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The holidays are over when the grinding of the greens stops

Thursday is the final day to have trees ground into mulch

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) — With another holiday season passing, comes the time honored tradition of turning the trees into mulch.  According to Keep The Midlands’ Beautiful’s Lauren Robinson, Thursday is the final day to drop off Christmas trees off to be ground into mulch, which will be given away on Saturday. According to Robinson, the free mulch will be distributed…

Free mulch giveaway after “Grinding of the Greens”

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Keep the Midlands Beautiful will be giving away mulch from Christmas trees that were ground up in their “Grinding of the Greens” campaign. The mulch will be distributed at Seven Oaks Park and the State Farmers Market starting at 8:30 Saturday (1/13) morning until it runs out. Categories: Local News, News Tags: SCNews

State Lawmakers Vow to Fight Opiod Crisis

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Across the board, lawmakers and state leaders say tackling the opioid crisis is a top priority. Wednesday (1/10) morning Governor Henry McMaster was joined by the Department of Alcohol and other Abuse Services. The Governor announced a new statewide public education campaign addressing opioid addiction and a new web site, justplainkillers.com. Governor McMaster says it is…

Senators Agree to Take Up Governor Vetoes Next Week

Some Senators Feel House Override Vote Was "Disrespectful"

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-The road to better buses just got a little longer after legislators put on the brakes in the Senate Wednesday. Senators are asking representatives to go back and take a second look at their overrides to the governor’s budget vetoes. The South Carolina Senate has agreed to take up the governor’s vetoes next week. “I’m suggesting to the…