GREENVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) – The 2017 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday in Greenville. If you’re headed to the Upstate to catch any of the games, Visit Greenville suggests making a little vacation out of it. Greenville was recently named by The New York Times as one of the 52 Places to Go in 2017. The Bon Secours Wellness Arena, (“The Well”)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Good Morning Columbia’s snapshot of the day is ABC Columbia assistant news director Rob Dew’s little girl, Jolena, striking a pose after a breakfast of scrambled eggs Wednesday morning. Courtesy of Rob Dew Send your morning snapshot to tryan@abccolumbia.com and it just might be featured during our morning show. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features Tags: Good Morning…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – EdVenture has officially merged with the Children’s Museum of South Carolina. The combined museum will maintain the current two locations while pursuing plans to develop a new museum in Myrtle Beach, uniquely designed to better accommodate families with special needs. For the past 18 months, EdVenture has managed the day to day operations of the Myrtle…
An event coming to the City of Columbia is aimed at helping citizens find different ways to make a positive impact on their community one family at a time.
Today we celebrate Joe Frazier. Smokin’ Joe Frazier was a 1964 Olympic Heavyweight Championship Boxer. He also was the World Heavyweight Champion, a title he held from 1970 to 1973. The Beaufort native had 37 fights in his professional career, winning 32, with 27 knock outs. The International Boxing Research Organization rated Frazier as one of the 10 greatest heavyweights of…
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ABC Columbia’s movie reviewer, Matt Perron, gives us his take on the new thriller Get Out.
COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)– Over the last year, former Sears loss prevention investigator Darren Knight was laid off. Having some extra time on his hands, he created a character, based a lot on his grandmother and a little of his mom, and started a YouTube channel. Knights “Southern Momma” character soon became an Internet sensation, and landed Knight into the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland Library’s “One Book, One Community” initiative wraps up Tuesday. Good Morning Columbia’s Grace Joyal sat down with Clo Cammarata, library programs and partnerships manager, to discuss the monthlong community read-along and discussion. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News, Richland Tags: community read-along, Grant Park, Richland Library
Today we celebrate John Birks Gillespie. Gillespie, commonly known as Dizzy, was a trumpet player, singer piano player and composer. The Cheraw native is considered one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Dizzy worked with fellow Jazz musician, Charlie Parker, to change the face of the music genre by creating the Bebop and modern Jazz style. All month…
