Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Fewer people are filing for unemployment in South Carolina. According to the Department of Employment and Workforce, last week 12,194 people filed their initial claim for unemployment insurance in the state. That’s down 2,152 from the previous week. Since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic SCDEW says close to 700,000 people filed for unemployment benefits and the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–South Carolina is receiving more than $15 million in additional CARES Act funds. Wednesday State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced South Carolina as a recipient of the $15,049,608 Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant from the US Dept. of Education as part of the federal COVID-19 relief fund. According to Spearman, the funds will be used the SC…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Wednesday morning the South Carolina State Fair announced this year’s fair will be a drive-through event. Fair General Manager Nancy Smith says on October 20-21st. According to Smith, admission will be free for guests to drive through the fairgrounds and experience agriculture and art exhibits. Smith says fair foods will also be available drive-through style in the Lexington…
Photo from Facebook Washington, D.C. (WOLO)–A video featuring a group of doctors making claims related to the coronavirus was removed by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after going viral online Monday. The video originally published by Breitbart shows doctors discouraging the wearing of masks (no one in the video is wearing a mask) and referring to hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment…
Courtesy:CPD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police say they have arrested a suspect in an April break-in and robbery. Investigators say Chris Shearon broke into a home on N. Main St., assaulted the man inside and robbed him at knife point. Police say he was arrested Saturday and a judge set his bond at $100,000. Shearon is charged with assault and battery,…
Courtesy:ASGDC Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Monday Richland Co. deputies announced additional charges against the man accused of stabbing his roommate to death last Thursday. Investigators now say in addition to murder, Timothy Shells is also charged with armed robbery. Investigators say after Shells stabbed Dexter Craft,65, he took his wallet and other belongings. Deputies say Craft and Shells lived at the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– With the prospect of in-person teaching looming, students may be returning to a school system already dubbed among the nation’s worst. According to a study by Wallethub.com, south carolina’s school system ranks 9th worst in the country. The survey was based on criteria such as standardized test scores, drop out rate, and teacher to student ratio. Here’s…
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Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–We now know the name of the man found murdered Thursday afternoon. Investigators say Dexter Craft,55, was found dead at a home on Woodcrest Dr. The Richland Co. Coroner’s Office says craft died from upper body trauma. The Richland Co. Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)–One of the Midlands largest school districts is altering its plans for reopening in the fall. Thursday night the Lexington Richland School District 5 school board approved a hybrid schedule plan for the start of the new school year. A hybrid model is a blend of face-to-face instruction and distance learning with students attending school in-person two days…
