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COMET bus rolls out free rides to some area schools

Image: The COMET /ABC FILE Columbia,SC (WOLO)— The COMET has teamed up with several schools to help students, school employees, and faculty get to and from their destinations for free. COMET says the goal is two fold. By making transportation more convenient and accessible, organizers of the program says it will also teach those who are unfamiliar with the public…

‘Project Ready ‘ hopes to teach area youth pitfalls of risky behavior

Prisma Health Columbia, SC (WOLO)— At Prisma Health–Midlands, we believe that since risk-taking is a natural part of adolescence, our youth need the opportunity to see the consequences of their choices. That’s exactly what a project is aimed at doing through the iniative, Project READY (Realistic Education about Dying Young), a reality-based injury prevention program, will help expose young adults…

District: Student at local middle school sent ‘alarming texts’ making threats against Lexington Middle School

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — A Meadow Glen Middle School student is no longer allowed on any Lexington District One property after sending some “alarming threats” about another school in the district. Lexington District One says a parent of Lexington District One discovered the texts on their child’s cellphone and interpreted as a threat made to Lexington Middle School. Administrators at…

Carolina Panthers help some Midlands students score big off field

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Carolina Panthers are scoring a partnership off the field by donating to Midlands schools. Today the Carolina Panthers, along with several charitable groups provided five thousand backpacks with school supplies to some students in Richland School District One. 500 students at Columbia’s Forest Heights Elementary school received backpacks today. Categories: Local News, Richland

$500 worth of school supplies donated during City of Columbia’s ‘Donations 4 Citations’ program

Earlier this month, Columbia City Council unanimously voted to allow people to pay off their parking tickets in purchasing school supplies.

Earlier this month, Columbia City Council unanimously voted to allow people to pay off their parking tickets in purchasing school supplies. The school supplies had to be equal value to the amount owed on the parking ticket.