Photo: Matt Perron Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Celebrating 100 years of women’s right to vote. Wednesday is ‘She Did’ day in Columbia. Wednesday morning Historic Columbia, the Women’s Rights Empowerment Network, and the League of Women Voters held an event in Downtown Columbia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and to recognize Midlands women connected to voting rights. The…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday reported 505 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 42 additional confirmed deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 112,643 and confirmed deaths to 2,451. The number of people tested was low, State health officials say the total number of individual test results reported…
Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– The highway patrol is looking for answers after a hit and run last Friday night. Investigators say it happened around 9:30 on Busbee Rd. near Pasture Rd. in Lexington Co.. According to troopers either a truck or SUV ran off the road and hit a pedestrian resulting in serious injuries. Troopers say the vehicle involved is…
Source: WCCB Fort Mill, S.C. (WCCB)– Some supporters of President Trump are thankful no one was hurt after police say shots were fired at them in Fort Mill Tuesday. It happened Tuesday night on the Sutton Rd. bridge over I-77. The highway patrol says Marquise Asomani fired several shots into the air after yelling at a group of about 30…
CHAPIN, SC (WOLO)– Lexington-Richland School District Five’s newest elementary school has been named, say District officials. Piney Woods Elementary School is set to open next Fall in Chapin. It will be the District’s 13th elementary school. The school’s Principal, Cassy Paschal says naming the school was process full of research and collaboration from the community: “This naming process has been…
(Courtesy: Irmo Okra Strut) 46th annual Irmo Okra Strut.IRMO, SC (WOLO) – The 47th Annual Okra Strut Festival is cancelled. In an email to the media, Irmo Mayor Barry Walker Sr. announced the town will not host a festival this year. The 2020 festival was scheduled for September 26th with safety measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Planning for…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– New data released by South Carolina Health officials shows mask ordinances are working. DHEC says areas that implemented mask ordinances had a more than 44% decline in cases, compared to those without. DHEC physician Dr. Brannon Traxler says “Wearing a mask every day in public is critical, however, not all face coverings provide the same protection.” “A…
Weather officials say Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane.
Clarendon County deputies need your help to find a missing man with a medical condition, who was last seen on Sunday.
Two people died and one person was injured as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha after Jacob Blake shooting.
