Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Five Points annual ‘sidewalk sale’ is back all weekend

grab your face mask and your wallet and get ready to shop until you drop

Image: Five Points Association ( @Facebook) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Five Points ‘Summer Sidewalk Sale’ is back this year. Starting today, Friday August 14 you can head down to the entertainment district and find some great deals on merchandise from some of your favorite businesses in the five points area. The deals kicked off at Midnight and will end…

Richland County wants your input on plan to spend $2 million in federal aid

The county wants to use two grants from the Department of Housing and Urbn Development to address afforable housing

Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — Thursday evening the Richland County Community Planning and Development Department held a public hearing to discuss how the county plans to spend more than two million dollars in federal aid. As of right now,  the plan is to use two grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to address affordable housing needs throughout…

Price of groceries on a downward trend

If you have to go to the grocery store you may be pleasantly surprised

Image: CNN (CNN) — Some good news for shoppers, grocery prices are going back down. The government says meat prices like beef roasts, steaks, beef and veal went down at least eight-point-two percent nationwide. Hotdogs, however, jumped in price due to their high demand. Major meat processors closed their plants in the spring because workers got sick with coronavirus or…

Lexington offers free drive through testing sites

Testing is offered Monday through Friday

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Lexington Medical Center is now offering free drive-through 19 testing five days a week. The screenings take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m The address is 139 Summerplace Drive in West Columbia. You do not need to have an appointment or any symptoms in order to be tested. Officials say results should…

Funeral arrangements announced for Calvin ‘Chip’ Jackson

A community says goodbye to a councilman who dedicated his life to serving others

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Calvin ‘Chip’ Jackson is being remembered by family and friends as a man who spent his life giving back to others. 65 year old Jackson passed away Friday August 7th, 2020. Funeral arrangements have been set to take place Thursday, August 12 at 12p.m. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, those who would like to bid…

Suspect arrested after shooting in parking lot of Swansea grocery store

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A man suspected of shooting someone in a grocery store parking lot in Swansea Tuesday has been arrested. Akeem Kantrell Mack (LCSD) Lexington County deputies arrested Akeem Kantrell Mack, 34, on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. According to LCSD, Mack got into an argument with another man in…

Joe Biden and VP pick Senator Kamala Harris make first appearance

ABC NEWS– Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris deliver first remarks together Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware. Here is a clip from Biden’s speech. Here is a clip as Kamala Harris takes to the podium. Stay with ABC Columbia for more on this developing story. Categories: National News Tags: Biden Harris

Benedict College names first woman as campus minister

Burgess will be the first female campus minister in the 150 year history of the college

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Benedict College has named its first female campus minister. Tuesday the college announced Reverend Doctor Lillie A. Burgess to the position. Burgess is the first woman to serve as campus minister in the school’s 150 year history. Benedict College President and CEO, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis released a brief statement welcoming Burgess to the Tiger family saying,…