago, Friday, the Sept. 11 attacks devastated America. The tragedy reached every household, office and school. ABC 15 spoke to an Horry County teacher who remembers the moment it happened and explained how he uses that experience…...
FMU names two facilities for longtime trustees, reports enrollment growth
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (514+ words) Francis Marion University trustees have approved naming two university facilities in honor of longtime board members who have each served FMU for nearly three decades, according to a news release. The FMU Board of Trustees approved the appointments during its…...
Fired for Charlie Kirk posts, then paid: Wrongful termination, free speech, Fl tax dollars
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (553+ words) BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Hundreds of thousands of our tax dollars have been spent in litigation and cash settlements; money caught up in multiple legal sagas that began a year ago this week, when conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot....
Reading scores slide amid worries that AI is shortcutting learning
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (713+ words) (TNND) — A new report shows declining student performance in reading and math, highlighting digital distractions and the rise of artificial intelligence as areas of concern. The report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed that reading performance for…...
Plaintiffs ask judge to preserve evidence in Pawleys Island church, academy lawsuit
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (281+ words) PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WPDE) — New developments in a lawsuit involving Pawleys Island Community Church and the former Pawleys Island Christian Academy have prompted plaintiffs’ attorneys to ask a judge to step in over concerns that potentially important evidence could disappear now…...
AI privacy agreement reached between teachers union and Microsoft
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (19+ words) WPDE AI privacy agreement reached between teachers union and Microsoft...
Magazines, books bring 9/11 history to life for today's students
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (528+ words) (TNND) — This week marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, a generation-defining moment for millions of Americans. But another generation of Americans has no personal memory of the attacks. This year’s high school seniors were born nearly a decade after 9/11. Current 10-year-olds…...