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Gov. McMaster declares Sunday to be statewide day of prayer

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — In a Twitter post on Saturday, Gov. Henry McMaster declared Sunday, May 3 to be a statewide day of prayer. He said the prayer is for everyone who has lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as frontline workers like first responders and medical staff. Categories: Local News, News, State

Prisma Health offers online interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– There is one more way you can seek help online if you think you may have Coronavirus symptoms.  Prisma Health has launched an online interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19. Prisma Health says the service is free and you do not have to be a patient at Prisma Health. Per Prisma Health, here’s what you can do to check…

Suspect arrested in weekend shooting

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Richland County deputies say they have caught the person who they say shot a woman over the weekend. 20 year old Jasmine Green is facing multiple charges including attempted murder. Investigators say the shooting happened on Aster Circle between Shop and Bluff Road on Sunday, April 26th. Deputies tell us the victim was rushed to the hospital…

State parks are now reopened with safety guidelines

Columbia, SC (WOLO)– State parks in South Carolina reopened Friday. But the re-openings come with certain guidelines. Visitors are asked to maintain social distance from others. The parks will shut gates regularly to limit visitor capacity and visitors should limit groups to less than three. Picnic shelters and community buildings, will remain closed. SC state parks staff is also encouraging…

Resilient Midlands task force discusses moving forward

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– As the state works to reopen– Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is working on a plan to reopen the city. Friday the City of Columbia held a virtual conference meeting of the Resilient Midlands Economic Recovery task force. The group includes local business owners as well as city and county officials. They discussed ideas on the logistics and…

Fort Jackson extends closure of post schools

The military installation says they will continue using distance learning

Fort Jackson, SC (WOLO) — Fort Jackson announces plans to extend their closure of post schools on the military installation. Commanding Brigadier General Milford Beagle, Jr. says instead they will continue using distance learning for the rest of the 2019/2020 school year. Commanding General Beagle says this was not an easy decision to make since he acknowledges how important  it…

Sumter deputies searching for finger licker

Courtesy: SCSO Sumter, S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies say on Monday a woman entered Sub Station II on Peach Orchid Rd. According to investigators, she licked her fingers as she was getting her cash to give the clerk. Deputies say she then licked her palm and spread her hand over the debit machine. Investigators say while employees were making the woman’s sub she…

Three weeks into curfew, Cayce DPS officers say there haven’t been too many violations

The Cayce curfew does not allow most people to be out and about between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

CAYCE, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last few weeks, officers across the state have been enforcing social distancing guidelines and doing what they can to prevent a spread of coronavirus. Some communities, like the City of Cayce, have instituted a curfew to make sure people don’t stay out between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. When coming to a crime scene in…

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin releases statement following governor’s announcement

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Following Governor Henry McMaster’s announcement that the mandated work-home order would be lifted Monday along with allowing restaurants to serve customers outdoors, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin released the following statement: “We would encourage people to continue to follow solid, data driven public health advice. When we see a true deceleration in the number of new cases over…

DHEC: 12 new deaths, 160 additional cases of Coronavirus in SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Friday, announced 160 new cases of the coronavirus and 12 additional deaths were reported to DHEC. DHEC says this brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 6,258 and those who have died to 256. Health officials say Eleven of the deaths…