TikTok may be banned in the U.S. on Sunday ― not because of the app’s addictive nature, but for user privacy concerns. In 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This gave the platform 165 days to separate from ByteDance, its parent company operated by China. The app…
All eyes are on Pickens County after Monday night’s school board meeting, where the proposal for a cellphone ban fell through. Board members cast a 3-3 vote against the policy, which may affect their state funding. All school districts in South Carolina are required to have a policy in place by 2025, as mandated by…
Hurricane Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, is headed to the Upstate and is expected to cause significant flooding and damage throughout the region. Hurricane and storm surge watches went into effect for the Florida Panhandle coast and Florida’s west coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Meteorologists are concerned about the…