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Local Living: Columbia Christmas Pageant and Nutcracker

Crysty Vaughan takes a look at some of the Holiday Happenings in Local Living

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In our look at Local Living, a holiday tradition hits the stage this weekend. Friday night the annual Columbia Christmas Pageant will light up the stage at First Baptist Church in Columbia. Hundreds of children and adults make up the cast, along with a choir and orchestra, while telling the Christmas story in song. The pageant also…

DDSN hosts inaugural Holiday Market Square

For the first time, the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs hosted a holiday market to showcase locally made products by people with disabilities or special needs.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — For the first time, the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs hosted a holiday market to showcase locally made products by people with disabilities or special needs. “Well it was just an idea to bring together folks that are working in the community under an entrepreneurial type of spirit. Where they’re out there making…

Wild boars determined culprit in series of upstate horse attacks

Greenville, SC (WOLO) — – SLED investigators say wild boars are to blame for a series of attacks on horses in the upstate. The joint investigation involved five incidents that took place within a four-week span of time across both Greenville and Spartanburg counties. Authorities say animal tracks consistent with hogs, video evidence and the sighting of boars in the…

SC attorney general calls for Columbia Mayor to repeal two gun ordinances

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The state’s Attorney General is questioning the legality of two gun ordinances passed by Columbia City Council this year. The ordinances pertained to gun free school zones and extreme risk protections. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued his opinions regarding the ordinances claiming they undercut your second amendment rights. In a letter directed at Columbia Mayor Steve…