ACC pulls out of NC events over HB2
The Atlantic Coast Conference took a cue from the NCAA Wednesday by pulling a swath of events from North Carolina, The State reports. The move is in protest of HB2, the Tar Heel state's controversial law banning transgender persons from using the public bathrooms of the gender they identify as. North Carolina, which is home to four ACC schools, will lose neutral site championships such as the conference's football title game and basketball tournament match-ups. Clemson University's president chairs the league's council, which voted to approve the decision this week, and South Carolina venues might capture some of the moved ACC and NCAA events.
Elementary school gas leak repaired
The gas leak that forced Rosewood Elementary School to close early has been repaired, WIS reports. The break was reported around noon Wednesday on Rosewood Drive, and SCE&G responded along with the Columbia Fire Department. Rosewood Elementary made the decision to dismiss early Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as a result of the incident.
Tropical Storm brings rain to the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Julia is forecast to bring heavy rain to South Carolina in the latter half of the week, WLTX reports. The slow-moving storm is expected to dump rain across the Southeast from Wednesday through the rest of the week. The rain is expected to hit the South Carolina coast, with some bands reaching the Midlands, on Wednesday into Thursday.