Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia police are looking for a man in connection with several recent property crimes. Investigators say on October 3rd Marcus Drayton broke into a woman’s home on College St. and stole her purse while she slept. Minutes later, police say Drayton was seen on a surveillance camera at a nearby ATM stealing the woman’s money. Investigators say Drayton…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– More business expansion is coming to South Carolina. On Thursday, Coca-Cola Consolidated announced plans to construct a $5 million sales and distribution center in Ridgeland, S.C. The distribution center will be located at the Cypress Ridge Industrial Park and is expected to create at least 20 new jobs. Coca-Cola Consolidated has seven locations in South Carolina and employs…
NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)– The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is prescribing you with options to get rid of prescription drugs. In an effort to keep these drugs out of the wrong hands, a prescription drug drop box is now at the the Sheriff’s office at 550 Wilson road. The Sheriff’s department says Westview Behavioral Center was able to obtain a grant…
Residents around Busby Street will soon have a community resource and training center to use.
West Columbia, SC (WOLO) – A hairy situation is happening at the West Columbia Police Department.For the first time, the department is waving their grooming policy to participate in No-Shave November. The West Columbia Police Department (WCPD) is growing hair to raise money for No-Shave.org (benefitting Colorectal Cancer Research, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and Prevent Cancer Foundation) and the West…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a Georgia man charged with threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Tim Scott from South Carolina has a history of threats against other members of congress and news organizations. A sworn statement by a FBI agent says Jason Kenneth Bell of Cochran, Georgia, called Scott’s office on Oct. 23, saying “I am going to kill…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Veterans from all over the Midlands came to the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center for their open house. The Dorn VA took this opportunity to show off some of their new facilities and encourage veterans to take full advantage of all the programs available to them. “I can see here that they really have…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Take advantage of the beautiful weather by heading downtown Columbia for First Thursday on Main. As they do every month, businesses are staying open late, they’ll be offering a mix of specials, events and entertainment. It all starts from The Whig, in the 12 hundred block, all the way to the Gallery at City Hall, you will find…
A Holiday favorite is getting ready to skate back into the famously hot City for its sixth year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-Republican candidate Catherine Templeton says if elected as governor of our state, she will not accept money for the position. Templeton’s claims have some of her opponents crying foul. Governor Henry McMaster’s campaign manager responded saying: “In her career as a government ‘outsider’ Templeton has made hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars in salary, requested tens of thousands…
