Archives: August 2020

Area church hosts free backpack giveaway

Other back to school supplies will also be available

West Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A Midlands church wants to make sure kids are ready to go back to school whether its in person or virtual. Brookland United Methodist Church is hosting a book bag giveaway this Saturday from 2 p.m. in the afternoon until 6 p.m. in the evening. The first 500 children will receive a free book bag…

The Planet is Warming Drastically

You’ve heard the expression, “a picture paints a thousand words.” Check out the picture below. It shows the temperature of the planet for the last 12,000 years. Notice the large spike up on the far right side of the graph. That’s human-caused warming of the earth. And it’s not part of a normal cycle. For more details, check out the…

Richland County Coroner: COVID-19 not listed on death certificates without a test

DHEC says only a coroner or medical examiner can make the determination if a person died from the virus

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –One person who has seen the true impact of COVID-19 firsthand is your county’s coroner. South Carolinas Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says a coroner or medical examiner has the power to determine if someone’s cause of death is COVID-19. When working on death investigations prior to the pandemic, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told…