Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Suspected drug trafficker arrested with 25 pounds of pot at Columbia Airport

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A suspected drug trafficker was arrested Monday (11/5) at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport after a traffic stop. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Tuesday, saying that more than 25 pounds of marijuana was found in the car. Jackson Quincy Reed, 43, of California faces a trafficking marijuana charge, according to LCSD. The Sheriff says…

Election Commission announces Saturday absentee voting

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…