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Job Fair Hosted by Food Companies Underway At USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- A job fair offering on-site interviews is underway at the University of South Carolina. Aramark food services and Carolina Food Company are hosting the fair. The event will last until 4 p.m. Interested applicants are asked to bring two forms of I.D. On the spot job offers are possible. The fair is taking place in the Close-Hipp…

Become a soldier for the day – Without the haircut

Fort Jackson opens its doors for a day to give the community an inside look at Army training

FORT JACKSON, SC (WOLO) — In an effort to create awareness of the training that Army recruits undergo at Fort Jackson, the base is opening its training doors for a “Come See Your Army” tour.  The even, which takes place on Thursday, will be an eight hour hands-on experience, with guests seeing first hand the process of creating soldiers. The…

U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman Says “Go Home and Stay Away” to White Supremacists Following Charlottesville’s Deadly Attack

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – White nationalists gathered Saturday for a “Unite the Right” march when they were confronted with counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. What started out as verbal ridicule quickly escalated into physical violence and things turned deadly. At the peak of the protest, a car was seen plowing into another vehicle near a group of counterprotesters that sent the…

Lexington County Man Crashes Car After Being Shot

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – A Lexington man is in the hospital after deputies say he was shot before crashing his car. Lexington County deputies say the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the 100 block of Millers Branch Road. Witnesses told investigators the shooting victim drove away after being shot in his upper body. The driver then went on to crash…

SC Governor Urges Prayers For Virginia After Rally Violence

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s governor is drawing comparisons between the Charleston church massacre and violent protests surrounding a white nationalist rally in Virginia. McMaster said in a tweet Saturday South Carolina “showed (the) world her heart” in response to the 2015 shooting of nine people at Emanuel AME. He urged South Carolinians to pray for “our brothers and…