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TODAY'S STATS
Weather: High of 79 + thunderstorms
SC CORONAVIRUS STATS
Number of new reported cases: 701 (130,917 total)
Number of new reported deaths: 22 (2,943 total)
Percent of positive tests yesterday: 15.7%
Good morning, South Carolina.
Hello to my favorite newsletter readers in the Palmetto State. Thank you for those of you who shared your burger recommendations with me yesterday. I have quite a few to try out. With that being said, I come to you all today with great news on the food front. It is National Guacamole Day. It just so happens to be one of my favorite dips.
Enough about food this early in the morning. It is King Tides week here in Charleston, which brings opportunity for flooding. You can track the city's forecast here or follow us on Twitter for updates throughout the week.
Absentee voting set to expand during pandemic, SC lawmakers reject other election changes
All registered voters in South Carolina will be able to cast absentee ballots in the November election due to the coronavirus pandemic under changes approved by state lawmakers Tuesday, but the Republican majority rejected other proposals recommended by election officials. (Read the full story)
Mount Pleasant restores mask-wearing mandate to slow spread of coronavirus
Tuesday’s vote came at the third Town Council meeting since a previous mask mandate expired Aug. 31. Residents opposed to mask requirements have spoken at each meeting, and those supporting mask rules attended the last two gatherings after a mask requirement failed to pass on Sept. 1. (Read the full story)
3 Charleston County libraries close for renovations. Work begins in October.
Three Charleston County regional libraries have closed for renovations, with work expected to begin in the coming weeks. The projects are part of an ongoing $108.5 million referendum voters approved in 2014. (Learn which libraries will close.)
Foreign trolls are trying to sway SC voters. 2 Clemson profs made a new game to spot them.
Two Clemson University social media disinformation experts are warning South Carolina voters to be extra vigilant. Russian operatives have struck here in the recent past. And they’re likely working now to confuse, inflame and weaken the country, said Darren Linvill, a professor in Clemson’s communications department. (Read the full story)
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Summerville notched the Guinness World Record for the largest iced tea in 2016 when the town brewed 9,554 liters of tea in a giant mason jar. (File/Staff)
Summerville’s annual Sweet Tea Festival turns to Sweetest Week Ever
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