Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Congratulations are in order for three Midlands schools. White Knoll Elementary school in Lexington School District One, Batesburg-Leesville High school in Lexington School District Three and Dutch Fork High school in Lexington-Richland school District Five have all been named among the seven finalists for the 2020 ‘Palmetto’s Finest Awards’. The South Carolina Association of School Administrators…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — After Governor Henry McMaster finished his speech for the 2020 State of the State address, House Minority Leader and Richland County Representative Todd Rutherford gave the Democratic response. Rutherford highlighted the need for criminal justice reform, legalizing medical cannabis as a safer alternative to the ongoing opioid crisis, and even calling an abortion bill a “divisive”…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – A burglar was caught on camera breaking into a home in Richland County. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department released surveillance video showing showing a guy slowly opening up a window of a home on Lochmore Drive near Leesburg Road. Forensic evidence from the scene identified the suspect as Reginel Wroten. RCSD says he used a…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Education, health care, and tax cuts are all expected to be highlights of this evening’s speech. Some of those goals were laid out in the governor’s proposed spending plan released earlier this month. That included raising teacher pay by three thousand dollars, and expanding full-day Pre-K to all four year olds from lower income families across…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina lawmakers released their plan to reform the states healthcare system. Under the healthcare freedom agenda, individuals would pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to their physician, repeal certificate of need laws and allow patients to essentially shop for services at a low cost and convenient location to them. Leaders say the agenda includes…
Richland Co, SC (WOLO) — Students in Richland District two will soon have another state of the art learning center at their disposal. Tuesday morning, district officials broke ground on the center for knowledge north on Muller Road in Blythewood. When it is completed, district officials say young scholars will gain cultural literacy and an appreciation of multiple perspectives through…
Suspect: Ronald Faulkenberry, Jr.Image: York County Sheriff’s Office York Co., SC (WOLO) — The York County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 38 year old Richard Edward Faulkenberry, Jr. accused of Animal Fighting. Deputies say they were called to a home in the 22 hundred block of Sawmill Road in Hickory Grove after getting a call that an elderly woman was attack…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) –One state Senator wants to raise the age limit someone can get out of jury duty from 65 to 75. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey says he his sponsoring the bill because people are living longer and healthier lives. Massey told the Post and Courier that he thinks life experience helps make good jurors and that the…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Monday afternoon City leaders held their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. day ceremony at the historical marker that bears the name of the civil rights leader in Five Points. Each year, officials place a wreath at the marker that has been located at the corner of Harden and Greene Streets since 2010. This year, City Councilman…
(image: Prisma Health) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Prisma Health is going mobile. Prisma Health is launching a community health mobile unit in hopes of bringing health help directly to you. Beginning today, Tuesday at 10AM at the Charles Drew Wellness Center located at 2101 Walker Soloman Way, Columbia, SC 29201. The new mobile unit that is completely outfitted as a…
