Author: ABC Columbia Staff
Local News, Politics, Richland, State

Election Commission announces Saturday absentee voting

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —- According to the South Carolina State Election Commission the number of absentee ballots issued and returned for the Midterm election is up from 2014. Chris Whitmire, the Director of Public Information and Training says the 2014 Midterm election set a record with around 157 thousand ballots turned in. Statewide, South Carolinians have already surpassed that. The…
Lexington, Local News, News, State

14-year-old arrested for bringing, hiding BB pistol on high school campus

ABC Columbia Staff,

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Police arrested a 14-year-old student Friday (11/2) after a weapon was found at the teenager’s school. Administrators at River Bluff High School had received several phone calls about the weapon and where it was hidden. A LPD School Resource Officer found the BB pistol in a men’s bathroom on campus at 320 Corley Mill Road….
Local News, News, Politics, State

Former Solicitor’s Office Communications Director pleads guilty in federal court

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A former public employee could face up to 20 years in prison after a pleading guilty in court. Nicole Holland, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud in federal court Thursday (11/1). Holland is the former Communications Director for the Former Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, who also faces federal charges. Holland used the Solicitors…
Digital Exclusives and Features, Health, Local News

Light the Night hopes to illuminate Cancer awareness

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Light the Night is an event that is hosted by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a goal of raising money and awareness about blood cancers that organizers say does not discriminate. According to LLS,  they have made some progress by helping patients with support services , lifestyle treatments and Cancer research that is showing promise….
Local News, News, State

A corporation at Midlands Tech’s industrial park added a 150k square foot facility

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A large addition has been added to the Midlands Tech Enterprise campus in northeast Columbia. State leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday (11/1) for the Ritedose Corporation’s new 150,000 square foot facility. According to a news release, the building will be used for the packaging and distribution of unique sterile processing technology. School officials say…

Related Posts