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Mothers in uniform get room on base to nurse young

By BY SUSANNE M. SCHAFER
Associated Press

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) - Nursing women at a major Army headquarters in South Carolina don't have to hide in a rest room if they want to breast-feed their babies or express milk for their young.

Women soldiers and civilian employees as well as spouses visiting the headquarters are celebrating the very low-tech room. This $100 million command center now has a room set up exclusively to support nursing mothers, just as moms everywhere celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday.

DEA’s sixth pill take back event yields fruitful results in SC

DEA’s sixth pill take back event yields fruitful results in SC

 

South Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 27, 2013, turned in 4,701 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This exceeded the last take back total in September, 2012, which was 3,539 pounds. 

"Give OUT Day" Aims To Raise Money for LGBTQ Community

"Give OUT Day" Aims To Raise Money for LGBTQ Community

 

On May 9th four non-profit organizations in South Carolina that work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations joined together to participate in the 1st national Give OUT Day for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender  Queer community (LGBTQ).

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South Carolina’s Largest Baby Shower To Be Held May 11th

South Carolina’s Largest Baby Shower To Be Held May 11th

 

Get ready for South Carolina’s Largest Baby Shower! On Saturday, May 11th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. drop off baby supplies to select Walmart locations in Columbia, Sumter and Florence. The supplies will then be donated directly to the Pregnancy Resource Center in your area to help expecting mothers in need.

SC lawmakers to discuss extended credit monitoring

SC lawmakers to discuss extended credit monitoring

 

Sumter among top cities for unmarried moms

GREENVILLE, NC (AP) - A new U.S. Census report finds that a Midlands city is among the top cities in the country for its percentage of recent unmarried mothers.

The report says about 36% of all births in the country 2011 were to unmarried women. However, a number of metropolitan areas had considerably higher percentages of unmarried recent moms.

Sumter is listed in the Top 10 with more than six out of 10 births coming to unmarried mothers. Myrtle Beach is fourth with two-thirds of new moms unmarried.