(photo: SC State fair) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The S.C. State Fair will be here before you know it and this year to commemorate their 150 year anniversary officials are bringing even more fun to the Fair grounds. With a circus theme, that will have a free, daily circus complete with live animals expected to take over the fairway this…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Say goodbye to the Gamecock Bi-Lo. If you’ve driven down Devine street lately you may have noticed the Gamecock is missing from the front of the Bi-Lo store and from its other signs. A spokesperson for the company released a statement to ABC Columbia News saying quote, “Effective July 1st, we ended our partnership with the…
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (WOLO) — A low-country chainsaw artist and founder of the group “Bikers for Trump” is running for Congress. Chris Cox says he’s stepping down as head of the national organization to focus on campaigning against Democrat Joe Cunningham in 2020. While this is the first time Cox has run for political office of any kind, he is…
People in one Columbia neighborhood are celebrating a withdrawal of a request for a proposed massage parlor on North Beltline Boulevard.
(photo: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department) LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington Sheriff’s Department says two people are facing drug charges after they were pulled over during a routine traffic stop. Authorities say the two were speeding as they drove along Goldie Road after they determined the car had been reported stolen. After a more detailed search of the car officials…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A Georgia man who deputies arrested on July 7 for accusations of having sex with a 13-year-old and throwing her from a car during a chase after deputies tried to approach the pair in a vacant lot in Richland County will be facing additional charges. Derek Jerome Nelson previously faced charges of criminal sexual conduct, assault…
(Photo: Harvest Hope Food Bank) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) —- The summer is suppose to be a time full of fun in the sun, but hunger and the need for a good meal doesn’t get a summer break. According officials with the Harvest Hope Food Bank, it’s also a time when food donations tend to decrease since a lot of families…
(CNN) – Netflix says some of its new shows won’t light up. A company spokesperson says all of its new shows with TV-14 ratings or lower and films lower than PG-13 ratings will not feature cigarettes or e-cigarettes. This comes after a report that criticized how “Stranger Things” has featured tobacco in every episode. The policy however will not affect…
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(ABC Columbia/FILE) BISHOPVILLE, SC (WOLO) —- The South Carolina Department of Corrections Police Services (SCDC) announced the arrest of 47 year old Marilyn Ann Williams who now faces a charge of Assault and Battery (3rd degree). According to an arrest warrant obtained by ABC Columbia News Williams, a lieutenant at Lee Correctional Institution (LeeCI), is accused of assaulting a co-worker…
