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State education department hires former Lexington-Richland 5 superintendent

Dr. Christina Melton resigned suddenly in June after being named Superintendent of the Year
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Education announced Thursday it has hired former Lexington-Richland 5 Superintendent Dr. Christina Melton. Melton resigned suddenly in June after having been named the Superintendent of the Year. The former superintendent will join the state agency as the Director of Assessment. “Dr. Melton is a dynamic leader whose passion for students’ academic…

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Columbia Mayor issues ‘State of Emergency’ for schools in city limits

Mayor Benjamin announced Wednesday that the State of Emergency mask mandate will cover 40 schools
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Columbia, SC (WOLO)—  The Mayor of Columbia has declared a state of emergency — and he’s primarily focused on masks in schools. This as case numbers of COVID and the more contagious delta variant continues to rise and vaccinations remain low. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says it’s time to make masking up mandatory….again. The mayor says this is one fight…

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Richland deputies search for financial I.D. fraud suspect

The Sheriff's Department released an image of the suspect using the stolen card at an ATM
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Richland County deputies need you to keep an eye out for a woman they say is wanted for financial I.D. fraud. The Sheriff’s Department says she withdrew 2-thousand dollars from a Navy Federal Credit Union bank account using a stolen I.D. on July 7th, 2021. According to deputies, she attempted to make a second withdrawal the…

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Illegal shipment of 10th century artifacts seized on their way to SC

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WOLO) – A shipment of 13 ancient artifacts bound for South Carolina were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Kentucky. It included one skull and 12 “adzes,” which are tools for chopping. (Image courtesy CBP) According to the CBP, the shipment was arriving from Mexico and was heading to a home in Sumter. An expert…

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SC Senators begin discussions on spending billions in COVID-19 relief

This was the first time the Senate American Rescue plan subcommitee met
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — a small group of South Carolina senators are in discussions on how to spend two and half billion dollars of federal COVID-19 relief. The Senate American Rescue Plan subcommittee met for the first time Tuesday. The Senators mostly heard about the rules and limitations on how money can be spent. For example, the money can be…

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Signs being installed for new “slowpoke” law going into effect this month

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(COLUMBIA, SC) WOLO – New signs are being installed on South Carolina highways reminding drivers of a new law that goes into effect August 15. Ahead of the new state law that goes into effect Aug. 15, SCDOT is installing “Slower Traffic Move Right” signs and is alerting motorists via electronic message boards. pic.twitter.com/j4CbLNFb1m — SCDOT (@SCDOTPress) August 2, 2021…

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