Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Thursday Lexington District Two announced Cayce Elementary would shift to e-learning. Friday two more schools in the district were added to the list. Students at Northside Middle and Pine Ridge Middle will shift to virtual lessons from Monday through September 10th. District officials add there will be no athletics, clubs, activities and/or events during these remote learning…
Gilbert, S.C. (WOLO)–A Midlands elementary school in Gilbert is shifting to e-learning starting next week. Friday Centerville Elementary School in Gilbert sent a letter to parents informing them of the change that will last from August 30th through September 3rd. Lexington District One officials say as of Friday morning 41% of students were absent from school because they are either…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Friday DHEC announced the third most COVID cases in one day since the pandemic began. The agency reports of the more than 41,000 most recent tests 6,697 were either confirmed or probable cases of the virus. That is only behind January 6th and January 8th in terms of the most cases announced in one day. DHEC also…
Courtesy:CFD Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A former Lexington County deputy has been accused of trying to set a house on fire. According to SLED, 41 year old Walter Womble is charged with arson in connection with the fire at this home on Formosa Dr. No one was inside the home at the time and no one was injured. Womble was…
Source: KCSO Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A Kershaw County man is facing a century in prison for allegedly distributing child pornography. According to the state attorney general’s office Julius Kreis,23, is charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators say a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children lead them to discover Kreis had…
Source: KCSO Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Kershaw Co. Sheriff’s Office is looking for a ‘person of interest’ in several recent car break-ins. Investigators say the incidents happened early Wednesday morning in the Dovefield and Tall Pines subdivisions in Elgin. Deputies believe the man seen in this surveillance image may have information relating to the thefts. If you know who this…
Courtesy:LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Lexington County say a man accused of shooting into a minivan turned himself in last night. Investigators say Kristofer Thomas and an unidentified 17 year old were walking down Casa Dell Rd in Gaston when they fired several shots into a passing mini-van. no one was hurt. The teen turned himself in for…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A student at Dutch Fork High School has died. According to a statement released by Lexington Richland School District 5, the student died after collapsing at football practice. The district is not releasing the student’s name. We will have more on this story as soon as more information becomes available. Categories: Lexington, Local News, Local Sports, News,…
Source: LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Co. deputies say a man used a kayak to steal thousands in electronics on Lake Murray. Investigators say this past Saturday, Eric Nickels paddled his kayak up to a boat docked at Able Harmon Ln. and took $5,000 in electronics and boating equipment. Deputies say he loaded it all onto a second kayak…
Source: OCSD Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– A second person is in custody accused in the murder of a popular Midlands teacher. Deputies in Orangeburg County say 18 year old Calik Guinyard of Pelion was extradited back from Florida to Orangeburg Tuesday. Investigators say he is charged with murder in the 2020 death of Karl Williams. Aloysius Green, also 18, was also…
