Democrats will have a runoff in two weeks for a vacant South Carolina House seat.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The twelfth annual Rosewood Crawfish festival will bring 10,000 pounds of crawfish, and more than 10,000 people to the Columbia neighborhood Saturday. Dave Britt, the executive director the of the Rosewood Merchant’s Association, said the team has been preparing for half a year to make sure the festival runs smoothly. Nineties band “Spin Doctors” will headline the more…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bill strengthening South Carolina’s public records law by reducing fees and wait times for documents again faces opposition in the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance the legislation to the Senate floor. But Sen. Margie Bright Matthews is again objecting, making passage this year unlikely. The Walterboro Democrat says she dislikes the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The race to replace former Congressman Mick Mulvaney is down to three candidates. In Tuesday’s District 5 primary vote on the democratic side Archie Parnell won with an overwhelming 74% of the vote. For the GOP there will be a runoff between Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope. The seat was left vacant when President Donald Trump…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Arts were celebrated at the State House. Tuesday marked the annual SC Arts Awards. The Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts and the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards were presented. The SC Arts Foundation honored Former, longtime Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, with the 2017 McNair Award. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SC Arts Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Special elections were held Tuesday to fill seats left vacant by former Congressman Mick Mulvaney and the late Representative Joe Neal. The 5h Congressional District Mulvaney represented covers parts of the Midlands and according to the state’s election commission, 16 candidates campaigned for his old position. Governor McMaster says he’s sure a GOP member get the job….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Midlands Gives is underway until Midnight Tuesday and folks are hosting a picnic for the online blitz. You can come out and get in on a little bit of fun down at the SC State Museum during the biggest fundraiser in the entire state. The Parking Lot Picnic includes food, ice cream, music and more as the 24…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The city’s bus transit system is celebrating it’s 150th anniversary. Tuesday the COMET unveiled it’s newest bus, ready to roll. The new bus features new handicap accessible seating, cell phone ports and soon to come, wi-fi. 39 buses will soon hit the city streets. The transit system dates back to 1892, say officials, when street cars were in…
Former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager, pleaded guilty today to using excessive force in the shooting death of unarmed black man Walter Scott, bringing a conclusion to the case two years after the police shooting was caught on video by a bystander.
Democrats in South Carolina go to the polls to select a candidate for a vacant South Carolina House seat.
