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Evacuees from coast tell ABC Columbia traffic moving pretty smoothly

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– ABC Columbia crews are scouting out the traffic across the Midlands as evacuees make their way from the coast. We stopped at one rest area off 1-26 Northbound in Calhoun County. Drivers told us they were not running into any major backs ups on the interstates, thanks to the lane reversals. According to the governor, the mandatory…

SC Governor McMaster Lifts Mandatory Evacuations for 3 Counties

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Tuesday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster lifted the mandatory evacuations for three counties. Those counties are: Jasper, Beaufort and Colleton. According to the Governor, residents in the southern most parts of South Carolina no longer need to evacuate due to Hurricane Florence. Due to updated predictions from the National Hurricane Center, Governor Henry McMaster, in coordination…

The GMC Team remembers 9/11 and talks about the annual ceremony

The First Responders Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for 5:00 PM on Tuesday

  COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–It is truly hard to believe it has been 17 years since that near perfect day – a day with warm temperatures and bright blue skies.  At 8:46 AM, the blue was replaced with black smoke as Flight 11 flew into Tower Two, followed by Flight 175 at 9:03.  It was a little over an hour later…