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Columbia Housing opens waiting list to applicants for section 8 voucher program

Image: Columbia Housing Logo/ ColumbiaHousing.org Columbia, SC (WOLO) —-  Columbia Housing has opened up the application process for those who would like to add their names to the waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The federal government program was created to help families attain “decent, safe, and sanitary ” low income housing. According to Columbia Housing,…

Active search for woman accused taking child without consent

Image: OCSO Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) —Investigators with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are actively searching for a toddler they believe may be with the woman pictured here. According to authorities, 34 year old Ellen Peters is accused of taking the child without consent. Officials say Peters was not suppose to have custody of the child after Orangeburg Family Court determined…

Classical musicians share their craft with inmates at Broad River Correctional

Eric Genuis has been touring prisons across the country for twenty years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last twenty years, a classically-trained piano player has been visiting prisons across the country to share the gift of music. On Wednesday, he brought a group of world-class musicians inside the walls of Broad River Correctional Institution. Behind walls where some think hope is lost, Eric Genuis says every note on a piano and every…

‘I’m very grateful, I’m thankful,’ Families pick up presents from Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program

The Salvation Army of the Midlands is spreading that love, thanks to tall the donations and volunteers that work to make this season merry and bright.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — It’s come full circle; on Wednesday and Thursday, families are picking up presents for this year’s Angel Tree program through the Salvation Army. “It means a lot to me, because some of us can’t afford to get our children things for Christmas. So to come here and feel the love, I’m just grateful,” said Tiffany Alexander,…