The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says there was a decrease in initial unemployment insurance claims filed last week.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who died after being hit by a vehicle on Airport Boulevard Wednesday morning.
Right now, a rally is happening at the Statehouse, and organizers say the purpose is to confront the state of mind that allows white supremacy to exist through things like racial profiling, and Confederate monuments. This comes on the six year anniversary of the Charleston Massacre, where Dylann Roof gunned down nine African Americans at Emanuel AME Church.
The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help identifying two individuals accused of stealing multiple items from St. Mark’s Baptist Church in the Ridgeway Community.
At the Statehouse Thursday morning, Governor Henry McMaster nominated Harry M. Lightsey III to serve as the next secretary of the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Lightsey has served in executive roles at Bellsouth, AT&T and General Motors.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–All Residents in Lexington County now have access to Smart911. Emergency officials say Smart911 is a free service that allows individuals and families to sign up online to provide key information to County 9-1-1 call takers during an emergency. Officials say Smart911 allows you to create a safety profile at www.smart911.com or on the Smart911 App that includes any information…
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Volvo Cars says the company will invest $118 million into its plant in Ridgeville to build Polestar 3 electric vehicles. The company on Wednesday announced the development involving its affiliate, Polestar Cars. The Ridgefield plant now produces the Volvo S60 luxury sedan for U.S. and export markets. The Polestar 3 is the third vehicle scheduled to…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A coroner says that a mentally ill Black man who died after an encounter with deputies in a South Carolina jail earlier this year likely died of a cardiac event. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal told reporters that Jamal Sutherland likely died of a fatal dysrhythmia, or an abnormal heart rhythm, after sheriff’s deputies attempted…
On Wednesday, Prisma Health announced that the vaccination site at the Sumter County Civic Center is moving back to Prisma Health Tuomey’s hospital campus.
Today, Mayor Steve Benjamin announced a new program designed to help dads in the Midlands. Beginning this summer, the City of Columbia will conduct the one-year guaranteed income program to provide $500 dollars unconditional payments every month to 100 specified participants selected by the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition.
