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17-year-old Arrested, Accused of Sharing Nude Photos of Other Students

SUMTER, SC (WOLO) – A 17-year-old faces several charges, accused of sharing nude photos of other students. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Dalton Alexander was arrested Thursday (10/27) for reportedly showing nude photos of students that were on his cell phone to other students. A release provided Thursday said at Lakewood High School on Wednesday, “Alexander knowingly disseminated…

Recreation Commission Names Finalists for Executive Director

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO) A spokesperson for the Richland Co. Recreation Commission says there are three finalists for the agency’s vacant executive director position. The finalists are; Dale Dougherty from Riverview, FL, Shaniqua Simmons of Orangeburg, and Dr. John Thompson from Columbia. The position was formerly held by James Brown III who retired following allegations of abuse of power, nepotism, and…

Midlands High School Resource Officer Thrives Despite Disability

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Richland County Sheriffs Department made history last week with the announcement of a new policy to better serve students with disabilities. One of the department’s resource officers, who will be implementing the new policy actually has a disability of his own. “I wasn’t a social person growing up,” Jamel Bradley, Resource officer said. “I was pretty…

Growing whiskers is doing more than saving money on razors

The F3 Lexington Whiskers for Wheels fund raiser continues toward their mission

LEXINGTON SC (WOLO)- F3 Lexington, F3 Lake Murray and F3 Columbia are whiskers deep in a fund raising effort to purchase a Hoyt Racing Chair.  The chair allows children and adults who cannot walk to participate in walks, hikes, and runs. According to Whiskers for Wheels organizer Troy Fite, 45 men in the Midlands have raised over $3000 of the…

Utility Worker Killed While Cleaning Storm Debris

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina sheriff says a utility worker has been killed after cutting a tree which had fallen on a power line following a severe storm. Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman told local media outlets that 31-year-old Brian Keith Wilmoth was cutting the tree Wednesday morning. Bowman said as Wilmoth cut the tree, the power lines…

Students at Midlands Technical College Give Back to Hurricane Victims Through Haunted Trail

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- One group of local students is offering people a good scare for a worthy cause, as some victims of hurricane damage struggle through the aftermath. Every year around Halloween, students in the Technique! club at Midlands Tech lead participants down a terrifying haunted trail on its Airport campus. “The tours and all of the production is lead…