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Tax expert explains what effects tax overhaul will have on tax filing

COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)- Tax expert, Kadenia Javis from Javis Financial Services stops by Good Morning Columbia to explain the impacts 2017 Tax Overhaul, and what those changes could mean for tax payers. Among those changes, tax payers will no longer be able to deduct “entertainment” as a business expense, renovations or upgrades of personal properties (aside from rental properties), and…

Sumter police have identified shooting victim found dead in embankment

SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) – Sumter police have now identified  a man found shot and are working to locate a person he was seen with before his death. Raphel Heywood Bostic, 29, of Columbia, was found dead at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday after railway workers spotted his body down an embankment from railroad tracks at Cook and South streets in Sumter….

No mail delivered to former ABC and Mallard residents in over a month, confusion on how to get it

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Residents of Allen Benedict Court have not been getting their mail delivered since being relocated and now residents at Mallard Apartments are facing the same confusion. Former residents of Allen Benedict Court are frustrated with the lack of organization when it comes to getting anything, whether it documents, donations, or even their mail.   “There was a…

City of Columbia offers new affordable housing loan program

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – The City of Columbia’s Community Development Department announced their new affordable housing loan program. Officials say the program will help a greater number of applicants become homeowners by offering a low down payment, and closing cost assistance. The Department is marking more than 45 years of building communities. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SCNews