Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – County officials unveiled a portrait of the county’s first African American female magistrate judge, Hattie Sims, this morning. Sims’ fellow judges as well as members of her family were on hand for the ceremony. Judge Sims passed away in 2014. Categories: Local News, News
OCONEE CO., SC (WOLO) – A missing mother, Jennafer Price, 33, and her six missing children have been located safe in Autauga County, Alabama, near Montgomery. According to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Price and her children went missing Wednesday after a judge ordered her to surrender her children to the SC Department of Social Services (DSS). The mother has…
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COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–The 13th Rosewood Crawfish Festival returns this weekend to the Capital City. According to Dave Britt with the Rosewood Business Association, this years event starts with the Crawdaddy Dash, followed by the day long festival. Britt says that since Crawfish are not local to the area, 10,000 pounds of the clawed critters are shipped in from New Orleans. …
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – State offices closed Thursday (5/10) in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. South Carolina is one of six states that recognizes the holiday, though the dates vary. May 10 is significant because it is the day Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died and the day Union soldiers captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Categories: Local News, News, Politics, State…
(WOLO, ABC NEWS) – President Trump announced Thursday (5/10) morning that he’ll sit down for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12. He made the announcements just hours after three Americans sentenced to hard labor in North Korea returned home. Watch the video above for the full story. Categories: National News, News, Politics
Anthony Gibson James Grimes KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Two suspects were arrested Thursday (5/10) for an attempted armed robbery in Kershaw County. According to the Sheriff’s Office, James Grimes, 47, and Anthony Gibson, 47, face charges for an incident on May 8 in Lugoff. A release sent Thursday says Grimes entered Young’s Convenience store on Highway 1 with a…
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Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — Orangeburg County Deputies say a suspect was caught on camera, authorities say that’s exactly what he decided to take. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect is caught on surveillance rummaging through the Lakeside Landscaping Company late Tuesday night. Authorities say at one point he looks directly in the camera before he decides to steal…
Two of the inmates who survived a deadly riot inside of the Lee Correctional Institution are now suing the prison claiming the facility was negligent and did not do enough to keep them safe.
