Archives: August 2020

Simple ways to get your child to mask up, and keep them on

If getting your child to wear their mask is an uphill battle, here are some ways that may help

(CNN) –The centers for disease control and prevention is calling on all Americans to wear face coverings to help slow the spread of covid-19. but getting children to wear masks is often easier said than done. Therapist Jody Baumstein with children’s healthcare of Atlanta strong-4-life says there are five ways that can help. First, have a simple and age-appropriate conversation…

Tropical Update

Tropical Depression 11 is still about 2500 miles away from the southeast coast of the United States. It’s expected to get itself better organized over the next few days and become a tropical storm. But at this point it’s very unlikely that it will have any impact on us here in South Carolina for two reasons:  1) It will likely…

U.S. pays biotech company Moderna $1.5 billion for possible COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna is one of several companies working on potential coronavirus vaccines for Americans

The U.S. government is paying medical company Moderna $1.5 point billion dollars to make and deliver 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine is still in clinical trials and has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but is already being manufactured so if it is approved it can be rolled out quickly. The…

Lexington offers free drive through testing sites

Testing is offered Monday through Friday

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Lexington Medical Center is now offering free drive-through 19 testing five days a week. The screenings take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m The address is 139 Summerplace Drive in West Columbia. You do not need to have an appointment or any symptoms in order to be tested. Officials say results should…

Teen raises thousands for ‘the forgotten’ during pandemic

The 15 year old is donating the funds to homeless veterans, disabled, first responders, those with special needs

Image: CNN/Gaetano Liberti (CNN) — A 15-year-old boy has raised over $13,000 in donations for homeless veterans, special needs children, and first responders by selling and donating wooden flags he carves himself. In 2019, Lorenzo Liberti met a homeless veteran while serving meals at a food pantry with his church youth group. The tenth grader from Lakewood Ranch, Florida, couldn’t…

One person killed after “ambush” of deputies in small SC town

ANDERSON, SC (AP) – A shooting in a small South Carolina city involving sheriff’s deputies has left a man dead and a woman injured. Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride says the deputies were caught in an “ambush situation” Tuesday night when fired upon from a hill next to a Lowe’s parking lot in Anderson. The deputies returned fire and struck…

Funeral arrangements announced for Calvin ‘Chip’ Jackson

A community says goodbye to a councilman who dedicated his life to serving others

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Calvin ‘Chip’ Jackson is being remembered by family and friends as a man who spent his life giving back to others. 65 year old Jackson passed away Friday August 7th, 2020. Funeral arrangements have been set to take place Thursday, August 12 at 12p.m. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, those who would like to bid…

Suspect arrested after shooting in parking lot of Swansea grocery store

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A man suspected of shooting someone in a grocery store parking lot in Swansea Tuesday has been arrested. Akeem Kantrell Mack (LCSD) Lexington County deputies arrested Akeem Kantrell Mack, 34, on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. According to LCSD, Mack got into an argument with another man in…