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Looking to get rid of unwanted household items? Richland Recycles Day scheduled

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Are you looking to get rid of unwanted household items? Richland county will host Richland Recycles Day is 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at the S.C. State Fairgrounds. Officials say you can load up your vehicles with unwanted household items and enter the fairgrounds through Gate 12 on Rosewood Drive where they will be directed to various drop-off…

Columbia Metropolitan Airport announces more flights

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is flying pretty high with steady growth in just the first quarter of this year. According to CAE officials, in the month of March of 2019, traffic at the airport went up by 20 percent from where they stood in the month of February of 2019. With the uptick in travelers…

Governor salutes military spouses with proclamation to honor their sacrifice

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Governor Henry McMaster dedicated this month to honor the people who hold down the fort, staying at home while their loved ones serve in the Armed Forces. Tuesday afternoon,  Governor McMaster declared May as military spouse appreciation month in South Carolina. The proclamation notes that spouses are the backbone of military families and contribute directly to the…

14k donations helps Midlands Gives surpass 2018 record

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The largest fundraiser in the state wraps up at midnight Tuesday (5/7) night. Close to midnight, donations surpassed $1.9 million with more than 14,000 donations. Earlier in the evening, Midlands Gives beat its record set in 2018 of $1.7 million. #MidlandsGives is up past 1.5 mill in just under 7 hours. Lets beat last years record…

Grieving mother questions son’s accidental drowning

PELION,SC (WOLO)- A South Carolina woman son’s death has been ruled accidential, but she believes there is more to the story. Officials say Marcus Dwyer, 18, drowned after jumping off a bridge into the Edisto river and swimming with friends. The Pelion High School student was just weeks away from graduating before the tragedy. “I know he thought about me…

Beautification efforts go hand-in-hand with West Columbia redevelopment

City is working on several new parks set to be completed this year

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As someone who has lived in West Columbia for more than a decade, Melissa Sprouse Browne says the city has many opportunities to become more attractive to the eye. “If you drive down 378 and you see old dilapidated buildings and you see cracked sidewalks and you don’t see any vegetation, that’s not appealing, and that’s…