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Rhythm on the River Concert series is back

ABC Columbia Staff,

West Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Here’s something that just may be music to your ears, the concert series Rhythm on the River returns for another year of live entertainment. Each year members of the community are able to enjoy good music, and good company at the Wyman “Mac” Rish Riverwalk and Amphitheater. Bring a blanket, a folding chair and take…
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Lexington Co. Deputies searching for person of interest

Rob Dew,

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Department say they are searching for a man in connection with an investigation at the Waters at Berryhill apartment complex near I-26. Details are extremely limited at this time, but investigators say they are searching for J.W. Hayes in connection with the investigation. Deputies say he is known to frequent businesses…

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Report: Marine Corps punished instructors over hazing claims

Associated Press,

PARRIS ISLAND, SC (AP) – The Marine Corps has punished at least eight drill instructors amid allegations of hazing and abuse at a training center in Parris Island, South Carolina. Marine officials and documents obtained by The Washington Post say investigators found multiple incidents of female drill instructors abusing female recruits in the 4th Recruit Training Battalion. The documents say…
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Day three of the Timothy Jones trial features chilling testimony from investigators

Jones was charged with the murders of his five children back in 2014
Tim Scott,

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Testimony from investigators in Mississippi reveals what was inside Timothy Jones Jr.’s car at the time of his arrest, as well as his two conversations with law enforcement before he revealed where the bodies of his five children lay. After Jones was arrested at a public safety checkpoint in Mississippi, Stacy Jones, a forensic scientist with…