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Governor orders flags at half staff in honor of fallen Sumter Deputy

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster has ordered flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in tribute to Deputy Andrew Gillette. Gillete, a Corporal with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, died in the line of duty Tuesday. Corporal Gillette was 37 years old and is survived by his wife and…

Funeral for fallen Sumter Deputy Sunday

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A local organization is raising money to support the wife and son of a fallen Sumter County Deputy. Serve and Connect had raised more than $35,000 as of Friday morning to help the family of  Corporal Andrew Gillette. Gillette was shot and killed in the line of duty Tuesday morning. Corporal Gillette will be laid to rest Sunday. …

Joe Biden to SC: Thank you!

Former VP Projected winner in SC Democratic Presidential Primary

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In a tweet shortly after he was declared the Projected Winner, the former Vice President thanked the Palmetto State. Joe Biden Twitter: ‘Thank you, South Carolina! To all those who have been knocked down, counted out, and left behind — this is your campaign. Together, we will win this nomination and beat Donald Trump.’ More Vote 2020…

Vote 2020: SC Democratic Presidential Primary Results

Former VP Biden Projected winner in SC Democratic Presidential Primary

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It was a huge win, and the first primary win, for Former Vice President Joe Biden Saturday Night. It was clear from the moment the polls closed that Biden would walk away from South Carolina with a win. ABC News projected Biden the winner minutes after the polls closed. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders finished a distant second…

Joe Biden on Primary win: “South Carolina you brought me back”

Former VP Projected winner in SC Democratic Presidential Primary

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Former Vice President Joe Biden winning by a large majority in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary. The results unofficial. Biden really needed South Carolina to revive his campaign and he made it clear when he started off his speech Saturday night that South Carolina put him back in the race. Biden had huge support from the African American…

Bernie Sanders second in SC Presidential Primary, SC supporters still behind him

Bernie Sanders finished a distant second Saturday night with just under 19 percent of the vote in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders finished a distant second Saturday night with just under 19 percent of the vote in South Carolina’s Presidential primary. The state director for Sanders’s campaign says their team knocked on a door a minute throughout the last few months, and say it’s time for their supporters to dust themselves off and pick themselves…

VOTE 2020: Former VP Joe Biden projected winner of SC Presidential Primary

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Former Vice President Joe Biden is the projected winner of the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary. ABC Columbia image Biden in Columbia campaigning South Carolina’s First in the South Primary was heralded as a testing ground for the Democratic race to the White House. According to an ABC NEWS Preliminary Exit Poll, a remarkable 76% of South Carolina…

SC Republican Party reacts to Democratic Presidential Primary Results

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Republican Party is reacting to the predicted win of Former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic Presidential Primary.  Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement :    “The real winner of the South Carolina Democrat primary is President Trump. Democrats have spent all of their time reminding voters that they support policies that would…