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SEC Fines Missouri Athletics Director Jim Sterk Amid Dawn Staley Civil Suit

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey has fined Missouri Athletic Director Jim Sterk $25,000 and mandated a Conference led review of South Carolina’s game management procedures and visiting team security. This, in the wake of a civil lawsuit filed Thursday by University of South Carolina Head Basketball Coach Dawn Staley. Staley filed the $75, 000 defamation lawsuit against Sterk in…

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Phase Two of Cayce Riverwalk Re-Opens Thursday

Crysty Vaughan,

CAYCE, SC ( WOLO) —  Cayce officials are hosting a grand re-opening of Phase II of the Cayce Riverwalk. According to City leaders, in June of 2015, the Riverland Park area was flooded by the rising Congaree River and during the October 2015 flood. Phase II of the Riverwalk begins at the entrance of the Cayce Cove Apartment complex and…
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City of Columbia to Host Black History Heritage Ball

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department will host a Black History Heritage Ball as part of Black History Month events. The ball will take place Sunday, February 25 from 5-8 pm at Greenview Park.  The event is open to all adults age 18 and older, say organizers. Here is information about the event from City officials: COST: Admission to the…
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Dorn VA to Break Ground on New Parking Garage

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for more parking at the Dorn VA. The medical center on, Friday, will break ground on a new 270 space parking garage. According to officials, the ground breaking will be the first phase of a new multilevel parking garage on the campus of the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center. The ceremony is planned…
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A chili cook-off that will make history comes to the Music Farm

Historic Columbia's 20th Chili Cook-Off is set to fill bellies Saturday afternoon
Tyler Ryan,

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–On Saturday, put on your best stretchy pants, pick up an industrial size bottle of Tums and several sticks of gum…you just might need them all.  That is, of course, if you are going to do a little…or a lot…of taste testing at the 20th Historic Society Chili Cook-Off. Over twenty cooking teams will be judged and ultimately…
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Study Says Abandoned Reactor Parts Worth $860 million

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A study says the parts for two nuclear reactors abandoned during construction in South Carolina last year could be worth more than $860 million. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the study was prepared by a national engineering firm for South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. before the utility and the state-owned Santee Cooper decided…