Today’s Forecast
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Author: Rob Dew
SC Agriculture Dept. seeks rule change from USDA
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is asking the federal government to adjust some rules to help the state’s hemp farmers. The department says it has concerns over the USDA’s testing requirements. For example, state officials say the federal rule mandate that fields be tested by a DEA approved lab 15 days prior to harvest. The state agriculture…
Milling elected to Richland One School Board
Photo Courtesy: Milling Law Firm Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland School District One has a new board member. New Year’s Eve was also election day for voters in District One. Attorney Jonathan Milling won Tuesday’s special election. he replaces Darrell Black who resigned in September. He will be sworn in January 12th. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
Thousands attend Famously Hot New Year
Photo credit: Jeff Blake Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The cleanup effort got underway early this morning from last night’s famously hot new years celebration. Officials with the event say an estimated 30,000 people attended Tuesday night’s event. Columbia police say one person was arrested at the event for an outstanding warrant also they say there were a few reports of sprained…
Fatal accident reported in Chesterfield Co.
Chesterfield Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The highway patrol says one person was killed in an accident in Chesterfield Co. Wednesday morning. Investigators say at 3:40am a man was driving on Brock’s Mill Rd. about six miles north of Cheraw when he ran off the road, over corrected and overturned. Troopers say he was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected…
Second suspect charged in triple-homicide
Lexington Co, S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies in Lexington say a second suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting that ended in three deaths in West Columbia. Investigators say Jeremy Cornish is charged with three counts of murder in connection with the December 17th murders. Deputies say Cornish was driving the truck seen leaving the Woodland Village Apartments on Butternut Ln….
Tennessee murder suspect arrested in Sumter
Sumter, Co. (WOLO)– Sumter Co. deputies say a man who tried to avoid a license checkpoint was wanted for murder in Tennessee. Investigators say on Monday Rasheen Greenwood drove through a home’s lawn to avoid the checkpoint on Avenue-A in Mayesville. Deputies say he was arrested after a short chase and they determined he was wanted for murder. He is…
Deputies investigating death of 23-year-old Sumter Co. man found Wednesday morning
Montrel Epps, 23, was found off McCray's Mill Road Wednesday morning
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after deputies discovered a 23-year-old’s body Wednesday morning. A deputy found the body of Montrel Epps, 23, off McCray’s Mill Road at 4:30 Wednesday morning while performing a property check. Epps’s car had been found in the area, leading them to begin their search. An autopsy…
Deputies searching for “person of interest” in home invasion
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Richland Co. Sheriff’s department is looking for a person of interest in connection with a home invasion. On December 13th deputies say two men walked into a home on Ironweed Ct. through an unlocked door. While one man held the homeowner at gunpoint, investigators say the other made his way to a bedroom and took five…
Victim identified in fatal crash
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Richland Co. Coroner’s Office released the identity of a woman killed in a crash Sunday afternoon. Coroner Gary Watts says Lila Patterson, 77, was the passenger involved in a collision with another car at the intersection of River Dr. and Gibson Street at 1:45pm Sunday. Watts says Patterson was transported to the hospital where she later…
