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Vote 2020 Preview: Second Congressional District

With Election Day less than one week away, all seven of South Carolina’s seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has represented the district since 2001, and previously served in the South Carolina Senate from 1985 to 2001. His challenger, Adair Boroughs, is an attorney who hails from Barnwell County who has previously…

USDA investing $9.5 million in rural community facilities in SC

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing $9.5 million for rural community facilities in South Carolina. This comes as part of the USDA’s $871 million investment to improve community facilities in 43 states across the country and Guam.

The countdown to the election keeps candidates on the campaign trail

There is only one week left before voters hit the polls to vote in the 2020 presidential election

(CNN) — Just less than a week. That’s all the time that’s left in the presidential campaign. The clock is ticking for the candidates and they ‘re using each moment left to hit the campaign trail to reach voters who may still be undecided. Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden hope to gain the magic number of…

Sumter Fire Dept.: V.B. Williams Furniture store fire contained but not fully under control

Sumter fights fire at old V.B. Williams Furniture store

Sumter, SC (WOLO) — The Sumter Fire Department says a massive blaze at the old V.B. Furniture store along South Lafayette Drive and Fulton Street has been contained but not fully under control this morning. They say it started at the plant shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Sumter police had to shut down access to roads around Fulton Industrial…