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SC Caucus of Black School Board address needs of teachers

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The South Carolina Caucus of Black School Board members gathered to address the needs of South Carolina teachers. While the ‘S.C. Career Opportunity’ and ‘Access for all Act’ doesn’t address all the needs for teachers in the state, the board members believe this will be a start to reforming the states education system. The legislation would…

Blue Granite water customers speak out against possible rate increase

LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)- Homeowners are pleading to not have another water bill increase, something ratepayers say remind them of VC summer. A packed room full of Blue Granite customers expressed their frustrations to the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Lexington Monday night. The water company hasn’t been denied an increase by the PSC in 15 years. This time blue granite representatives…

“There’s still a lot of work to be done”: Officials react to growing number of opioid deaths

DAODAS says more than 1,000 people died from overdoses in South Carolina in 2018

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –The number of opioid deaths across the state continues to rise. The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) says more than 1,103 people died due to overdoses in 2018, with 816 involving opioids. Some counties in the Midlands have seen growth in the number of deaths, but Richland County saw a decline….

Remember the Holocaust, 75 years after Auschwitz was liberated

Monday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Monday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day marks 75 years since the largest Nazi death and concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, was liberated. “I grew up in Germany. So the history of the Holocaust is really part of who I am,” said Rabbi Sabine Meyer, who is the rabbi at Tree of Life Congregation. 11…

Local Living: Country, Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band in Columbia

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will hit the stage in Columbia this year

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In our look at Local Living, Country is setting the stage this week at the Colonial Life arena and Buffett fans are ready for fun in April.  Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will hit the stage in Columbia this year. The concert will take place at Colonial Life Arena on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 8pm. It’s…