Weather officials predicted Thursday that the 2021 storm season, which starts June 1, likely will include “above normal” hurricane activity. They said there is a 70% chance that there will be 13 to 20 named storms. And of those, six to 10 are expected to become hurricanes and as many as five could strengthen into major hurricanes. More: National Public Radio, The Post and Courier, The Weather Channel
In other headlines:
Police throughout state see delivering meals as a start to building community relationships. A program started in the Midlands in which police officers deliver meals to families in need is expanding throughout the state, and it has officers and grassroots organizations across South Carolina hopeful for trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. More: The Post and Courier, The State
Death row inmates sue over forced choice between firing squad, electric chair. South Carolina is now asking death-row inmates to choose between the electric chair and firing squad, citing a lack of lethal injection drugs. Two inmates have called the state’s recently signed legislation unconstitutional because lethal injection was the main method of execution when they were sentenced. More: SC Public Radio
Legislators grill S.C. juvenile prisons director, accuse incompetence. South Carolina legislators are pushing to replace the director of the state’s embattled juvenile prisons, who stumbled through more than three hours of questioning Thursday. More: The State, Associated Press
Educators, advocates worry ending mask mandates will worsen teacher shortage. Teacher advocacy groups and the Palmetto State Teachers Association have criticized the lack of planning around ending mask orders, which left teachers scrambling to appease everyone. The Post and Courier
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