COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s that time of year when the parking lots start to fill up and the traffic becomes a little more congested downtown. We’re talking about the start of a new school year and move in time at the University of South Carolina. According to USC, 31,000 is the estimated student population on the Columbia campus. Move in…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–School Resource officers may soon get new training in Richland County. Recommendations for the change were prompted after a Spring Valley High School student was recorded being grabbed and tossed. The Department of Justice wants to implement policies to include cutting down on arresting students at school, training on bias-free policing and establishing a community program. Richland County…
Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) —The wish of a Richland County 9 year old suffering from a rare blood disease has been granted. Haylee Lykes will soon take the trip of a life time to the most magical place on Earth. The 4th grader suffers from a rare sickle cell disease with symptoms that prevent her from participating in normal physical…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Friday Night area Midlands Football teams remembered a River Bluff High School teen who collapsed and died after Football Practice. The Sportsarama was not attended by River Bluff High School out of respect for the loss of one of their own, Lewis Simpkins. Other teams in the district, however, did attend, and they took time out to…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Fans of Rachel Platten will have to wait a little longer to see the singer in concert. Platten’s concert scheduled for Wednesday, October 12 at the South Carolina State Fair has been cancelled. According to Fair officials, the artist’s management is also canceling her performance at the Mississippi State Fair scheduled on Oct. 10, 2016. South…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to wear T-Shirt fashion and support Breast Cancer survivors in the City of Columbia. Friday Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, along with other city officials, unveiled the latest t-shirts designed for the annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser. The t-shirts can be purchased through City Hall and the money will go to a breast cancer non profit in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You can take in a baseball game and help the midlands hungry under a new project kicking off at Spirit Communications Park. The Columbia Fireflies, and Harvest Hope Food Bank are launching Food Drive Fridays. According to organizers, for the final three home Friday games at Spirit Communications Park, fans will be offered buy one get one…
CNN- Consumer News- CVS going High Tech. CVS is expected to announce in store payments from its Mobile App. This will be available in certain markets. The APP payment should go nationwide by the end of the year. Categories: Local News, News Tags: consumer, CVS
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, says further studies are still needed to determine the cause of death of Lewis Simpkins. Simpkins collapsed during Football practice Wednesday night at River Bluff High School. River Bluff will not take part in Friday’s Football Sportsarama. “The results are inconclusive as of now. We are awaiting the test results of several…
