COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – August is “Child Support Awareness Month,” and according to one report, South Carolina has plenty of children in need of help. According to wallethub.com South Carolina ranks 14th in the nation when it comes to statistics regarding the number of underprivileged children. Surveyors factored in the percentage of children in single parent homes, those in homes…
Categories: Local News, News, Total Solar Eclipse
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – People are gearing up for the total solar eclipse, which as of Wednesday (8/9) is just 12 days away. Around 12 million Americans are in it’s path stretching from Oregon to right here in the Midlands. The temporary blackout though has solar energy companies scrambling. Categories: Local News, Total Solar Eclipse Tags: SCNews
Categories: Local News, News
Categories: Local News, News
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The Columbia Fire Department has a unique plan to recruit future fire fighters. On Wednesday, the department donated three fire trucks to Richland School District One and Two and Lexington Richland Five. The trucks will be used in fire-fighting training programs at high schools in those districts. Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says the trucks will give students real-world…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– When the Total Solar Eclipse happens on August 21, you may be seeing the moon over the sun, but you may not be seeing your live stream of it. Some cell phone providers say they’re working to ensure service is not interrupted. A spokesperson for u-s cellular says any time a large group of people are in…
Irmo, S.C. (WOLO)– Matt Clippard was laid off from Fluor with thousands of others last Monday and with a 9-month-old baby that has a condition called PVL and a stay at home wife, he says he has to look out of state for immediate job opportunities. “It has been an emotional roller coaster. Like I said, I feel…
Deputies are looking for a suspect who robbed a local restaurant at gunpoint in July.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and here in the Palmetto State, next week, August 14 through 21, is South Carolina Immunization Week. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is using the month to remind parents – who are getting their kids ready to head back to school – to make sure their little ones are up-to-date on…
