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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Adair Boroughs, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, joined more than two dozen other U.S. Attorneys from across the country as a delegation to commemorate the 58^th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the March over Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Boroughs has served as a member of the Attorney General Advisory Committee’s (AGAC) Civil Rights Subcommittee since taking office in July 2022.

“It was an honor to join colleagues from across the United States on this trip to Montgomery and Selma, home to some of the most important moments in the Civil Rights Movement,” said U.S. Attorney Boroughs. “The Department of Justice was founded after the Civil War to ensure protection of civil rights, and the protection of civil rights remains one of the most basic and important parts of our mission. This mission is even more critical in states like South Carolina, where we lack a state hate crimes statute. My office is committed to using every power we have to protect civil rights across South Carolina.”

From March 4-7, 2023, U.S. Attorneys from across the country met with community and civil rights leaders while exploring some of the significant and educational civil rights institutions in Alabama. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Nick Brown, hosted the delegation’s visit.

In addition to the March 5th Selma March, the U.S. Attorneys met with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, as part of the subcommittee work supporting the AGAC.

Other meetings and visits during the trip focused on both historic civil rights conflicts and issues that are still alive today.

The U.S. Attorneys from the following districts attended the Selma and Montgomery events: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, South Carolina, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, South Dakota, Kansas, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Middle District of Florida, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, Western District of Virginia, Western District of North Carolina, Southern District of Ohio, Western District of New York, and Southern District of West Virginia.

The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee was established nearly 50 years ago by Attorney General Elliott Richardson. The Committee’s purpose is to give United States Attorneys a voice in Department policies and to advise the Attorney General of the United States.

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Brook Andrews, First Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Brook.Andrews@usdoj.gov, (803) 929-3000

COLUMBIA, S.C. – WingIts®, a specialty designer and manufacturer of bathroom accessories, fastening systems and Americans with Disabilities (ADA)-compliant products, today announced plans to establish operations in Georgetown County. The company’s $7.4 million investment will create more than 40 new jobs.

For more than 20 years, WingIts has expertly designed and manufactured high-quality and cost-effective bathroom accessories, fastening systems and ADA-compliant products for major hospitality brands, healthcare, multi-family, senior living, government and other commercial markets throughout North America. With a commitment to sustainability, WingIts bath accessory lines are made with 100% recyclable stainless steel and are designed for lifetime durability.

Located at 259 Technology Drive in Andrews, WingIts’ Georgetown County facility will serve as the company’s primary distribution, fulfilment and final assembly operation for North America. The company also has future plans to move the manufacturing of its newest innovation – patented structural solid surface bathroom accessories and shelves – to this new facility.

WingIts’ new facility is expected to be operational in August 2022. Individuals interested in joining the WingIts team should email resumes to hr@wingits.com.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved a $200,000 Set-Aside grant to Georgetown County to assist with the costs of site preparation and building construction.

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“WingIts is excited to call the Palmetto State, the town of Andrews and Georgetown County home to our new 50,000-square-foot North American distribution center. The Georgetown County Economic Development and the S.C. Department of Commerce teams helped make this property acquisition a smart move and easy business decision for us as we continue our successful journey and expansion. We look forward to joining the state and the local community and to many years of success in South Carolina.” -WingIts President Tom Murphy

“South Carolina has enjoyed record-breaking economic growth over the last few years, and today’s announcement furthers that momentum. This $7.4 million investment and more than 40 new jobs will make a significant impact in Georgetown County, and we are looking foward to a successful business partnership with WingIts for many years to come.” -Gov. Henry McMaster

“Congratulations to WingIts on their new operations in Georgetown County. This great company is a leader in their field, and we are excited to have them join our impressive roster of manufacturing companies in South Carolina.” -Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III

“Bringing new opportunities to Georgetown County is always a plus. We are excited that this company has decided to locate its operations here and look forward to a long-lasting relationship.” -Georgetown County Council Chair Louis Morant

A $38,000 water and sewage bill, that is what one Andrews homeowner says they received for a month of usage.

ANDREWS, S.C. (WCSC) - A $38,000 water and sewage bill, that is what one Andrews homeowner says they received for a month of usage.

But it is not just one resident as dozens are frustrated after being charged significantly larger amounts of money for amounts of water they say is incorrect. Some of the unusual bills began in the fall of 2022 with charges being anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands.

After the issue was brought to Mayor Frank McClary’s attention, he is convinced as of Friday, the error was because of a a personnel mistake.

“I don’t think it’s the water meters in this case because we went through this a couple of months ago, and at that time the personnel was changed out, who really was the manager behind the system,” McClary says. “We did some internal training with the staff so we knew that these bills are high, and those things should have gone out for recheck.”

Hundreds of community members have taken to Facebook to share their bills and concerns about the town billing residents such a large amount of money. Timothy Tisdale was charged $881 last month and says no one can wash that much to create this high of a bill.

“We have actually seen this happen before,” Tisdale says. “We had a bill like two or three years ago that was like 400 something dollars and we spoke to them about it, and he still couldn’t give us an explanation. We went ahead and paid it at that time, but this one right here for $881, no.”

McClary says this problem has affected about one-third of the population of Andrews, but senior leadership is working through the bills to determine where mistakes were made.

“We’re not to allow anyone to have to pay anything close to that,” he says. “We’ll either do a flat rate, or an average until we figure out what’s going on the system. I am committed to making sure that no one is abused.”

Although the town says they are determined to fix the problem, longtime residents like Jerry Price, say they have seen inconsistent water and sewage bills for years.

“We go to these town hall meetings, and we discussed these issues, and we got our answer saying ‘we’re working on it,’” Price says. “In the meantime, we’re paid and that’s not right. It’s not right; I don’t know what the answer is.”

Many of the residents have saved bills from past years to document what they claim are changes in prices, as well as calculating how much each gallon costs.

“Since I moved here 23 years ago, the water bills are always out of line with what we are actually using,” Price says.

The main request from the community of Andrews is to receive accurate bills that correctly line up with their usage.

“We apologize for the inconvenience and again, it does cause some anxiety,” McClary says. “I understand it; I didn’t sleep very well last night because I know that I have an upset community. So, we’re going to work very closely with them.”

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Tuesday's release of the updated 2024 Top247 rankings revealed a relative dearth of offensive linemen at the top of the class. Only one offensive lineman established himself in the newly-minted "Spring Five-Stars," which expands the five-star field -- earlier than ever -- from an initial 12-pack of high-end prospects to a full 32-player field reflecting the annual NFL Draft first round.

Because of the early arrival of the 32-player five-star field, fluidity is the theme of the evaluation process. Not that it already isn't this early in the cycle, but when you're putting what are essentially first-round projections on players prior to their senior seasons of high school football, you approach the exercise with a particularly open mind.

Having prefaced the offensive line discussion with that, we lead off with Brandon Baker, the high-level functional athlete with tackle movement ability and potential position versatility over the long haul. The discussion on Baker as the top-rated tackle / O-lineman was relatively mixed on the national scouting team, but the bottom line was that as a group, the Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei standout represents who we are most confident in among the OT / IOL groups at this stage.

Baker plays quick-footed, physical, and consistent. His roster value as a piece who could fit pretty much any tackle or guard spot should not be over looked. A 6-foot-5, 290-pounder, Baker owns a near-7-foot wingspan, so he possesses the requisite length to live outside, if necessary.

So who's next?

Well, a couple of leaner, higher-upside prospects join a pair of behemoth-type tackles: Dillon (S.C.) High's Josiah Thompson and IMG Academy's Jimothy Lewis the former, Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville's JacQawn McRoy and Marietta (Ga.) Walton's Daniel Calhoun the latter.

Thompson and Lewis show impressive movement ability and lateral range for players in the 6-foot-5+, 280-pound neighborhood. We shifted Lewis, previously an IOL projection, back to tackle in this update because of his noticeably improved athleticism, which reflects in elite lateral testing data and the approximately 30 pounds he's dropped in the past 15 months.

McRoy and Calhoun are plug-and-play maulers. They have measured legitimately 6-8+ and 6-6+, respectively, and north of 350 pounds apiece. Heavy-handedness and block-finishing conviction are their strengths.

West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial's Guerby Lambert and Fort Bend (Texas) Christian Academy's Bennett Warren are two more names to know. Lambert is more akin to the leaner archetype a la Thompson and Lewis, while Warren is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum as a legitimate 6-foot-7, 315ish-pound titan. Both have experience in other sports as well.

Thompson, Lewis, McRoy, Calhoun, Lambert, and Warren all fall within the second and third rounds in the latest 2024 Top247. Approaching the top 105 (first three rounds) range are players such as Modesto (Calif.) Central Catholic's Manasse Itete, Copperas Cove (Texas) High's Michael Uini, League City (Texas) Clear Springs' Blake Ivy, and a couple others. Itete, Uini, and Ivy span a considerable height range, but Ivy -- even at the low end around 6-foot-3 1/2 -- possesses enormous length that could keep him outside long term.

One note about O-line heights: I like to tell people that for every 10 high school offensive linemen who say they are 6-6 or taller, maybe one or two is actually 6-6+. Having said that, this class does feature a high number of truly tall prospects, which for our purposes based on what we see year to year, typically means 6-foot-5 1/2 and taller.

As for interior O-line prospects, their numbers are even lower than the tackles at the higher end of the board at this point. But that's not to say some intriguing prospects could move up the board.

Mater Dei's DeAndre Carter sits atop the IOL board as one of the most dominant on-the-field lineman in the nation. You can find prospects with better testing data and more desirable measurables, but the bottom line with Carter is his exceptional on-field context across two years as a starter for one of the country's best high school teams.

As with pretty much all positions nowadays, two-way snaps and multi-sport backgrounds translate particularly well to the O-line, perhaps even more so to the interior. That's why Brookline (Mass.) Dexter School's Liam Andrews, New Palestine (Ind.) High's Ian Moore, and Clearwater (Fla.) Academy International's Jason Zandamela excite us. Andrews and Moore own two-way snaps and multi-sport backgrounds, while Zandamela's past participation in basketball and rugby raise his athletic ceiling.

Also in or pushing into that third-round neighborhood are maulers in Seattle O'Dea's Isendre Ahfua, Washington (D.C.) St. John's prospect Jordan Seaton, and Aiea (Hawaii) High's Preston Taumua. Ahfua improved his shape and conditioning this past fall and is closer to 300 pounds than the 330 range, an encouraging sign for a big interior brawler.

In addition to all of these names, plenty more are out there on our radar, and even more will burst onto the scene from relative anonymity in the coming months. The tape, measurables, and athletic profiles will determine who winds up where on the Top247 board in the end.

The emergency department at Shawn Jenkins recorded about 29,000 visits last year alone and staff members say 700 of those were trauma patients.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Amid a report of a dramatic rise in child mortality cases across the nation, doctors at MUSC’s Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston report they are seeing a similar increase.

A new article in The Journal of the American Medical Association is sounding the alarm about a dramatic rise in child mortality rates in the United States. The article states pediatric mortality rates jumped about 20 percent between 2019 and 2021, the largest increase in decades.

The emergency department at Shawn Jenkins recorded about 29,000 visits last year alone and staff members say 700 of those were trauma patients.

Doctors are seeing injuries and deaths that are preventable. Out of the 150 motor vehicle accidents they saw last year, 30 percent of kids were not restrained at all.

“The main way that we can prevent these injuries and deaths is to make sure we’re doing everything we can in power because we know accidents will still happen,” Mary Beth Vassy, a pediatric injury prevention coordinator, said.

Christa Green, the program director of MUSC’s Turning the Tide Violence Intervention Program, said the pandemic exacerbated the issue of community violence that was already a problem before.

“That’s become one of the leading mechanisms of injury here in our trauma centers, violence,” Green said. “So, firearms, stabbings, assaults.”

Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Annie Andrews said she wasn’t surprised about JAMA’s findings because of what she sees every day at the hospital.

“Kids out there are not alright, and we need to get serious about solutions,” Andrews said. “The other thing that that article really struck home for me was when it said as a nation, we cherish our children. I believe that is true. I believe everybody that works in this building believes that it’s true, but we need to ask ourselves if our actions align with that statement. Because the data would say, and my experience would say, that our actions do not align with that statement.”

The leading cause of death for children in the country is gun violence. Andrews said saving more lives could be as easy as parents securing firearms or telling their neighbors to do the same.

“If we all go home today and start securely storing our firearm, we can dramatically reduce the incidents of unintentional firearm injuries in children, of youth suicides, and of firearms showing up on school grounds,” Andrews said. “Kids out there are not alright and we need to get serious about solutions. The other things that that article really struck home for me was when it said as a nation, we cherish our children. I believe that is true. I believe everybody that works in this building believes that it’s true but we need to ask ourselves if our actions align with that statement. Because the data would say, and my experience would say, that our actions do not align with that statement.”

For Latoya Rivers, site supervisor with the Youth Advocate Programs in the Lowcountry, being out in neighborhoods working directly with high-risk kids and families has shown her that nothing is going to get better unless everyone works together.

“We are the repairers of the breach to repair the walls in our families, our communities, in our cities and even in our own households. And how are we going to do that? The better way is coming together because the one thing I know is teamwork makes the dream work,” Rivers said.

The YAP team assists in supporting high-risk 10 to 18-year-olds who have experienced gun violence or gangs, and provides community-based services as alternatives to youth incarceration. To learn more about their mission and take advantage of their help, call Rivers at 843-214-3777.

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