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Vice President, Second Lady to visit Midlands

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Vice President and his wife will be in Columbia Tuesday. According to the White House, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence will visit with Governor Henry McMaster and his wife Peggy McMaster Tuesday at UofSC. According to a press release the couples willdiscuss the state’s response to COVID 19. Categories: Local News, National…

Hopkins woman celebrates 100th Birthday with a Parade

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–It is a celebration 100 years in the making! Saturday, friends and family held a parade in Hopkins, and the guest of honor was Lula G. Daniels. Lula is getting ready to turn 100. Her birthday is Monday, July 13, 2020. She is a resident of Hopkins. Everyone joined in for the Birthday Parade celebration, including police and…

South Carolina reaches record high number of COVID-19 cases

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina has reached a new record high number of confirmed Coronavirus cases. Sunday, DHEC reported 2,335 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 19 additional confirmed deaths. State Health officials say this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 69,765 and confirmed deaths to 1,138. According to DHEC *Today’s case data includes 526 new confirmed cases…

DHEC reports more than 2,300 cases of Coronavirus in SC and 19 new deaths

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday announced 2,335 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 19 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 69,765 and confirmed deaths to 1,138. Health officials say Sunday’s case data includes 526 new confirmed cases from July 17 that DHEC received…

DHEC hosting more than 80 Coronavirus mobile sites in SC

COLUMBIA,  SC (WOLO)– If you need to get tested for Coronavirus, DHEC is hosting more than 80 mobile testing sites across the State. State Health officials say, as part of ongoing efforts to increase testing in underserved and rural communities, they are working with community partners to set up mobile testing clinics that bring testing to these communities. DHEC says…

Tax free weekend in SC set for August

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina is set to host a tax free weekend. The state’s annual Tax Free holiday is set for August 7-9, 2020. During the weekend, certain items will be exempt from the state’s six percent sales tax. You can purchase everything from pencils and pens to backpacks some clothing, even computers. But remember, not everything is tax…

Police: Two teens in custody accused in shooting that left husband of provost at College of Charleston dead

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Two teenagers are in custody in South Carolina accused of a shooting that left the husband of a provost at the College of Charleston dead. Authorities say it happened about 6:15 a.m. Friday in a robbery along a downtown street of upscale shops and restaurants just weeks after Tom DiLorenzo and his wife moved to the…

DHEC reports record high deaths at 39, and 1,481 new Coronavirus cases

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Saturday announced 1,481 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and a record 39 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 67,396 and confirmed deaths to 1,117. Health officials said , right now they are unable to report the number of hospital beds occupied…