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(WCBD) - Charleston County Mosquito Control says it will be aerially spraying for adult mosquitoes on Sunday, August 30, 2026. The county says the service will be conducted in Charleston and West Ashley. Operations will be from 6:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on Sunday and if needed a backup time frame will be on September 6, 2026. 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The details change, but the underlying story rarely does. It goes like this: she gets the job and then loses it before the 90-day probation period because she couldn\u2019t make it through with zero days of paid time off. 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