Archives: August 2020

Lexington, Local News, News

Cayce issues new mask ordinance

Rob Dew,

Cayce, S.C. (WOLO)–The City of Cayce has extended its mask ordinance. Members of the city council voted to extend the law at their meeting Wednesday night. The initial mandate was issued on July 7th. The only difference is this includes the Department of Education’s mandate that masks be worn on school buses and in all public school buildings. Categories: Lexington,…
National News, News, Politics

Steve Bannon indicted in “Build the Wall” scheme

Associated Press,

New York, NY (AP)–   Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others “orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands…
Local News, News, Richland

City of Columbia, DHEC continue free COVID 19 testing

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The City of Columbia and DHEC are continuing their partnership offering free COVID-19 testing. The testing will take place Friday and Saturday at the old Pardon and Parole building at 2204 Lee St. Testing will also be held on the 25th, 28th, and 29th of this month. Categories: Local News, News, Richland

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Health, National News

Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite

Researchers find fossilized grass bedbugs 200,000 years ago
CNN,

(CNN) —Researchers say as long as humans have had beds we have had to deal with bedbugs. Researchers say they have found fossilized grass bedbugs at an archaeological site in South Africa. The beds dated back to 200-thousand years ago. They were sitting on top of layers of ash. Researchers believe that the earliest humans used the ash to deter…