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Simmer Down Now

By Gavin Jackson
Published March 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM EDT
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Dr. Ed Simmer, interim director of the S.C. Dept. of Public Health, testified before the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on March 20, 2025, where he was answering questions as part of his confirmation hearing to lead the newly-formed department.
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Dr. Ed Simmer, interim director of the S.C. Dept. of Public Health, testified before the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on March 20, 2025, where he was answering questions as part of his confirmation hearing to lead the newly-formed department.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for March 25, 2025: Gov. Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency for an ongoing forest fire in Pickens County; we preview the week at the Statehouse, including a major report on the $1.8 billion accounting discrepancy; Russ McKinney reports on Dr. Ed Simmer’s confirmation to lead the state Department of Health; and more!

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Gavin Jackson
Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.
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