YORK, S.C. (AP) – The first historical marker in South Carolina to mention the Ku Klux Klan is being unveiled at a York County church. The plaque at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church will discuss how the KKK terrorized Elias Hill and more than 150 other freed slaves during Reconstruction. There were beatings and lynchings. The marker says Ellis and the…
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WPDE)-Sunday morning officers were called to the Scotchman on Dick Pond Road in Horry County for a kidnapping, according to Krystal Dotson, the Public Information Officer for the Horry County Police Department. Dotson said a masked gunman went into the store and “forcibly removed” the store clerk. She said the suspect didn’t take any money or anything…
MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WPDE)- Marlboro County deputies, Bennettsville police, DNR, SLED and the FBI gathered at Bennettsville Intermediate School Sunday afternoon to start searching for eight-year-old Iyana Lowery. They have four wheelers and some boats. Lowery was discovered missing after her mother Ella Lowery, 36, was found dead in her home on Craig Circle in Bennettsville on Friday morning. Dwayne…
Netflix has renewed the watercooler hit “13 Reasons Why” for a second season. The streaming service announced Sunday that it has picked up the series revolving around the suicide of a high school girl. Season two will debut on Netflix next year. While Netflix doesn’t release ratings information, “13 Reasons Why” has proven a conversation-starting drama. Some have criticized the…
Nicki Minaj took a break from prepping for her highly-anticipated fourth studio album by offering to help fans pay off college tuition, student loans and other educational expenses. It started with a contest to join the rapper at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 21, in which fans had to tweet Minaj using the hashtag, #NickiBBMAs. When…
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Three people are dead after a house fire Sunday Morning in Fairfield County. The Fairfield County Coroner’s office confirmed that two minors and one male adult died in a house located in the 100 block of Robinson Avenue. Crews responded to the fire at 3:30am Sunday. Family members tell ABC Columbia news that they want answers….
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department released a composite sketch of the suspect wanted in connection to a shooting Saturday. Detectives believe the suspect flagged down and approached a vehicle near Old Dunbar Road and Highway 321, and held the occupants at gunpoint. One person was shot, however the wound is non-life threatening. Victims told deputies that the suspect…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- South Carolina officially has a new first dog! In a video posted on the governor’s Facebook page, Henry McMaster and his wife Peggy introduced us to their new bulldog puppy named Mac. “He’s filling the big hole in our heart that was left by our wonderful English bull Boots, who passed away not too long ago,” McMaster…
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Coroner, Gary Watts, released the name of the individual motorcyclist who died after crashing into a car on Garners Ferry Road Saturday night. Watts said, Maurice Shaw, 44, was driving a Suzuki motorcycle when he crashed into a Chevy that was attempting to make a left turn out of a driveway on Garners Ferry…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s jobless rate has remained unchanged as the state set a record for employment. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that South Carolina’s unemployment rate in March held steady at 4.4 percent. The number of people working went up by more than 9,500 in March, to a high of more than 2.2 million…
