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AG releases Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Friday morning Attorney General Alan Wilson released the 2018 Human Trafficking Task Force annual report. According to Wilson, South Carolina was recognized by Shared Hope as the most improved state in the nation in combating human trafficking. The report states, in 2018, Richland Co. had the most new cases of human trafficking reported to the National Human Trafficking…

Magnet fair offers students a different way to learn

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Tonight Lexington-Richland District Five held its second magnet fair to give families in the district an opportunity to explore the different programs each school in the district has to offer. The magnet school assistance program gives students the opportunity to apply to designated schools to participate in programs each has to offer. Tonight’s fair showcases the innovative…

Sumter County residents cry for help with impassible road, County refuses to help

A road in Sumter County is in such poor condition even tow trucks and ambulances get stuck on it.

  SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– A road in Sumter County is in such poor condition even a tow truck gets stuck on it, but residents say they are turned away when they ask their local officials for help. “This ain’t nothing. This looks good compared to what it was,” Lettie Appleby said, a resident on Trudy Road.  Residents of Trudy Road in…