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Columbia, Sumter education groups among Carolinas winners of McDonald’s Golden Grants
Two Midlands education groups are among nine organizations in South Carolina and North Carolina sharing $35,000 in McDonald's Golden Grants this year. STEM U in Columbia received a $5,000 grant, and Liberty STEAM Charter School in Sumter received $2,500, according to Carolinas McDonald's. Liberty STEAM, which opened in 2021, describes itself as Sumter's first public charter school.
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Did grounded flights affect South Carolina, Clemson weekend sports games?
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stoppage on Friday, pausing all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” It was only the third such stoppage this century. The ground stoppage was issued at 3:54 p.m. and lifted late Friday. Here’s how it impacted weekend sports events for Clemson and South Carolina athletics. National officials said the ground stoppage is related to a telecommunications error and wasn’t related to a cyberattack or anything “nefarious,” per Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Planes already in the sky at the time of the stoppage will land at their final destinations, the FAA said Friday. Southern Cal WBB delayed en route to Greenville The No. 3 Southern Cal women’s basketball team was set to fly from Los Angeles to Greenville, South Carolina for Sunday’s game vs. No. 1 South Carolina. But the team confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) at 5:24 p.m. Eastern (2:24 p.m. local) that it was "grounded in Los Angeles.” “Will provide updates as we have them,” Southern Cal’s team account wrote. In a follow-up post at 8:42 p.m. Eastern, Southern Cal said it would remain in Los Angeles on Friday night and