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Kershaw County schools using innovative temperature reading technology for students, staff

The district is using the Feevr thermal temperature checkers at all of their schools and at the district office
Tim Scott,

ELGIN, S.C. (WOLO) — Kershaw County students and staff are going through a new type of screening before they start a school day. Through the use of thermal temperature checks and an app that screens for symptoms, some administrators say this is the best way for a school day to run safely. Students and staff with the Kershaw County School…
Local News, News, Richland, State

Dr. Birx meets with SC, UofSC, and local leaders

Rob Dew,

Photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–A member of the white house’s coronavirus task force was in the midlands today. Dr. Deborah Birx took part in a roundtable with University of South Carolina leadership, state and local officials, and healthcare professionals. Dr. birx says it is critical that people continue to follow the guidelines including wearing masks and social distancing. She…

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UPDATE: DHEC’s Public Health Director chooses not to go to Ohio after all

Ohio Gov. says Dr. Joan Duwve withdrew her name despite announcing she had accepted state's top public health job earlier Thursday
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A public health figure who had appeared alongside Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) at several news conferences related to the COVID-19 pandemic has chosen to stay put in South Carolina, despite initially agreeing to become Ohio’s new public health director earlier Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced on Twitter that Dr. Joan Duwve had agreed to…
Local News, News, State

Test numbers up. New cases, percent positive remain down

Rob Dew,

SCDHEC/Twitter Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–More testing but the number of new cases and percentage of positive test remains low. According to numbers released by the Department of Health and Environmental Control Thursday afternoon of the 4,417 tests results reported Wednesday, 264 were positive. That is a positivity rate of 6%. DHEC says there were also 24 more deaths attributable to covid-19…
Lexington, Local News, News, Richland, State

More tegu lizards spotted in SC

Rob Dew,

Courtesy: SCDNR Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources  is reporting more tegu sightings in South Carolina. The agency says there have been eight confirmed sightings of the black and white lizards since its initial report last month. Five were from Lexington and Richland Counties, two were from Berkeley County, and another was in Greenville County. Officials…
Lexington, Local News, News, Richland

Deputies searching for missing teen

Rob Dew,

Courtesy: LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington County deputies say they are trying to find a 16-year-old girl. investigators say Bella Pierce was last seen by family on July 20th when she left her home in West Columbia around midnight. Deputies say she has some family in Blythewood. Pierce is 5’9”, about 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes….
Local News, News, State

Unemployment claims up slightly in SC

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–There was a slight increase in the number of people filing for unemployment insurance in South Carolina last week. Officials with the Department of Employment and Workforce say 5,113 people filed for first time benefits. That’s up 91 from the previous week. Since March more than 715,000 people have filed for unemployment benefits in South Carolina. Many South…

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Local News, Politics

Senate to consider $40 million spending plan for teachers, state employees

The hazrd pay and bonuses would be designed for those making $50 thousand dollars or less
Associated Press,

Columbia, SC (Associated Press) — A raise for teachers and a hazard pay bonus for many state employees who could not work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the spending plan that’s headed to the South Carolina Senate floor next week. The Senate will consider $40 million dollars to provide small raises to teachers whose pay was frozen…

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Local News, Richland

Search continues for suspect wanted in Clemson Road Circle K Robbery

Authorities say the man seen here swiped cigarettes before taking off
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: RCSD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Richland County deputies are searching for a man they say stole cigarettes from a Midlands convenience store. Investigators say on august 30th the man seen in this surveillance image asked the clerk at the circle-k on Clemson Road to get some cartons of cigarettes from behind the counter. When the clerk put them down,…