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Lexington-Richland School District 5 holds back to school bash

Lexington, SC ( WOLO) — Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold a Back to School Bash on Monday, August 19 to celebrate and help prepare families for the start of the new school year. Sponsored by several groups, the event will take place 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Saluda Shoals Park and will include face painting, health screenings and…

Tips to get your children back to school ready with proper sleep

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — According to Prisma Health studies show that insufficient sleep is connected with lower academic achievement, as well as higher rates of  being out absent and tardiness. Trey Brown, M.D. Central South Carolina’s only physician with subspecialty training in both pediatric pulmonology and pediatric sleep medicine says, “It is important to establish a good bedtime and sleep…

Can you tell us how to get to Avenue Q?

The puppet cast of Avenue Q descend on GMC for a morning of fun and singing

LEXINGTON SC (WOLO) – It is billed as “part flesh, part felt, and packed with wit.”  Which of the three it might be, the residents of New York Cities fictional Avenue Q trod the boards at Village Square Theater opening this weekend and running through August 25th. The play has been the winner of the Tony “Triple Crown” for Best…

Shandon Garage sale is back with bargains this weekend

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — You have a chance to get in on some great deals, and even better they are all for  a great cause. Beginning Friday Shandon United Methodist Church is holding its annual “Missions Possible Garage Sale” taking place Friday August 16th, 2019 from 8AM-2:30PM and again on Saturday August 17th, 2019 from 8AM to 1PM. During the…

Religious group upset over Hindu deity Ganesha image on yoga mat demand apology

(Image:Yoloha yoga co.) Charelston, SC (WOLO) —Some Hindus are demanding the company Yoloha Yoga they claim is based in Charleston South Carolina, to stop carrying yoga mats that display an of Hindu deity Ganesha saying it is “highly inappropriate”. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a says, Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in…

FAA bans certain laptops from flights

Columbia,SC (WOLO) —- The FAA has banned the following Apple MacBook Pro Laptops from checked or carry-on baggage in accordance with FAA regulations. Specifically the 15- inch MacBook Pro after determining that a limited number of older units have a battery that may overheatposing a fire safety risk. The affected units were sold between September 2015 and February 2017.  Apple…