Yarnbombers of Columbia need your help in reaching their fundraising goal
The yarnbombers are asking the community to help them reach their GoFundMe goal to buy more yarn, which will be used to decorate trees during the holidays.
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One dead, one injured after collision involving school bus, tractor trailer
One person was killed in an accident involving a school bus and a tractor trailer Tuesday afternoon.
Gamecocks decrease capacity at baseball games due to COVID-19
The Gamecocks have received approval from the South Carolina Department of Commerce and is excited to welcome Gamecock fans to Founders Park for baseball games this season.
Students at Wood Elementary temporarily moving to online learning
According to Lexington School District Two, students at Wood Elementary School will temporarily move to online learning.
There’s still time to help a child in need through the Salvation Army Angel Tree program
People across the Midlands are pitching in to help make the holidays special for children in need this year.
Fairfield Co. Coroner releases name of man who died after being shot in his home Sunday
Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has identified a man who died after being shot in his home on Sunday.
AG Wilson announces the launch of a new human trafficking task force in SC
In a statement released Tuesday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the start of the new Lexington, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda (LEMS) Regional Human Trafficking Task Force.
Woman accused of removing inmate’s monitoring device
Courtesy: LCSD Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)–Lexington Co. deputies say Whitney Ainsworth, 33, removed a GPS monitor from an inmate’s ankle. Investigators say the monitor was placed on the inmate as a condition of his bond set back in May. Deputies say Ainsworth, who is associated with a local bail bond company, was arrested and released on bond Monday. Tampering with a…
Gamecock fans generally optimistic, hopeful Shane Beamer turns things around for Carolina Football
Some fans cited his experience at Power 5 schools and his recruiting strengths in South Carolina as reasons for hope
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gamecock fans are feeling a little bit of optimism now that Shane Beamer is South Carolina’s new head football coach. Some fans point to his youthful energy and experience in Power 5 programs as reasons to be excited ahead of 2021. As the son of longtime Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and a Power 5…
State House flags flying at half-staff in remembrance of attack on Pearl Harbor
In honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, President Trump urged all federal agencies and individuals to fly the American flag at half-staff today.
