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S.C. State University postpones start of fall 2021 classes

The university wants more time to come up with additional campus safety protocols

Aug 16, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

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Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina State University has decided to postpone classes for their fall semester by a week in order to come up with additional campus safety protocols as COVID-19 cases continue to spike statewide. School officials announced their decision to start classes on August 23rd instead of August 18th as previously planned so they can teach incoming…

Lexington Richland District 5 won’t follow county-wide mask mandate

Aug 16, 2021 9:31 PM EDT

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IRMO, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Richland School District 5 has announced it will not require masks in its schools, despite a county-wide mask mandate passed Monday by the Richland County Council. The Richland County Council passed a mask mandate for all middle and elementary schools in the county. In response the district, which has schools in both counties, released the…

Richland Two attorneys exploring possible mask requirement

Aug 16, 2021 9:08 PM EDT

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The possibility of a mask mandate is on the table for a Richland County school district. The Richland School District Two board voted 6-1 Monday for its attorneys to explore its legal options when it comes to mask requirements. According to the district 137 employees and students tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of August….

Richland School District One board votes to require masks in all schools

Aug 16, 2021 8:43 PM EDT

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – All students and staff in Richland School District One will be required to wear masks in all schools, administrative buildings, and school buses. The Richland One Board of School Commissioners made the decision at a meeting Monday evening. According to district officials there are currently eight cases of COVID-19 within the district and 110 students and…

State Senators request a special session on mask mandates

The Bi-Partisan group want members to return to reconsider a budget provisio to reverse mask madate requirements

Aug 16, 2021 8:42 PM EDT

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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A group of South Carolina Senators want lawmakers to come back to the statehouse for a special session to reconsider a budget proviso that aims to keep school districts from being able to put mask requirements in effect in state schools. Senators Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg), Ronnie Sabb (D-Williamsburg), Luke Rankin (R-Horry), and Sandy Senn (R-Charleston) joined…

Councilmen have friendly competition for back to school supplies

Councilmen Derrek Pugh, Ed McDowell ask fpr donations to see who can collect the most

Aug 16, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

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Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — Children here in the Midlands will head back to class in the coming weeks, if they haven’t already. While parents and guardians have a list of supplies they want to make sure their children have for the upcoming school year, some area councilman are joining in on the rush to fill backpacks with “Competition for…

Monday Movie Musings: “Free Guy”

Aug 16, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

ABC Columbia Staff,

Ryan Reynolds’ newest action comedy “Free Guy” won this weekend’s box office, grossing $26 million in ticket sales. Our Matt Perron shares his take on the film in your Mnday Movie Musing.