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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This weekend, we will commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although our celebrations may be limited and firework shows restricted, we rejoice in the democratic ideals and values our country was founded.

No matter how you...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Today, we take time to remember and to say thank you to all our military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they have made for our country and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace. 

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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

DHEC just announced 163 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,816 and those who have died to 385.

Richland County, specifically zip codes 29...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The Senate and House reconvened this week to adopt a Continuing Resolution so that we can continue with the state's business beyond the May 14th end of session date. In the resolution, we approved a $25 million allocation to COVID-19 testing...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

If you are not registered to vote and would like to vote in the upcoming primary on June 9th, you must register by this Sunday, May 10. Voters can register in person, online, or through a mail-in registration application by visiting scVOTES....

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This has been a challenging and unusual time for our community, state, and country, to say the least. We've been in isolation for over 50 days and our children have been learning remotely and will not be returning to school this school year....

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Governor McMaster has declared a new state of emergency. All of his previous orders remain in effect for the duration of the emergency, or until he announces otherwise. The Executive Order can be found here.

The latest update from the South...

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE

22 ADDITIONAL CASES ANNOUNCED

RESIDENTS URGED TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PREVENTION PRECAUTIONS

Dear Friends and Neighbors, 

I just received Governor McMaster's most recent press release, and as of 4:00 pm today, SCDHEC is reporting 22 additional ca...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

At 4pm today, Governor McMaster will announce that he is ordering the closing of all public schools in the State of South Carolina starting tomorrow Monday, March 16th.   Schools will remain closed through the end of the month - March 31st....

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Here is my first Legislative Update this year. In the first 6 weeks of legislative session, we have been mostly working in committees and have not been debating much legislation on the House floor.  Although, in the next few weeks, we will be...