| School focuses on in-demand hiring sectors Students enrolled at Cooper River Academy have the opportunity to study several career pathways: architecture and construction; manufacturing; transportation, distribution and logistics; health science; arts, AV technology and communications; STEM; and information technology. Unemployment payouts since March 15 nearly top $5 billion in S.C. The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce has paid out $4.92 billion to more than 825,000 claimants since the pandemic took hold in the state. For the week ending Jan. 16, 6,683 initial claims were filed in S.C. | 