Archives: August 2020

Teen killed in Fairfield Co. accident

Fairfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A 16 year old was killed in a car crash Friday. A spokesperson for the Fairifield County Coroner’s Office says Abiyah Fee was driving when her car hit another vehicle at the intersection of East Peach Rd. and 321 South. The coroner says fee had to be extricated from the car before she was taken to…

Benedict, CVS partner to provide COVID 19 testing

Columbia, S.C.  (WOLO)– CVS and Benedict College are partnering together to provide COVID-19 testing. The testing is taking place at 1903 Two Notch Rd. and is open to the public by appointment and officials tell us results will be available on the spot. Patients are being asked to pre-register in advance by calling 803-705-4351. Testing will continue through Sept. 30th….

DHEC: 651 new cases of Coronavirus, 12 additional deaths in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Health officials reported, on Monday, 651 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 12 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 117,333 and confirmed deaths to 2,588. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here.   The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports…

Graffiti at UofSC calls for campus shutdown

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to the University of South Carolina’s COVID-19 tracker, there are more than 500 active cases on campus and more than 600 since the beginning of August. Monday morning someone had painted on the wall of the Russell House, “Mister Caslen shut it down, 600 sick, ?? must die??”. The graffiti has since been covered up. A…

UofSC players, coaches hold demonstration for racial equality, end to police brutality

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Monday morning, the University of South Carolina football team took the day off of practice to come together against social injustice. The team held a demonstration at the Russell House on the university’s campus in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting. Blake was shot seven times in the back in Kenosha, WI. The Gamecocks’ demonstration follows other…

DHEC updates recommendations for Coronavirus testing in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  State Health officials have announced what they are calling updated recommendations for COVID-19 testing. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says it is encouraging anyone who would like to be tested, to get tested. In a release, “DHEC continues to emphasize the importance of testing,“ said Dr. Brannon Traxler, DHEC Physician. “While many people with…