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Fort Jackson 282nd Army Band performs free concert for Veterans Day

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  Honoring Veterans with music, The Fort Jackson 282nd Band performed a free Veterans Day concert Sunday at  Trinity Episcopal Church. The event celebrated the centennial of the Armistice ending World War One. According to organizers, the performances included a choir with  brass and percussion, along with an organist. The concert featured music for brass and organ by J.S….

Local Red Cross Volunteers head to California to aid Wildfire victims

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Red Cross volunteers from South Carolina are headed to California to help in the wildfire disaster. According to the Red Cross, the six volunteers with the Palmetto SC Region have deployed to California. Three of the volunteers will help with the Camp Fire, the other three volunteers are assisting with the fires in Ventura Country, say local…

Game time announced for Carolina Clemson game

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Palmetto Bowl will kickoff under the lights on November 24th in Death Valley. The Carolina-Clemson game will be televised on ESPN at 7pm. According to USC’s Sports Information Department, Clemson holds a 69-42-4 advantage in one of the nation’s longest continuing college football rivalries. The Tigers won 34-10 last year in Columbia. Categories: Clemson, Local News,…

The Comet to offer free rides for Veterans this Veterans Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In honor of Veterans Day, The COMET bus service announced it will offer Free rides for Veterans on Veteran’s Day. COMET’s Executive Director says the free service is a gesture to thank servicemen and women. According to officials, The COMET currently offers half off the regular fares for veterans through the Half-Pass Program, which fares are 75…

Columbia music festival postponed due to California wildfires

Concert postponed due to artist inability to travel from California to Columbia

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The fires spreading in California caused a concert in the Midlands to get postponed, according to concert promoters. The Southern Heat Music Festival 2 was canceled Saturday because rapper Kevin Gates’ inability to travel to Columbia. “The promoters of the Southern Heat Music Festival 2 regretfully announce that the concert featuring performances* from Kevin Gates, Teyana Taylor, Yung Bleu…

2 shot after homecoming event at South Carolina college

DENMARK, S.C. (AP) – One man died and another was injured after they were shot after a homecoming party on a South Carolina college campus. Voorhees College in Denmark celebrated its homecoming Friday. The State newspaper reports that the school said in a statement that the two men were shot later that night after an event on campus. The statement…

Bubbie’s Jewish Food Extravaganza ‘Brisket and Bakery’

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-Bubbie’s Brisket and Bakery is coming to Beth Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, November 11th. The Jewish food extravaganza features savory and sweet treats. It takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bubbie’s Brisket and Bakery’s 10th annual Jewish Food Extravaganza, featuring a la carte foods that are kosher, homemade and all recipes handed down from generation to…