Scott Morgan
Reporter, ProducerScott Morgan is the Upstate multimedia reporter for South Carolina Public Radio, based in Rock Hill. He cut his teeth as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Jersey before finding a home in public radio in Texas. Scott joined South Carolina Public Radio in March of 2019. His work has appeared in numerous national and regional publications as well as on NPR and MSNBC. He's won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work including a national Edward R. Murrow.
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Three South Carolina school districts in the Charlotte metro area are asking voters to approve funds to pay for new buildings and upgrades to existing schools, while a fourth is hoping to renew its penny sales tax for upgrades.
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York Technical College is one of six sites in the county hosting early voting. Students at the school say knowing the polls are so nearby is a good thing.
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Day One of early voting in York County brought out the breadth of the political spectrum, and an electorate ready to get their voices heard.
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While some residents experiencing homelessness can't turn away from voting quickly enough, others are eager to cast their first ballot, in hopes that their voices will have an effect on democracy.
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The South Carolina Office of Resilience has a buyout program zeroing in on flood-prone areas in six communities. It's becoming an increasingly popular program and storms — and their fallout — are increasing too.
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Tropical Storm Helene's wrath is still claiming South Carolinians. A respiratory death in Aiken County and two additional deaths in Laurens County pushed the death toll from the storm higher Wednesday.
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Multiple transformers and power stations in the city were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene, meaning that while more residents get their electricity back, others could spend another week without power to their homes.
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Pickens County has, so far, not reported any storm-related deaths. But much of the county was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Eddie Coleman has lived in his house for 77 years before Tropical Storm Helene felled a massive oak into his bedroom. He considers himself a blessed man.
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On Sunday, the City of Landrum, in Spartanburg County, was entirely cut off from power and cellular service. Most of the Upstate and much of the Midlands is in the dark too, and may be for another week.