Wednesday GMC Headlines
Stay in the know and check out a few of the stories we are monitoring for you on this Wednesday August 30th,
Local News
Possible Changes to Pension Plans
Governor Henry McMaster faces criticism as he proposes possible changes to the State’s current Pension Plan.
Midlands Residents Head For Texas to Help in Harvey Aftermath
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A group of Midlands residents are traveling to Texas in the morning to help rescue people trapped in flood waters. “We lost a lot during our flood, we lost neighborhoods,” Volunteer, Joey Lemmon said. “They’ve lost towns and cities. They’ve lost ten times of what we have.” Joey Lemmon is the owner of Hound dog 4×4, he recalled the…
Lexington Man Charged with Disturbing School
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington County deputies say a father is in custody after he tried to pick his daughter up from school early. Investigators say Timothy Browning became disruptive when tried to take his daughter home minutes before the school day ended Tuesday at Saxe Gotha Elementary School and administrators declined. Deputies say he then went to the Lexington…
Hurricane Harvey Relief: How You Can Help
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Hurricane Harvey: Evacuees Rescued in Houston
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Social Media Plays A Big Role In Relief Efforts In Texas
We can see the heart wrenching personal stories coming from South Eastern Texas and viral videos all across social media in real time.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — “It’s pretty amazing how the story can go deep and go far and can reach millions with a click on your smartphone,” Dr. Heather Brandt said, who has studied social media’s impact with the floods that happened in Columbia in 2015. PEW Research has shown that four out of five adults are using social media…
SC Forestry Division, National Guard Lending a Hand in Texas After Hurricane Harvey
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (HART) left for Dallas Tuesday. The team is made up of eight national guard soldiers and nine rescue swimmers. Another agency that left for Texas is the state forestry commission, an agency that may not come to mind when you think about disaster recovery but is home to our state’s only…
Congressman Joe Wilson Rolls into Midlands on Bus Tour
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Congressman Joe Wilson rolled into the Midlands today touching on the big issues. Wilson hit the streets during his annual District Bus Tour. Wilson visited area schools, businesses and rotary clubs on the tour. He says the goal is to meet with voters, and discuss their concerns, and the work going on in Congress, and talk jobs. On…
SC Army National Guard Deploys Aquatic Rescue Teams to Texas
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Tuesday, the South Carolina Army National Guard deployed two Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams to Texas in support of Hurricane Harvey rescue operations. The teams left out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, they consist of eight Soldiers and nine rescue swimmers. According to Guard officials, the crews will assist the Texas National Guard. In a release from…
