Relay For Life, May 1st
Lisa B. Stokes, Contributing Writer
The Bamberg County Relay
For Life Committee expects the
Bamberg County community to
come out this Friday evening to the
Leon Maxwell Stadium at 6:00
p.m. for pre-Relay For Life activities.
The event is free and open to
the public. Relay For Life organizers
said the event will feature entertainment,
food, fun and good fellowship.
The evening will officially
begin at 7:00 p.m. with the survivor’s
walk. The Bamberg-
Ehrhardt ROTC will lead the survivor’s
walk. Survivors are also
reminded to sign up for the survivor’s
dinner that will be held at
Trinity United Methodist Church
immediately after the survivor’s
walk.
A City’s success story
Thanks to the Denmark
Youth Soccer League, soccer is a
popular sport in the City of
Denmark. Three divisions, Mite,
Pee Wee, and Bantam, make up
the league and each division is
comprised of four teams. The
league, now is in its 19th year, is
an organization that has been
very successful in providing
another type of sport activity for
boys and girls, ages 4-16 years
old. The 116 youths playing soccer
live in Denmark and surrounding
area. Its governing
body is a board made up of parents,
guardians, and other community
persons. Since its inception,
several of the league’s players
have been awarded soccer
scholarships used to further their
education in college.
Myrtle Beach fire
SC Forestry Commission
officers issued two tickets to a
Conway man in connection with
the wildfire that destroyed
approximately 79 homes in
Horry County. According to
investigators, Mark Torchi of
Woodlawn Drive, Conway, had
been burning household garbage
on Saturday, April 18. This fire
escaped that evening but was
apparently extinguished. On
Wednesday, April 22, strong
winds and low humidity allowed
the fire to rekindle and spread
rapidly, growing into what has
become known as the Highway
31 Fire.
SC Unemployment rises
South Carolina’s jobless
rate rose to 11.4% in March
equaling the highest rate ever
recorded since January 1983,
the State Employment Security
Commission reported today.
The March figure was five tenths
of a point higher than
the revised February rate of
10.9%.
The state’s labor force
dropped slightly to 2,185,451
while the number of unemployed
jumped 10,221 to reach
a record high of 248,578. The
national unemployment rate
also rose in March to 8.5%
compared to February’s rate of
8.1%.
Swine flu update - DHEC News Release
Lab results released today
showed that two South
Carolina high school students
probably have the swine flu
virus. The lab results have been
sent to the CDC for further
evaluation.
According to Jerry Gibson,
M.D., chief of DHEC’s Bureau
of Disease Control, the students,
who attend an independent
school in Newberry, have
been asked to voluntarily isolate
themselves for a short time.
Anyone who was exposed to
the students is asked to voluntarily
quarantine themselves at
home. DHEC will assure those
in isolation will receive appropriate
treatment.
There's still a lot we do not
know about the swine flu virus.
But we are in constant contact
with the CDC and healthcare
providers around the state. We
are closely monitoring doctors,
hospitals and other healthcare
providers to identify and track
any cases that might arise.
So far, DHEC has tested 22
residents for the virus.
This is what we know:
Antiviral drugs seem
to work for swine flu when
taken shortly after symptoms
begin. In South Carolina, we
have a small stockpile of these
drugs and we’ll be getting an
extra shipment from the federal
government within the next few
days. So we’ll be able to treat
about 150,000 cases of influenza
should private health care providers run low on supplies.
To fight the spread of
the flu virus:
Wash your hands thoroughly
and often.
Cover your cough with
your sleeve, not your hand.
Stay home if you're
sick.
Stay away from people
who are sick.
Eat a healthy diet and
get plenty of rest.
It takes from 48-72
hours for symptoms to show up
after a person has come in contact
with the virus.
There's no way to
know how long the outbreak
will last, but we expect this
virus to be around for quite
some time.
The Newberry school
the sick students attend is
closed. Some of the students
recently traveled to
Mexico and after coming home,
developed an influenza-like illness.
Schools routinely close whenever there is a cluster
of illnesses. It’s too early to tell
if more schools will close.
There is no evidence
that you can get swine flu from
eating pork.
If you start to have
symptoms of the flu, call your
healthcare provider or your
local public health clinic for
guidance.
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