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Friday, May 31, 2013  Staff members of the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control have been fired over their handling of the tuberculosis case at a Greenwood County school.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Health officials in South Carolina are reporting the first flu death of the season is in Barnwell County.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  It is National Child Passenger Safety Week for the month of September and parents and caregivers are attending safety seat check events in the Midlands.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Last week, South Carolina health and environmental officials announced that elevated levels of arsenic and lead were found at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court is set to decide who gets to regulate the Savannah River.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  The board that runs South Carolina's environmental agency has decided not to reconsider its permit allowing deeper dredging in the Savannah River, setting up a courtroom showdown next week in the fight over helping bigger ships reach the port in Savannah, Ga.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Parents carry their children in the car around town but are they strapped in properly?  New officers with the Columbia Police Department offered checks and help to parents installing their child safety seats.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  The board overseeing South Carolina's environmental agency has approved a compromise with the Army Corps of Engineers over a permit to dredge the Savannah River. The agency's board voted unanimously Thursday to accept the agreement, putting Georgia and the federal government a step closer to deepening 35 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and the port of Savannah, Ga.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for the Allbene Park Subdivision located in the Hopkins Community of Lower Richland County due to a water line break. Residents are advised to boil their water for one full minute before using for drinking, cooking, or ice.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has taken the issue of banning the sale of synthetic drugs known as 'bath salts' off its agenda.  The board was expected to discuss banning the drug said to give users a high like cocaine or methamphetamine at Thursday's meeting.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced World Hepatitis Day will be observed in the state to raise awareness of chronic viral hepatitis.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports Wednesday that, in 2006, there were only 22 cases of the disease in the early infectious stages. Last year, that number had increased to 82 cases in the area that includes Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's second annual 2010 Earth Day Awards program honored organizations from across the state.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008  South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control wants to know what the public thinks about fresh water standards relating to recreation.