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Midlands school district gives students new tool to anonymously report incidents

CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO) –One Midlands school district is rolling out new technology that allows students, teachers, and staff to report incidents anonymously.  Starting this week, Lexington Richland School District Five has installed the STOPit app on student-issued Chromebooks. It also can be downloaded by students and staff who have smartphones. Some students might be scared to come forward about incidents…

Veterans receive IT training through workforce re-entry program at IT-oLogy

Earlier this year, IT-oLogy received a grant from Dominion Energy to train veterans and get them certified to work in IT.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Earlier this year, IT-oLogy received a grant from Dominion Energy to train military veterans and get them certified to work in IT. “We selfishly want to get them into the IT field and help fill some of these IT jobs that are open in South Carolina right now, and are in need of competent and hard-working…

Midlands organization gets more SC swing voters to polls ahead of primary

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- With the First in The South Primaries right around the corner, a local non-profit organization is reaching out to swing voters in hopes to improve voter turnout. The Welcome Party have been reaching out to voters ahead of the primary election in the Palmetto State. “We’re not trying to push anyone towards one candidate more than the other,”…