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WATCH LIVE: Beaufort County Council to declare emergency ordinance

by WSAV Staff /

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – Beaufort County Council will be meeting at 12:45 p.m. to “activate an emergency ordinance.”

WSAV will bring you live coverage on this page. The meeting will also be broadcast live on The County Channel.

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GA Secretary of State addresses postponement of presidential primaries

by BEN NADLER Associated Press, WSAV Staff /

ATLANTA (AP/WSAV) — Georgia’s March 24 presidential primaries will be postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced Saturday.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger released a statement on Saturday, followed by a press conference about the postponement on Monday morning.

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DHEC confirms first COVID-19 death in South Carolina

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has reported the state’s first death related to COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

The patient was from Lexington County and resident of Lexington Medical Center Extended Care Skilled Nursing Facility.

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