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DHEC: Coronavirus case numbers in SC below 500

Wednesday case numbers reported

COLUMBIA,  SC (WOLO)– Wednesday, DHEC reported 417 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 new deaths. State health officials say the percent positive was 12.4%. DHEC encourages anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated and boosted.     Categories: Local News Tags: DHEC

South Carolina Military Community Hiring Fair is set for March

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A South Carolina Military Community Hiring Fair is set for March. The South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs says it has partnered with Ping by Tallo, SC Future Makers, and Sumter Economic Development to host the hiring Fair. According to organizers, the hiring fair is a two-day event. A statewide virtual hiring event will be held on Tuesday,…

Richland District One hosts Spring in person Teacher Job Fair

Saturday April 2, 2022

Source: Richland School District One COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–One Midlands school district is looking for more teachers. Richland School District One will holding its annual Spring In-Person Teacher Job Fair in April. It will take place at Keenan High School from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. You must have a South Carolina teaching certificate or be eligible for one…

West Columbia police search for missing teen

Authorities say the teens mother says she has not seen him since Sunday February 27, 2022

Image: West Columbia Police Department West Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The West Columbia Police Department says they are searching for a 15 year old boy reported missing by his mother. According to authorities, 15 year old Zikym Moshawni Harris’ mother told officials he left home to visit a friend Monday February 27, 2020 and has not seen or heard from…

Police release image of vehicles believed to be connected deadly hit and run

Authorities say the drivers are accused of hitting a pedestrian killing the person Thursday night

Image: (SCHP) This is an image caught on surveillance believed to have been connected to a deadly hit in run along Two Notch Road and Leaside Drive February 24, 2022 The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is hoping you can help them locate two people wanted in connection to a deadly hit and run. Authorities say the incident took place around…

DHEC: Latest Coronavirus case numbers in SC below 300

Tuesday, DHEC reported 299 new cases of COVID-19

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC released the latest Coronavirus case numbers in South Carolina. Tuesday, DHEC reported 299 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 new deaths. The percent positive was 5.6%. State Health officials continue to urge anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated and boosted. For a link to vaccine clinics across the state, click here https://vaxlocator.dhec.sc.gov/ Categories: Local News Tags:…

RCSD: Arrest made in connection with 81 year old’s murder

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)–The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a teen accused of the murder of an Eastover man. Sheriff Leon Lott says 81 year old Lewis Jenerette was shot 3 times in his home on Hickory Hill Road in January. Deputies arrested 18 year old Jadon Harper in connection with the murder. Lott says Harper had previously been…

DHEC reports overdose deaths in SC in 2020 jumped sharply during Pandemic

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– DHEC says new data released reveals overdose deaths in South Carolina increased significantly in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control shows from 2019 to 2020, the total number of opioid-involved overdose deaths increased by 59 percent, from 876 to 1400. Total drug overdoses also…