COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The National Domestic Violence Hotline reported answering over 440,000 calls, texts, and chats in 2022. To honor lives lost to domestic violence here in South Carolina, the attorney general’s office held the 26th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony. Family and friends joined together at the SC State House to honor their loved ones taken from them as…
“We’re just here really to let the community know that we must keep hope alive, and hope means that we’re going to make investments in our young people. And that we’re not going to be paralyzed by recent incidents. That we’re gonna be motivated and encouraged — and we’re gonna fight harder,” says McLawhorn.
“This is a dream fulfilled. That we had a long time ago-40 years ago. That we would create the state’s first children’s hospital. And so today we’re celebrating that legacy of 40 years of serving our community, serving children, and how much we’ve grown,” says Taylor.
“We cannot kill our elders. We have to protect them, and one of our protections is getting the vaccines. And there are now updated vaccines for all three of these,” says Albrecht.
According to school officials, the books that De Andre and Dylan wrote during Tucker’s multi week writing program called “Share Your Story” will be published and sold on Amazon.
“This is not normal. I mean the day that we start accepting this as being normal activity, then something is wrong with us,” says Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
“Ninety-five percent of the issues that happen on Election Day — they could be solved ahead of time if voters would make sure that voters are registered to vote and are registered to vote at the right address,” Catalano says.
“One thing I’m proud of is that we’ve always said we’re not just a bakery, but we’re a ministry in the community. So seeing us have to not being able to have that opportunity again right now, is very hard because it’s not only about us, it’s about the people that we serve,” LaMar Wilson says.
“Their talents are in high demand. You know you look around, there’s different careers to choose from, whether it’s working for local government, working for private industries. It’s wonderful to have options and we want to place their talent with a career they’re comfortable with,” says City of Columbia Councilman Will Brennan.
“Just imagine if we could fill those 80,000 jobs. That would create billions more in economic activity, so that’s the challenge that we’re here to discuss today,” says Bob Morgan, President of the SC Chamber of Commerce.
