Mandy Matney

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Mandy Matney is the News Director at FITSNews. She's an award-winning journalist from Kansas who has worked for newspapers in Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina before making the switch to FITS. She loves tacos and hates the winter (which is why she moved here). She currently lives on Hilton Head Island where she enjoys beach life. Want to contact Mandy? Send your story ideas, comments, suggestions and tips to mandy@fitsnews.com.

Two Black SC Teens Jailed For Almost A Year After Rape They Didn’t Commit, Lawsuit Says

Mandy Matney
They were incarcerated for months — even after DNA evidence proved their innocence, according to the lawsuit....

More Than 1,000 In SC Hospitalized With COVID-19 For The First Time In Pandemic

Mandy Matney
Following yet another record-breaking weekend with nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in South Carolina, state officials reported more than 1,000 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first...

SC Hits Peak For COVID-19 Cases, Percent Of Positive Tests, And Hospitalizations In One Day

Mandy Matney
For the twelfth consecutive day, South Carolina officials reported record-breaking COVID-19 hospitalizations. On Saturday, 908 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized across South Carolina, according to the South Carolina...