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Veterans to be honored at annual City Parade

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  Veterans in the City of Columbia and across the state and nation will be honored at the City of Columbia’s annual Veterans Day parade. According to the city, it’s one of the Southeast’s largest Veterans Day Parades and it will take place on Monday, November 12. The Veterans Day Parade will kick off at 11 a.m. from Sumter…

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The first in a series of Women's Day events offers an opportunity to take a national TV ride along

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)– Women’s Day 2019 is March 8, however, a series of events are planned in the community lead up to it. The kick-off event for the group Faith Intensified Glorifying Him Together (F.I.G.H.T.) is planned for Saturday night at the Bookland Health and Wellness Center.  The event, which starts at 4:00 PM includes a silent auction where the…

SCANA CEO facing tough questions as PSC continues rate hearing

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Friday there was more testimony from SCANA CEO Jimmy Addison. The testimony is part of a hearing at the South Carolina Public Service Commission over whether SCE&G can set rates in the wake of the VC Summer Nuclear fall out project. ABC Columbia’s Angela Rogers is at the hearing. Among the questions Friday,  Addison was asked “Who is…

Ready to get in the Christmas Spirit? Vista Lights returns to Columbia’s Vista

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Christmas is arriving early in Columbia’s Vista. The 33rd annual Vista Lights event kicks off Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 5pm off Gervais Street. Visitors to the annual event can enjoy performances, dancing, shopping and of plenty of holiday cheer. The event will run from 5pm-10pm, with a tree lighting at 7pm. Following parking information provided by…

Senator Tim Scott to host South Carolina Women Veterans Event

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Saturday U.S. Senator Tim Scott will host a South Carolina Women Veterans Event. It will take place at First Baptist Church of Columbia. According to organizers, the event is free and open to public, but you will need to RSVP at www.scott.senate.gov/veteransrsvp. In a release, Senator Tim Scott said “I am so excited to welcome everyone…

“I am not going to be the attorney general.. I’ve got the best job in the world being the senior senator from South Carolina,” Lindsey Graham

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-  Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from his position speculation started on who will permanently take his place. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s name was thrown into a possiblity, but he tells ABC Columbia that he’s not considering taking the position. “To the people of South Carolina, I am honored to be your senator, I am…

SCDC arrests 3 women for trying to smuggle cell phones, drugs, and wire cutters into prisons

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Three women have been arrested on charges of smuggling contraband into South Carolina prisons on three different occasions. According to South Carolina Department of Corrections arrest affidavits, Yoland Whitaker, Yvanda Maria Hardy, and Carmen Bess Jenkins all face charges of attempting to furnish a prisoner with contraband. The SCDC says Whitaker concealed 20 cellphones, a pair…