Public Health: A measles outbreak is spreading in Illinois’s Douglas County, with health officials urging exposure checks and immunizations as most cases this year involve people unvaccinated or with unknown status. Local Law Enforcement: Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies traveled to Irmo to honor fallen Columbia officer Chris DeLong Jr. at his funeral. Community Remembrance: Hundreds of Georgia officers gathered in Fayetteville for Warm Springs Sgt. Chris Fisher, killed in the line of duty; a fundraiser is set up for his wife and children. Crime & Safety: A South Carolina man is accused of catfishing a Georgia victim by impersonating a Florida deputy, using fake accounts and altered voice calls. Family & Justice: A year after a Taylors crash killed Greenville Water utility locator Cesar Peña Franco, his family says answers are still missing and is offering a $1,000 reward. Education & Reading: Charleston County Public Library launched a free decodable books collection to help struggling readers, aiming to remove cost barriers. Heritage & Culture: Mount Pleasant’s Long Point Schoolhouse restoration is nearing completion after a $250,000 state grant, preserving a Jim Crow-era Black school. Sports & Events: WWE’s IYO SKY and Chad Gable will appear at NXT house shows in Columbia on Sept. 26. Lifestyle & Travel: A new wave of African diaspora heritage tourism is turning travel into ancestral connection and preservation. Arts & Food: Euphoria Greenville returns Sept. 17–20 with ticketed events still available.