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Lee Brice, Sumter Native, Performed At Route 91 Festival Just Days Before Massacre

We’re with ya, and we always have been, and we will be," Brice said. 

Columbia, SC (WOLO)–  Lee Brice performed at Route 91 Music Festival just two days before the shooting and says those are some true country fans that were out on a beautiful night.    “The crowd was insane all day long. Vegas is surprising… they love country music. They’re true country music fans and they just want to have a good time,…

Tuesday Hearing at State House on Failed VC Summer Nuclear Project

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– House Committee Lawmakers are expected to hear from Santee Cooper Executives on Tuesday during the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee meeting. The committee was created back in August in response to the failed nuclear construction project at VC Summer. According to a release, Chair Peter McCoy has invited executives and board members from Santee Cooper to appear to…

SC Governor Henry McMaster Orders Flag at Half Staff for Vegas Shooting Victims

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is responding to the mass shooting in Las Vegas. On Monday, the Governor ordered the flag on top of the State House to be flown at half staff. The Governor also tweeted “The unspeakable act of evil that occurred last night in Las Vegas resonates in South Carolina and across the country.” “Words cannot…

Years of South Carolina Governor’s Official Emails Disappear

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two years’ worth of emails South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent and received before he took the state’s top job have been deleted despite priorities to save the electronic communications as historical records. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/2xT5Qvx) that no one acted to preserve McMaster’s emails from his time as lieutenant governor and…