WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you are looking for something to do this weekend, you can head to West Columbia. The City’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is open every Saturday, from 9 AM – 1 PM, at the Interactive Art Park, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia, under the pavilion. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. City…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health is opening a stationary testing site in the Midlands this weekend. Officials say research found that people were more likely to get tested based on their own health, rather than where the testing site was located. Saturday, August 8 Prisma Health will host a testing site at the Department of Consumer Affairs Building located at…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – Fans can watch September’s NASCAR race at Darlington in person thanks to exceptions granted to South Carolina’s rule banning gatherings of more than 250 people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Commerce reviews requests to have crowds of more than 250 at events and has given approval to at least 71 large gatherings. Along with…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Police are looking for an 18-year-old armed robbery suspect who stole $300 from the victim. Desmond Quiana Hampton is wanted for his involvement a robbery at an apartment complex off of Park Road. LPD says Hampton and an accomplice, who has already been arrested, robbed the victim of over $300 and left the scene. Hampton…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Nickelodeon movie theater on Main Street in Columbia has been closed mid-March, but they have been able to screen movies virtually. “Go online and for about $12 per ticket, well we call it a ticket, but it’s basically a pass to watch films virtually. We’ve built a really curated set of films that people seem…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As schools set to reopen their doors this fall, some schools will be without a critical person in the fight against COVID-19 — a school nurse. The South Carolina Department of Education says 129 schools do not have a nurse on staff at all, and 74 only have a part-time nurse. Now in the middle of a…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday, reported 1,265 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 21 new deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 97,554, and confirmed deaths to 1,883. Confirmed and probable cases: please click here. Confirmed and probable deaths: please click here. As of Thursday, a total of 824,500…
Photo: Provided by Richland Co. Richland Co. S.C. (WOLO)–Friday Richland Co. officials announced the passing of Calvin “Chip” Jackson of Dist. 9. The county released this statement on his passing, “Councilman Jackson, a thoughtful and valued member of our Body, led the Transportation Penny Ad Hoc Committee through very difficult times and our Economic Development Committee to great successes. Councilman…
Source:RCSD Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland Co. deputies are searching for a man who they say stole a car and got more than he bargained for. Investigators say just before 7pm on July 21st they responded to reports of a stolen car from the BP gas station on Broad River Rd. According to deputies, the car’s owner parked his car outside…
Courtesy:FHNY Photo: Jeff Blake Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– We’re all eager to see 2021 get here, but don’t plan on ringing in the new year in downtown Columbia. Organizers say this year’s Famously Hot New Year’s celebration will be virtual, although final details have not yet been determined. “Although the concept of the event may shift, it will still be focused…
