FLORENCE, SC (WOLO) – Blue Cross Blue Shield says it’s laying off close to 250 employees. The Charleston Post and Courier reports the layoffs take affect Wednesday (11/7) for those who work at PGBA, a subsidiary of the insurance provider. PGBA has offices in Surfside Beach and Florence. Employees were notified of the layoffs back in August. Categories: Local News,…
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham reacts to the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
A constitutional amendment question on the 2018 ballot that would change the State Superintendent position to a Governor appointment has been rejected by South Carolina voters.
COLUMBIA, SC (AP, WOLO) – Governor Henry McMaster has been projected by the Associated Press as the winner of South Carolina’s race for Governor. This will be his first full term in office. The Republican nominee has held the position for two years after former Governor Nikki Haley left to work for President Trump. South Carolina has not elected…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP,WOLO) – The Associated Press has called South Carolina’s 6th district race for the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn has been re-elected over his Republican challenger Gerhard Gressmann. According to SCvotes.org, with 24,383 ballots counted, Clyburn had 71 percent of the votes. Clyburn is the state’s longest-serving congressman, having now been elected to his…
Poll workers say they saw some of the highest voter turnout for a Midterm Election here in South Carolina.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — ABC Columbia News crews were out at various polling places this morning, including where Governor Henry McMaster cast his ballot this morning shortly before 10am. He was joined by his family at his side at the Lourie Center where we had a chance to speak to the incumbent about why this election is an important one….
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A suspected drug trafficker was arrested Monday (11/5) at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport after a traffic stop. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Tuesday, saying that more than 25 pounds of marijuana was found in the car. Jackson Quincy Reed, 43, of California faces a trafficking marijuana charge, according to LCSD. The Sheriff says…
