Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Teacher pay at the center of heated state senate debate

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Pay for South Carolina’s teachers is at the center of a heated budget debate in the state senate. According to the The Post and Courier reports lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee unanimously adopted a $12.6 billion dollar spending plan Wednesday. However, the Senate version does not include the $1,500 one time bonus for State employees…

Man accused of stalking S.C. attorney Bakari Sellers arrested

The suspect is charged with sending more than 60 messages containing racial slurs, discussed killing blacks

Photo Courtesy: Strom Law Firm Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A North Carolina man is in custody in the Midlands tonight accused of stalking Attorney and CNN Political Contributor Bakari Sellers. Investigators with The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) say 48 year old  Grant Olsen, Jr. of Asheville, North Carolina  sent approximately 65 messages via the social media platform Instagram…