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Tasty Tomato Festival held in Columbia

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Get ready to sink your teeth into some tasty tomatoes. The annual ‘Tasty Tomato Festival’ is Saturday, August 11. The family-friendly event offers fun things to do for every age and features a variety of food, tomatoes and music. The annual ‘Tasty Tomato Festival’ is Saturday from 1 to 7pm at City Roots Farm off Airport Boulevard. When…
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Bull Street Lane Closure Has Commuters Worried About Rush-Hour Traffic

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Even though it’s Friday, and everyone is just looking forward to the weekend… we wanted to give you all a heads up for a slow Monday morning commute coming up. “Not at all,” Nick McGill laughs, a resident in the Cottontown area and Bull Street commuter.   Starting Monday, one of the inbound lanes on BullStreett will be closed…

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Coroner Identifies Woman found dead inside Huntington Avenue Home

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Coroner has identified the woman found dead inside her home near Rosewood. The coroner says 56 year old Joan Staub died of blunt force trauma. Columbia Police say they believe it was an isolated incident. Police say they initially responded to a call of a reported burglary at the home Thursday, from Staub’s roomate….
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Commission approves ballot language on superintendent vote

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A commission has approved the explanation that will be on November’s ballot as voters decide whether the South Carolina education superintendent continues to be an elected position. Voters are being asked whether they want to approve a state constitutional amendment that would allow the governor to appoint the superintendent starting in 2023. Lawmakers approved the amendment…