Author: Rob Dew

Lexington police searching for missing teen

Provided by LPD Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)– UPDATE: The Lexington Police Department says Micah Longstreet returned home to his family.   Police in Lexington are searching for a missing teen. Investigators say 18 year old Micah Longstreet left his home on Cumberland Dr. Saturday morning and has not been seen or heard from since. Police say he is around 5’5” and…

Former Sumter School District official pleads guilty, sentenced

Source: Matt Perron/ABC Columbia News Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Friday in a Richland Co. courtroom Vivian “Libby” Campbell DuBose pleaded guilty to a felony State Grand Jury charge of Accepting Rebates and Extra Compensation, as well as a State Grand Jury charge of Misconduct in Office. DuBose previously served as the Director of the Child Early Reading Development Program of the…

City of Columbia passes ban on conversion therapy

(Courtesy: City of Columbia) Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The controversial practice of conversion therapy is now banned in the city of Columbia. Tuesday afternoon the Columbia City Council voted four to three to pass the ordinance which prohibits licensed therapists from practicing conversion therapy on people under the age of 18. The practice is an attempt to change someone’s sexual orientation. Categories:…

Winemaker setting up shop in SC

E&J Gallo Winery Logo Chester, S.C. (WOLO)–Tuesday the governor’s office announced E&J Gallo Winery will establish an east coast facility in Chester County. According to the governor’s office the move will bring an investment of $423 million and create 496 jobs over the next eight years. During the past legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill changing the state’s liquor laws…

Midlands woman arrested on drug charges

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Investigators say they found meth, crack, and heroin in a woman’s car during a traffic stop earlier this month. Deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say Tina Dent of Gaston was stopped for a moving violation along I-20 when drugs were found in a shopping bag in her car. She has been released on bond….

Stretch of highway named in memory of first African American SC game warden

LE Officers portraits; Ulysses Flemming Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Monday afternoon the SC Department of Natural Resources announced the portion of Garners Ferry Rd. in Richland County from the intersection with US Highway 601 to the Wateree River is now known as the “Lieutenant Ulysses Flemming Memorial Highway.” Flemming joined SCDNR in 1970 as its first African American game warden before ultimately…

Clemson says no complaints against Watson while at university

Clemson, S.C. (WOLO)–In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Clemson University officials say CUPD has no record of any complaints against Deshaun Watson during his time at the school. Officials add that though requests for Title IX records may be protected under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the former student (Watson) has authorized Clemson to…