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Post Malone announces ‘Runaway Tour’ stop in Columbia

Image Provided by: Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC  (WOLO) —- The Colonial Life Arena has just announced that GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist Post Malone is extending his  “Runaway Tour’, now making a stop here in Columbia. This is the second leg of Post Malone’s tour, which will launch the second leg in 2020 and one of the stops is at Colonial…

Irmo residents upset about possible sewer rate increase

IRMO, SC (WOLO)- Some people inIrmo say they’re frustrated about a possible $40 sewer rate increase. “We can not continue to pay $101 a month for sewer,” Irmo resident Herbie Metz said. “It just goes down the drain.” On Thursday, some people got this letter in the mail about their sewer bill going from $65 dollars to more than $100….

Suspended Florence Sheriff indicted by State Grand Jury

Kenney Boone. (Credit: South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Former Florence County Sheriff has been indicted by the Federal Grand Jury. Monday, November 18th, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said the State Grand Jury came back with indictments against now suspended Florence County Sheriff William Kenney Boone.  Boone now faces charges of Misconduct in Office as…

Monday Night on ABC Primetime

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Happy Monday! Tonight in Primetim0e right here on ABC Columbia, It’s time to put on your dancing shoes, or at least watch someone else put theirs one. There are only five couples who remain on ‘Dancing With the Stars’. Tune in tonight as we get down to the wire during the semifinals starting at 8PM. The…

“It will be the heartbeat of the community”: New Kershaw County elementary school to open in 2021

The new elementary school will open its doors in time for the 2021-22 school year

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –The Kershaw County School District is breaking ground on having students from the North Central part of the county spending their K-12 years in one location. The district is building a new elementary school within walking distance of North Central Middle and High Schools. District officials and community leaders broke ground on a site located adjacent…