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Celebrating Mother’s Day with Alzheimer’s Disease

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Mother’s Day can be an emotional day for people whose mothers are no longer living, but it can be especially trying for children whose mothers suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. The Alzheimer’s Association of S.C. reports that women are disproportionately affected by the disease – nearly two-thirds of the more than 5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. The…

Brothers and Sisters in Blue to Mentor Midlands Youth

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is starting a new program that will match members of law enforcement with the children and families the organization currently serves. “Bigs in Blue” is a one-to-one mentoring program rolling out in Richland and Lexington Counties. “The Bigs in Blue program is a chance to connect local law enforcement…

DHEC: Be Proactive in Preventing Oral Cancers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is urging you to be proactive when it comes to fighting oral cancer. DHEC estimates more than 900 people in the state will be diagnosed with oral cancers and cancers of the throat, tonsils, and back of the tongue in 2017 alone. 180 residents will die from oral…

Rosewood Neighborhood Prepares for Thousands of People, Crawfish

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The twelfth annual Rosewood Crawfish festival will bring 10,000 pounds of crawfish, and more than 10,000 people to the Columbia neighborhood Saturday. Dave Britt, the executive director the of the Rosewood Merchant’s Association, said the team has been preparing for half a year to make sure the festival runs smoothly. Nineties band “Spin Doctors” will headline the more…

Rainbow Int’l Restoration Fundraiser

Blythewood, SC. (WOLO) — They come from different walks of life, and varied circumstances, but have one connection they would prefer not to have. They are living with terminal Cancer. Three young women ages 29 to 37 are the recipients of a golf tournament fundraiser being held Wednesday may 3rd at the Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Blythewood to help…