Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Midlands H.S. on lockdown as search for gunman continues

Deputies say the deadly shooting took place at 7am in close proximity to school

(Courtesy: RCSD/Twitter) Richland Co, SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is in the beginning stages of a investigating a shooting where a man was found shot to death in the 300 block of Dornoch Way 7am Wednesday. As a precaution, RCSD says Westwood High School has been placed on lockdown as they search for a suspect. Authorities say…

Tifani Moore to win Lexington-Richland 5 Board seat in special election

Unofficial results show Moore has 56% of the vote

IRMO, SC (WOLO) – The race to fill a vacant school board seat in Lexington-Richland District 5 has come to an close. Tifani Moore will win the seat in a special election held Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Richland County Election Commission show Moore had 56 percent of the vote and will beat Haley Griggs and Jeff Herring with at…

The S.C. State Fair returns tomorrow “Stronger, Safer than ever”

The more than 150 year tradition is back, but with COVID still raging they are taking exstensive precautions

Courtesy: SC State Fair Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The fall season is finally here and that means that the 2021 South Carolina State Fair is less than a month away. Last year in 2020, like with many events, the annual tradition was forced to take a different approach in order to allow fair goers to celebrate safely without the risk…