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Welcome to Friday. It's another cold day in South Carolina, so sit by the fire and curl up with The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter that previews and captures what goes on at the Statehouse while lawmakers are in session.

When lead interventionist Keighley George entered Forest Lake Elementary School’s gymnasium Thursday morning, she thought she was attending a schoolwide assembly to receive a visit from State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver.

Late Wednesday, the White House announced Pres. Trump’s new appointments to the Council of Governors, which include South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. The bipartisan group is tasked with strengthening state-federal partnerships on key national security, disaster response, and military coordination issues.

Happy Thursday. As we always like to remind readers, today is the "Friday" of the legislative week. And, as another reminder, we're ending Week 6. A quick note of some of what you need to know for Thursday:

Yokohama TWS North American will permanently close its Spartanburg facility by April 19^, according to a WARN filing with the state Department of Employment and Workforce.

The plant’s closure will affect 90 jobs, which is the largest number of jobs lost in the state so far this year.

Happy Wednesday. A few quick notes to lead us in midweek. South Carolina's First Assistant U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews is now acting U.S. attorney after now-former U.S. Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs, tapped by former President Joe Biden, was essentially fired due to the Vacancies Reform Act (otherwise known as President Donald Trump is now in the White House). It's now up to Trump to name Boroughs's successor.