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Rate cuts for SCE&G customers will continue for now after court denies utility’s motion

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Lower rates for SCE&G customers will stick around for the time being. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied SCE&G’s motion to stop the legislature mandated rate decrease while the legal battle surrounding it continues. State lawmakers voted to force the utility to lower its rates in the wake of the VC Summer debacle. Categories: Local…

Gaston cyclist killed in a hit and run

GASTON, SC (WOLO) – A Gaston man was killed Friday (9/21) in a hit and run while he was on his bicycle. Around 5:50 a.m. Christopher Sharpe, 54, was riding his bike in the median on Main Street in Gaston when deputies say a white Chevy Silverado hit him and took off. Sharpe was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

Rep. Norman, Parnell exchange Tweets after Norman’s sexual assault joke

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) –  Representative Ralph Norman is facing criticism for a comment about the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh made during a debate in Rock Hill Thursday. Norman was debating his Democratic opponent Archie Parnell when he said “Did y’all hear this latest late-breaking news on the Kavanaugh hearings? Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out saying she…

Devastating video shows the town of Nichols underwater

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– When you see these images, you think how can it get any worse? But the rivers haven’t reached their crest and Nichols is already drowning. completely underwater, Nicols is one of the areas hardest hit since Florence slowly made her way across the state. “This disaster is one of unique magnitude. It hasn’t ended, it’s going to…