Get Ready to Fill the Boot
It’s that time of the year again! The Columbia Fire Department is getting ready to kick off their fill the boot campaign.
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HBCU Economic Impact
A new study shows HBCU’s are making a economic impact here in the Palmetto State.
Youth Violence Prevention Week Kicks Off
The City of Columbia kicks off events for the National Youth Prevention Week to put a stop to violence against and among youth.
Man suspected of running from Kershaw checkpoint in stolen truck
Kershaw County Deputies arrest a man they say ran from a traffic safety checkpoint in a stolen car. Why authorities say they may have saved his life in the process.
3 arrested for cockfighting in Kershaw County
KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – Three men were arrested Saturday (3/19) for cockfighting, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office. Moises Aquille Montes, 34, Miguel Martinez, 32, and Juan Diego Jimenez, 26, all from Gilbert, all face a cockfighting charge. A news release sent Monday says dispatch got a call about possible cockfighting in a remote area off Old Stagecoach…
Lake Murray Elementary Principal Announces Retirement Plans
Chapin, S.C. (WOLO)–After 35 years shaping young minds, Claire Thompson is calling it a career. Thompson, Principal at Lake Murray Elementary School in Lexington Richland School District 5, announced Monday her plans to retire at the end of the school year. Thompson has served in LRSD5 for the past 27 years and has been the only principal of Lake Murray…
Sumter Deputies Investigating Hit & Runs
Sumter Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter County investigators are searching for answers in three fatal hit and run incidents spanning three years in the Rembert area On September 5, 2015, deputies say Elizabeth Lewis, 53, was hit by a car on Richbow Rd. and died at the scene. On June 18th, 2017, investigators say Dwain, Wright, 56, was struck and killed…
State Election Filings Now Open
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Candidate filing is now open for this year’s elections in South Carolina. Filing opened at noon on Friday. Candidates have until noon on March 30 to file their paperwork and pay required fees. The governor and other statewide elected officials face voters this year, as do all of South Carolina’s seven U.S. House members. Neither U.S….
NCAA Tournament Albany Regional ticket booklets go on sale
South Carolina Athletics Ticket Office is currently selling tickets for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Albany Regional.
Man Struck by a Train While Walking on Tracks in South Carolina
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) – One man has died after he was struck by a train while walking on tracks in South Carolina. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a news release that 39-year-old Scott Duane Cole of Gaffney died around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Fowler says Cole was walking on the tracks in Gaffney when he was hit by a…
