South-Carolina
New report puts dollar figure on impact of infrastructure spending in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Billions of dollars in recent years have been spent on improving South Carolina’s roads, bridges, sewers, drinking water and even broadband.
A new report has found the payoff, in terms of dollars, has far exceeded those major infrastructure expenditures.
The study, conducted by economists at the University of South Carolina, determined infrastructure investments across South Carolina are expected to generate a $56.2 billion impact on the state’s economy over a seven-year period.
“Because of the growth that we’re seeing in South Carolina, infrastructure investments now provide a unique opportunity to invest in the future of this state and to ensure that we’re able to remain economically competitive,” Joey Von Nessen, a research economist at USC’s Darla Moore School of Business, who conducted the study, said.
The study weighed how these investments yield both short-term economic impacts, like money spent on construction and design work, and long-term, permanent benefits, like job creation and attracting new businesses.
Von Nessen said if the investment in South Carolina’s infrastructure continues at current levels, employment will permanently go up by as many as 157,000 additional jobs.
With about a quarter of all South Carolinians crossing county lines on their daily commutes, better infrastructure keeps the workforce working.
“For rural communities, infrastructure isn’t just about convenience; it’s about making connections,” South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority Executive Director Bonnie Ammons said.
The American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina commissioned the report — in part, it said, to show federal and state leaders the value of spending billions of dollars on infrastructure.
The study looks at the period from 2021 to 2027, during which South Carolina received massive influxes of one-time money from the federal government.
Much of that was specifically earmarked for infrastructure, and the General Assembly has added hundreds of millions more dollars to the effort in recent state budgets.
“I think there’s going to be a dialogue in DC about how we can maintain the investment that’s been made in there. I think there’s also a really big opportunity to look at how can we cut red tape, how can we cut the regulatory hurdles so we can deliver projects faster as a result,” South Carolina Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell said.
While money for road and bridge improvement comprises a significant portion of South Carolina’s infrastructure investments, this report also evaluated billions of dollars the state has spent and received in recent years on sewer and stormwater, drinking water and broadband.
This is the first time this study was conducted, and it focused mainly on money from the federal government, along with allocations from the state’s General Assembly for roads.
The group that commissioned it plans to update the report in future years, with more data from other forms of state funding and even local dollars.
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How to Watch Oklahoma’s Top 15 Clash With Ole Miss

Oklahoma is once again at the center of an exciting weekend in the Southeastern Conference.
Brent Venables’ Sooners shook off the loss to Texas with a poised showing against South Carolina.
OU leaned on its running game and a dominant defensive showing to power past the Gamecocks 26-7 in the program’s first-ever trip to Williams-Brice Stadium, which set up a top 15 matchup and another first.
Ole Miss makes its inaugural trip to Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday (11 a.m., ABC). Lane Kiffin’s squad notched a 26-14 win over the Sooners last year in Oxford, extending the Rebels’ all-time lead in the series to 2-0.
Mississippi first defeated Oklahoma 27-25 in the 1999 Independence Bowl in Bob Stoops’ first year in Norman.
Both teams look significantly different than the teams that contested last year’s matchup.
Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart moved on to the NFL, where he now starts for the New York Giants, while the OU starting quarterback, Jackson Arnold, is struggling at Auburn.
John Mateer replaced Arnold in Norman, and he also enjoyed a bounce-back performance over the weekend.
He wasn’t asked to push the ball too far downfield in his second start since undergoing hand surgery, but Mateer did plenty.
Mateer completed 18-of-26 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown against South Carolina, and he added 14 rushing yards on eight carries. Crucially, he avoided turning the ball over, which has been a small blip on even his best performances in an OU uniform so far.
True freshman running back Tory Blaylock got the biggest workload on the ground, carrying the ball 19 times for 101 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore Xavier Robinson paired with Blaylock to rush 11 times for 58 yards and a touchdown.
The new Rebel leader is Ferris State transfer Trinidad Chambliss.
He took hold of the starting quarterback spot for Ole Miss after Austin Simmons sustained an injury earlier this year, and Chambliss hasn’t looked back.
Chambliss has completed 62.7 percent of his passes this year for 1,549 yards and eight touchdowns while throwing only one interception. He’s also totaled 323 rushing yards and five scores on the ground on 70 carries.
He completed 19-of-36 passes for 263 yards and one touchdown in Saturday’s 43-35 loss to Georgia, which represented the first setback of the year for Ole Miss.
Texas A&M and Alabama remain the only two teams that have yet to lose in SEC play this year, and OU and Mississippi are two of six teams with one loss in conference play so far. Saturday’s battle between the Sooners and the Rebels represents another key matchup in the race to see which two teams will battle for the SEC Championship in Atlanta this winter.
South-Carolina
New documentary spotlighting Alzheimer’s, dementia care in SC to screen in the Midlands

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A new documentary screening soon in the Midlands puts a new spotlight on Alzheimer’s and dementia care in South Carolina
Two free screenings of “My Mama Joe: Hope & Help” will be held on Nov. 6 and 7, with the first being at Claflin University in Orangeburg. The second screening will be held at the Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia.
The film is described as a powerful story of love, caregiving and finding strength through the challenges of dementia.
Both screenings are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Click here for more information.
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Watch Oklahoma LB Kendal Daniels Talk OU’s Win at South Carolina

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City.
Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more.
Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com.
Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.
Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK.
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