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Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program kicks off June 1st

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program returns to South Carolina on Wednesday, June 1st. Every year the Department of Social Services partners with the USDA and senior serving organizations to give nutritious produces to seniors in all 46 counties. To qualify the senior must be age 60 or older with a yearly income of around $23,000…

City responds to claims of “earthy” tasting water

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the City of Columbia water department say they have received several complaints about an earthy taste in the drinking water in downtown. Officials say it is the result of elevated algae levels in the water and is harmless. A spokesman for the city says the water department is using activated carbon to reduce the taste…

Deputies:Two-year-old shot at apartment complex

Richland County Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at 100 Willow Oak Dr.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – A 2-year-old is in the hospital after deputies say they were shot at a Columbia apartment complex. Richland County deputies are on scene at a Columbia apartment complex after a child was shot. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at 100 Willow Oak Dr. Monday, May 30. Once on scene, they located a 2-year-old child…