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City municipal court to close until further notice after staff member gets COVID-19

City officials say the court was set to shut down this week for Thanksgiving, but will now remain closed until further notice.

(Courtesy: City of Columbia) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The City of Columbia municipal court building will be shut down until further notice. According to the City, one staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials did not say what capacity the staffer work in for the City court. What they City officials have said, is that the court building was…

Hundreds of South Carolinians follow Gov. McMaster’s advice to get “tested before turkey”

DHEC says some popular testing sites see as many as 100 people per hour

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Across the state, hundreds are lining up at COVID-19 testing sites to get tested before celebrating Thanksgiving. This spike in people willing to be tested comes after Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) urged South Carolinians to take action and prevent spreading COVID-19 if possible. Over the last two weeks, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)…