Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The City of Columbia and DHEC are continuing their partnership offering free COVID-19 testing. The testing will take place Friday and Saturday at the old Pardon and Parole building at 2204 Lee St. Testing will also be held on the 25th, 28th, and 29th of this month. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
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Columbia, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina continues to see slightly lower numbers of new coronavirus cases. According to DHEC of the more than 4,000 tests processed Tuesday, officials say they found 704 new cases of COVID 19. In addition 17 covid 19 deaths were confirmed. Overall, DHEC says 16.8% of the tests processed yesterday were positive. That’s down slightly from numbers…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Former Gov. Nikki Haley’s foundation Original Six is working to bring the love of reading into the homes of children in need. Wednesday the program announced it is taking over the My First Library program to provide South Carolina’s highest-need students with at-home libraries to encourage summer reading. If you are interested in your child participating or…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– During Tuesday’s city council meeting council members approved an ordinance declaring Juneteenth a city-wide holiday starting on June 19th 2021. Juneteenth, is recognized as the end of slavery and is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the day, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that slaves in Texas…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The City of Columbia will not institute a new curfew, for now. The possible new emergency management curfew was on the agenda for Tuesday afternoon’s council meeting. Ultimately the council wanted the governor to extend his current ban on bars and restaurants selling alcohol after 11pm. The council is also instituting a house party ordinance. The measure would…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The number of new coronavirus cases continues to be low but so too do the number of tests. Tuesday DHEC reported 691 new positive cases and 47 additional deaths. The number of tests processed Monday continues to be among the lowest since the agency began testing with 3,716 samples tested. The positivity rate was up significantly from yesterday…
Photo: Rich Wandover Eastover, S.C. (WOLO)–Fresh off of his appearance during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, Congressman Jim Clyburn was in the Midlands Tuesday afternoon. Clyburn visited the Eastover post office to meet with Postmaster Lee Chorey to discuss the services the post office provides to the local community. The visit comes as lawmakers in Washington are…
Courtesy: Columbia Animal Services Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– This year’s Clear the Shelters event was a big success. According to Columbia Animal Services, 46 pets were adopted last Friday. But there are still plenty of forever friends available for you to take home. If you are interested the shelter is located at 127 humane lane. You can also find more information…
