AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGamecocks: No. 1 South Carolina women routed No. 12 North Carolina 84-39, while the football team climbed to No. 20 in the AP poll after beating Texas A&M and now faces No. 1 Georgia. Election Fallout: Democrat Annie Andrews’ upset Senate win ended decades of Republican dominance and made her the first South Carolina woman elected to the chamber. Republican Alan Wilson won the governor’s race, while Democrats broke the GOP’s supermajority in the state House and flipped the 1st Congressional District. Public Health: South Carolina has the nation’s second-highest flu activity; one hospital system has temporarily restricted visitors as respiratory illnesses spread. Road Safety: State data show secondary roads accounted for 29.4% of fatal crashes in 2023—more than any other road type—as holiday travel approaches. Charleston Flooding: The city completed a $198 million drainage project, including a pump station designed to move 360,000 gallons of water per minute and reduce flooding downtown. Lowcountry Wildlife: Volunteers rescued a young dolphin stranded on a sandbar near Ridgeland, one of four marine-mammal responses in the area in 10 days.
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