Greenville, S.C. (WOLO)A fictional presidential candidate is making his presence felt in the state as well. President and South Carolina native Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey in the Netflix series ‘House of Cards’ opened a campaign office on Main St. in Greenville Friday. If you’d like to see it first hand, the office will be open until eleven Friday…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)– The governor could appoint South Carolina’s top educator under legislation approved by the House. The measure sent to the Senate on Thursday would ask voters whether the state superintendent should continue to be elected or chosen by the governor. Gov. Nikki Haley is pushing for the change. She says it’s critical that the governor and superintendent work…
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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The Richland County Penny Program is holding a public meeting Thursday night to get feedback from residents on the Gills Creek Greenway project. The project is proposing a greenway in three different sections along Gills Creek. Richland County Penny Program officials said the greenway would be roughly 10 feet wide and run almost parallel to the…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia police say a five-year-old girl was found wandering in Gervais St. without a coat, socks, or shoes during Wednesday’s cold weather. Investigators say she was in the company of John Toole of Kennesaw, Georgia who told police he was in town for a meeting. The child was found by a man working in downtown Columbia. Police…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal magistrate has given lawyers for Seneca more time to get details about emails sent to a public relations company after a city police officer shot and killed a man last summer. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported the ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 19-year-old Zachery Hammond. Hammond was killed in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Nature Conservancy will be leading a large prescribed fire on Peachtree Rock Preserve in Lexington. The South Carolina Forestry Commission is also performing a prescribed burn at Harbison State Forest. Both prescribed burn’s are taking place Thursday, February 11th. Ignition for both fires are expected to begin around 11:00 a.m., with the fire reaching peak intensity in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Residents of North Main Street voiced their concerns about a major project coming to North Main Street this fall. The City of Columbia held an open house Wednesday, for community members to talk to officials about the “North Main Improvements and Streetscape.” City engineer Dana Higgins says the project should be underway by early fall. It…
