COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The countdown is on for the Total Solar Eclipse August 21. The Midlands will be at the epicenter of the event. On the date, the moon will completely cover the sun, leaving the entire State in complete darkness for more than 2 minutes. The best seat in the house is in Columbia where the center line of…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has launched a new project aimed at helping the thousands of workers who lost jobs due to the Nuclear Reactor decision. SCANA and Santee Cooper Utilities halted construction Monday on the reactors, which are located at the VC Summer Nuclear plant. The decision left thousands of workers out of a job. McMaster…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – You have a chance to make sure kids in one Midlands school district have healthy food seven days a week. All this weekend (8/5-8/6) Lexington-Richland District Five is holding two “Stuff-a-Bus” campaigns at the Walmart locations on Harbison Boulevard and in Ballentine. The donations will be used in the district’s Snack Pack program. Every Friday during…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WOLO) – There’s new developments in the Russia investigation. ABC News confirms that special counsel, Robert Mueller, is using a grand jury to look into allegations of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Categories: Local News, National News, Politics Tags: SCNews
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A bi partisan group of lawmakers is calling for a special session of the General Assembly to deal with fallout from the shutdown of construction on two nuclear reactors. However, House Speaker Jay Lucas says he is not ready to call a special session over the halting of construction at VC Summer Nuclear. On Monday, Santee Cooper…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Tax-free weekend means “back to school shopping” is upon us. Students are looking forward to picking out their favorite item: their backpack. “The book bag!” Ava Diegel said, a soon-to-be 8th grader. “Yeah, she wants to get her initials on it,” Ginger Diegel said, Ava’s mother. “One thing that’s really personalized is the backpack…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–(AP) _ Leaders of both Democrats and Republicans in the South Carolina Senate are calling for a special session of the Legislature to deal with the abandonment of two nuclear reactors under construction. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey of Edgefield and Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler of West Columbia each signed the letter Friday. They want Senate President…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – As the state prepares to welcome upwards of one million people come solar eclipse weekend, the City of Columbia has released its plan for parking downtown. The parking services division says Saturday, August 19 through Monday, August 21, this is what you can expect: Parking decks: Washington Street Deck, Taylor Street Deck, Lady Street Deck, Park…
