Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Game Day ready: USC video showing new field at Williams-Brice Stadium for Season Opener

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) (USC SID) – After spending last weekend laying new turf at Williams-Brice Stadium, Gamecocks Athletics released a time lapse video showing the process and progress made resodding the field. .@SCGroundsCrew is the BEST in the nation. Williams-Brice is ready for @GamecockFB on Saturday! #SpursUp ???? pic.twitter.com/z4F57XI4pK — Gamecock Athletics (@GamecocksOnline) August 27, 2018 USC hosts Coastal Carolina…

UPDATE: RCSD confirms no shots were fired at evacuated Irmo vs. Dutch Fork game

Via Twitter user @will_volk IRMO, SC (WOLO) – Fans and teams watching a high school football game in Irmo Friday (8/31) night were evacuated as a precaution amid reports of gunshots being fired. Videos circulated on social media Friday evening showing panic at the Irmo vs. Dutch Fork game. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, no shots were fired…

SCDNR to offer courtesy boat inspections Labor Day weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If your Labor Day plans include hitting the water, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources wants to help keep you safe. SC DNR officials announced they will offer courtest boat inspections during the Labor day holiday weekend. According to officials, boating safety and enforcement officers will perform inspections for required safety equipment and proper boat and motor…

United Airlines adds flights to ‘top college football markets’ including Columbia

  ATLANTA, GA (AP, WOLO) – United Airlines says it’s adding more flights and using bigger planes this fall to carry passengers to college football games across the South and elsewhere in the U.S. The Chicago-based airline says in a statement that the added seats will bring passengers to “top college football markets.” United is adding flights to destinations that…