COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A memorial service Friday at the College of Charleston TD Arena featured prayer, song, Governor Nikki Haley, and a message from President Barack Obama. A presidential aide read a message from the president and the first lady. President Barack Obama said that the nation is deeply moved by what he calls “the boundless love and unshakable resilience”…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to set sail on Lake Murray for the Annual 4th of July Boat Parade and Fireworks celebration. The event, sponsored by Lake Murray Country Visitors Center, will be held on Saturday, July 2nd. Organizers are welcoming you to take part by entering your boat in the parade. You can do so by logging on to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina National Guard is holding a change of command and retirement ceremony to bid farewell to its State Command sergeant major. Robert Brickley Jr. has served as the chief adviser on enlisted issues to Guard commander Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston since July of 2010. Friday’s ceremony is being held in the National Guard Armory…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Today Charleston and South Carolina will gather for a moment of silence to remember the one year anniversary of the Charleston Church Shooting at Emanuel AME Church. A Memorial service is taking place in Charleston and the TD arena, where family members of victims, friends, state and local leaders will gather. Today marks one year since nine…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Good Friday Morning Columbia! Here’s what we’re working on this morning for Good Morning Columbia. South Carolina comes together in Charleston as we remember the One Year Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Nine shooting. A Prayer service will be held today at 10am in Charleston. Here at home, we’re seeing the Midlands come together on this anniversary…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina lawmakers have now followed their South Carolina counterparts and approved legislation to clean up complications stemming from the recent redrawing of the border between the two states. The North Carolina House voted 101-11 on Thursday to approve the bill, which also affirms the enforcement of the original Carolinas boundary starting next January. The Senate…
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Here’s a look at some of the stories we are following for you: Crews are searching for a teenager who was swimming with his brother off the coast of Myrtle Beach. The boy is 14 years-old and from Columbus, Ga. Rescuers managed to pull his brother out of the water but the search continues for the other boy. We’ll keep…
Rita Payne Smith COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say a woman has been arrested a woman accused of rummaging through various mailboxes at an apartment building and stealing mail that wasn’t addressed to her. 56-year-old Rita Payne Smith was arrested on June 14 and is charged with petit larceny, possession of master keys (Non-Owner of Key…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The probationary cloud over South Carolina State University has been lifted, ending worries over the possibility its accreditation could be revoked and force the school to close. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges decided Thursday to fully restore SC State’s membership. The 120-year-old university has been on probation since 2014. Continuing probation…
