Prisma & DHEC to hold COVID-19 testing sites this week
Prisma Health and DHEC are hosting COVID-19 testing sites this week amid the ongoing pandemic in South Carolina.
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SC preliminary Primary Election results
Click here to see the unofficial results of Tuesday's Primary
Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Here is a look at the unofficial results of the South Carolina Primary: (As of Wednesday at 7:38 AM) per the SC Voters Election Commission. U.S. Senate Lindsey Graham – 313,739 (68%) * Presumptive Winner (Per AP) Michael LaPierre – 79,579 (17%) Joe Reynolds – 42,664 (9%) Duke Buckner – 28,347 (6%) U.S. House District 1 (Charleston)…
Former Gamecock Moe Brown wins Dem nomination for SC’s 5th Congressional District
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO, AP) – Former University of South Carolina wide receiver Moe Brown won the Democratic nomination in the 5th District. According to the SC Election Commission, with about 27,000 votes counted, Brown had 67% of the votes over Sidney A. Moore. Brown will now face republican incumbent Congressman Ralph Norman in November. House District 5 includes portions of…
US Rep. Joe Wilson defeats lone challenger to secure republican nominee for SC’s 2nd District
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – Republicans in South Carolina’s 2nd District again picked U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson to be their nominee. Click here to see election night results from the South Carolina Election Commission. Wilson on Tuesday defeated Michael Bishop, mayor of the Lexington County town of Springdale. Wilson was the only one of South Carolina’s seven U.S. House members to…
Senator Lindsey Graham wins SC republican primary
Graham will face Democrat Jamie Harrison during November elections
(Greg Nash/Pool via AP) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Columbia, SC (AP) — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has been chosen as the Republican nominee. The incumbent walked away after a land slide vote catapulted him to the head of his republican challengers. According to the Associated…
‘Drive n Drop’ event to help Epworth Children’s Home
A week after a fire consumed their facility, a local church helps replenish what was lost
Image: The Washington Street United Methodist Church Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Last week Epworth Children’s Home caught fire destroying the maintenance shed. Columbia fire officials say the fire was electrical in nature. Damage to the facility resulted in the loss of much needed daily supplies. (Courtesy: CFD/Twitter) No one hurt at Epworth’s Children’s Home. The Washington Street United Methodist Church…
CPD chief added to national police reform committee
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook will be part of the effort to reform the nation’s law enforcement system. A spokesperson for the department says Chief Holbrook will be a part of the National Police Reform and Racial Justice Working Group. The goal is to find solutions to end police violence and patterns of racial discrimination among law enforcement…
Despite pandemic, SC voters head to the polls Tuesday
In what's been a first for voters, South Carolina held its primary election on Tuesday during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richland County, S.C. (WOLO) — In what’s been a first for voters, South Carolina held its primary election on Tuesday during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the virus, polling locations looked different this year to voters who didn’t vote absentee. “First time working an election having to wear PPE, but as everybody knows with the COVID situation going on, it’s…
DHEC hosting more Free Coronavirus mobile testing sites
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Looking to get tested for Coronavirus? The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is hosting free mobile sites across the state. According to DHEC, there are 121 mobile testing events scheduled through July 2 with new testing events added regularly. For a look at locations near you, click here https://www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/covid-19-mobile-pop-clinics Categories: ABC Columbia News Update (Second…
SC Public Health officials issue renewed call for Masks, Social Distancing as COVID-19 cases rise
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Wear a mask and continue to social distance, that’s the message from South Carolina Public Health officials. On Tuesday, DHEC, along with the S.C. Hospital Association , S.C. Medical Association and S.C. Office of Rural Health issued the following joint statement: “DHEC, SCHA, SCMA and SCORH have come together to strongly urge all South Carolinians to actively help…
