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Lexington Medical Center hosts COVID-19 testing today

The Free testing will be held at Lexington High School starting at 8:30a.m.

Lexington, SC (WOLO) — The Lexington Medical Center will offer free COVID-19 testing Tuesday July 14th. The testing will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Lexington High School located at 2463 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072. Officials say you do not have to have symptoms in order to be tested and you do not have to make…

Lexington Medical Center hosts free COVID-19 testing site

Testing will take placeTuesday July 14 from 8:30a-1:30p

Lexington, SC (WOLO) — Lexington Medical Center will offer free COVID-19 testing Tuesday July 14th at a mobile site. The testing will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Lexington High School located at 2463 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072. Officials say you do not have to have symptoms in order to be tested and you do not…

Prisma Health helps NC woman witness birth of first grandchild during pandemic

The new mother is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Hospitals have been closed to the visitors in order to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus for months. Still, that wasn’t going to keep one North Carolina woman from being able to witness the birth of her first grand baby. Tomiko Plummer’s daughter is stationed at Shaw Air force Base and when it came time…

COMET officials: DART bus driver in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19

The driver works for the Transportation Care Services

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET)  says one of the DART drivers is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver of Transportation Care Services (TCS), which operates DART and is a subcontractor of RATP Dev USA, Inc., has tested positive for coronavirus during…

USC President vows to stand behind international students if forced to leave country

Homeland Security says students enrolled in online classes may be forced to leave

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The University of South Carolina is standing by its international students. Earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security and the Student Exchange Visitor Program announced that foreign students who were enrolled in fully on-line programs could be forced to leave the country. In a letter to students, faculty, and staff University President Bob Caslen writes, “To…