Category: State

News from around the state

Little Pee Dee State Park Manager Wants To ‘Make Her Mark’ On Park

Little Pee Dee State Park’s park manager, Emily Nicholson, has been on the job for nearly a year now having started there in October 2019.

New Welcome Center Under Construction

A new South Carolina Welcome Center is being constructed in Dillon County.

College Student And Lieutenant Governor Promote Census

JACORIE McCALL, a Wofford College student from Dillon County, met with Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette (left) and Sonja Millsic (right) to promote the census.

Kenneth Smith Named To S.C. Habitat For Humanity Board

Kenneth Smith of the Dillon County Long Term Recovery Group has been named to the South Carolina Habitat For Humanity Board of Directors.

Program Helps Fathers Become Great Dads

U.S. Census figures indicate that over 18 million children live in households with only their mother, and one in every four American adolescents is growing up without a father.

Sales Tax Holidays Are August 7-9

Computers, clothes, and school supplies are among a variety of items customers can purchase free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Sales Tax Holiday from Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, 2020.

IRS Announces ‘Dirty Dozen’ List Of Tax Scams

The Internal Revenue Service announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact Payments.

Social Security Makes Improvements To Website

The Social Security Administration announced the first of several steps the agency is taking to improve the public’s experience on its website.

Check State Treasurer’s Site For Unclaimed Money

Over the past few months, South Carolinians have been busy searching for financial relief anywhere they can find it. In addition to those who have welcomed tax refunds and stimulus checks, some people have been busy searching their sofa cushions, playing the lottery and even raiding their piggy banks to find some extra cash.

Lt. Governor Emphasizes Importance Of Census

Lt. Governor Pamela S. Evette was joined June 17 by S.C. Complete Count Committee stakeholders to issue the “2020 Census Day of Action Challenge.”