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Comet Public Forum to be Held on Bus Routes

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for some changes to The COMET bus route. According to officials,  The Comet is required to reduce the number of service hours by 4,900 to stay within the 2019 budget. Plans are to restructure service in the northwest (St. Andrews & Harbison) and adding service to the northeast (Killian Road), according to officials. The forums…
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SC State Museum Hosting Spring Events

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina State Museum may have the answer for what to do this Spring Break.  The museum is hosting Spring Break camps and a spring deal to see the new planetarium show, free, starting March 31 through April 30.  Here’s a list of events from the South Carolina State Museum: Black Holes The immensity and power of…
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Clean sweep! A’ja Wilson wins Wooden Award

Mike Gillespie,

South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson became the unanimous national player of the year with the addition of the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Friday night. After four seasons of etching her name in the Gamecock record books, Wilson closes out her career in the Garnet and Black with the highest national recognition from every organization that bestows national player of the year honors.
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FEMA approves $1.6 million to Richland County for post-flood sewer line restoration

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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the following information this week about providing grant money to reimburse Richland County for money spent repairing sewer lines damaged by the October 2015 flood: “Richland County in South Carolina will receive $1,655,504 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse costs for restoring sewer lines and connecting manholes in…
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19-year-old dies in single-vehicle crash

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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the driver who died in a single-vehicle collision at 3:30 this morning (4/6). 19-year-old Robert D. Edelmayer was the driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and struck a tree.  Mr. Edelmayer was transported from the scene by Richland County EMS and taken to Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital…
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Saluda Co. Deputy Killed in the Line of Duty

Rob Dew,

Saluda Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The Saluda County Sheriff’s Office says it has lost one of its own. According to Sheriff John Perry, Corporal Dale Hallman was part of the bloodhound team responding in pursuit of a suspect Thursday night who was armed and in custody of a child. Sheriff Perry says Corporal Hallman was killed in a single-vehicle collision while…