Source:Calhoun Co. Sheriff’s Office Calhoun Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Calhoun Co. Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man in Elloree. 40 year old Wallie Washington was last seen by family members on July 9th. He may be driving his white 2007 Chevrolet Impala. If you have any information please contact investigators at 803-874-2741. Categories: Calhoun, Local News, News
Town of Swansea Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office says a Midlands mayor is under indictment. Attorney General Alan Wilson says a Lexington Co. grand jury indicted Swansea Mayor Jerald Sanders on charges of Embezzlement and Misconduct in Office. According to the indictment, around December of 2019, Sanders embezzled funds by having checks for less than $10,000…
Orangeburg Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Troopers with the highway patrol say one person was killed when a man driving a U-Haul van struck them head on. It happened Monday morning on Big Buck Blvd. near Bethel Forest Rd. in Orangeburg Co. Troopers say Lee Grant Moody, 42, of Eutawville was driving in the wrong lane when he struck the 2014 Honda…
Photo: Rich Wandover, ABC Columbia News Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Fairfield Rd. was blocked for a while Tuesday morning as firefighters battled a fire at a recycling center. Chief Aubrey Jenkins says around 8am crews responded to American Recycling where several vehicles caught fire while they were being loaded off of a tractor trailer. No injuries were reported and Chief Jenkins says…
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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…
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…
(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:…
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…
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….
