| Search for DHEC director continues The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has interviewed nine applicants and plans to select a candidate by year's end. The agency also said that a COVID-19 vaccine could begin arriving to distribution centers by Dec. 14. S.C. initial unemployment claims drop by 884 in week For the week ending Nov. 14, 2,683 claims were filed, down from 3,567 the previous week. Three S.C. counties, including Greenville, saw more than 200 initial claims filed. | 