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February 23, 2022

• SC state employees may get pay bump, bonus under House budget plan. Here’s how much
• Should SC ban holding a phone while driving? Take our poll
• Cardinal Newman girls move on, other Midlands teams bow out in basketball playoffs
• One person killed, another hurt & there’s a search for armed, dangerous man, cops say
• Early morning crash causes injuries, blocks highway heading toward Columbia
• Richland lawmaker’s push to make Juneteenth a state holiday in SC heads to Senate debate
• First South Carolina and Clemson players selected in inaugural USFL draft
• Should medical marijuana become legalized in SC? Share your thoughts in our poll 
• SC teachers will start out at $40K a year under new $13.9B House budget proposal
• SC House OKs income tax cut, bringing election year promise closer to reality
• Hold your cellphone while driving and talking? SC Senate votes to ban that dangerous habit
• An SC city leader says her tweet was racially insensitive. Black leaders say, yes, it was
• After 46 years in teaching, this Midlands educator is stepping down as principal
• The first Black woman to play basketball at Clemson was so much more to her family
• McMaster ‘reluctant’ to support bill that taxes SC businesses for requiring COVID vaccines
• How fast could I buy medical marijuana if the SC bill becomes law? 7 key things to know
• The best SC boys, girls basketball players named to All-State teams. See who made it
• South Carolina baseball outlasts Winthrop for first midweek win of the season
• Lexington doctor who shot salesman thought he was handed an unloaded gun, lawyer says
• Trial of Cayce doctor accused of killing medical salesman in home begins in Lexington
• SC deputies beat man with intellectual disabilities during a traffic stop, lawsuit says
• Teen killed in Midlands shooting identified by SC coroner on day of his funeral
• Two men hospitalized after shooting at Columbia apartment complex, police say
• The Midlands is getting a new Taco Bell. Check out where it will be
• Autopsy reveals cause of death for Twilite Manor resident who died in understaffed facility
• Ex-Richland recreation director must pay back raises he OK’d for family members
• Columbia area gets a new ‘apartment-style’ hotel. Here’s where it is and what it offers
• Lexington boat manufacturer plans multimillion-dollar expansion, new jobs
• SC restaurant and chef get national nods as 2022 James Beard Award semifinalists
• Coronavirus omicron updates: Here’s what to know in South Carolina on Feb. 23