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COLUMBIA – An Anderson County resident has died from West Nile Virus, the first such occurrence in South Carolina this year.

In 2017, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has confirmed seven human cases of West Nile Virus, along with detection in 10 birds and 55 mosquito samples.

The risk of serious illness or death from West Nile Virus is low. Less than one percent of people infected develop a potentially fatal swelling of the brain, known as encephalitis.

Buford High Principal Rodney Miller is moving to the district office to fill a new position – director of career and technology education.
As CATE director, Miller will work to expand internships with local businesses, coordinate programs, and find teachers for career and tech courses.
Miller, a Pageland native, said he has mixed feelings about leaving Buford High, where he has worked for four years, three of them as principal.

A Lancaster woman was fatally struck by a car while crossing Memorial Park Road to get to her mailbox Thursday afternoon.
Johnnie Mullis Hinson, 79, was airlifted directly to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, where she later died from her injuries, according to Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese.
Ke’von Drakeford, 17, of Heath Springs hit Hinson about 3 p.m. when she stepped in front of his 2000 Chevy Impala, according to Highway Patrol Cpl. Bill Rhyne.

A teenager is in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center after being shot Friday night on the 400 block of Arch Street.
Lancaster Police Department Chief Scott Grant said the victim was 17 years old, but his name is not being released yet.
Police responded to Springs Memorial Hospital just before 10:30 p.m. Friday after nearly a dozen gunshots were reported along that block. The crime scene is almost across the street from the Municipal Justice Center.  
Emergency room staff treated the victim before he was flown to CMC.