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Watch: SpARC Fest Funds Help SC Families

The 2nd Annual SpARC Fest will be held Saturday (4/23) from 2p.m. – 10 p.m. at Magnolia Farm Lodge, 631 Longtown Road, Ridgeway S.C. Admission is $10 cash with food and beverages available for purchase. Music Lineup: Chris Compton Pocket Buddha Vince McKinley Tom Hall and the Plowboys Papa String Todd Cecil Jeff Mosier Categories: Local News, News

Artista Vista

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready for a Gallery Crawl. Artista Vista takes place Saturday in the Congaree Vista. It will feature open houses and talks with local gallery owners. Event goers can take a look at paintings, pottery and sculpture. Free, guided walking tours of the installation art and sculpture will be offered by volunteer guides and One Columbia on…

SC State Museum receives Million Dollar Donation

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) Breaking a record, the South Carolina State Museum has received a million dollar donation. According to museum officials, the South Carolina State Museum Foundation received the largest private monetary donation in its history in the amount of $1,425,000. Museum officials say the donor wants to remain anonymous, and the money will go towards conservation and acquisition of…

Kilbourne Rd. Residents Seek Traffic Calming Solutions

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Residents along Kilbourne Road in Columbia are asking the South Carolina Department of Transportation to take appropriate action to reduce the heavy traffic and high speeds in their neighborhood. “Very few people are obeying the speed limit,” said resident Zoltan Borbely. “There are many times the traffic is coming so fast that I’m afraid when…

No Charges in Sumter Stabbing at Chicken Plant

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – No Charges will be filled after a stabbing last week at a Sumter chicken processing plant. Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office say the woman who was wounded in the incident was one of the assailants. The woman who was stabbed her was acting in self-defense, officials say. The incident began after two employees were…

Widow of Fallen Forest Acres Officer Continues Mission of ‘Heroes in Blue’

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Since the death of her husband, a Forest Acres police officer, Kassy Alia has been hard at work advocating for families of law enforcement officers. Her husband, Gregory, was slain on Thursday, September 30, 2015 and just a few months later in March, she was helping lead the charge in raising $190,000 for the family of slain Greenville officer…

Watch: Volunteers revamp flood ravaged home

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Cathern Davis’ Harlem Street home might look like a mess now, but she says it’s a miracle in the making. Davis’ home, like so many others across the State, sustained severe damage during October’s flood. She tells ABC Columbia, “For years I paid a lifetime of working hard trying to get a place decent enough to…