RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C.(WOLO)-After more than a year of construction the Richand County Library finally opened its new Sandhills location Sunday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting happened at the 30,000 square-foot structure located at 763 Fashion Drive, which is inside the Village at Sandhill. The building offers customers improved access to new releases, triple the amount of computers and the addition…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a Holly Hill man to serve 32 years in prison for stabbing his former girlfriend to death after saying he wanted back in her life. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports that 33-year-old Omar Profit pleaded to murder last week. Prosecutors say Profit killed Veronica Butler in her Elloree home in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s Confederate Relic Room is dealing with smaller budgets as it takes on the unrequested responsibility of displaying the last Confederate flag to fly at the Statehouse. Museum Director Allen Roberson tells The State newspaper that the museum’s budget is $825,000 – about $100,000 less than 10 years ago. Roberson says the museum lost a…
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)- A man who was inside the residence during a recent hostage situation in Newberry County has been found uninjured. Newberry Sheriff Deputies said Richard “Sam” Baxter Jr, 55, was at the residence of before law enforcement arrived but had left before law enforcement arrived. He was being sought so law enforcement can could on his medical…
RICHLAND COUNTY,S.C. (WOLO)- One man is dead following a multi-vehicle collision on Saturday evening. The wreck happened at the intersection of Claudia Drive and Roof Street around 6:15 p.m. Troopers said Eric Jerome Karnickey, Jr.,25, of Columbia was traveling east on Claudia Drive when he struck a legally parked tow truck on the shoulder. The impact caused his 2005 Chevrolet to…
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)- Newberry Deputies have shot an armed man after a hostage situation on Sunday. Just before 11:30 a.m. deputies were called to the 400 block of Thornhill Lane in reference that someone had been shot at the residence. While on the way to the residence, they were notified that there was a hostage situation at the residence….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Services have been set for State Representative Joe Neal, age 66, who passed away Tuesday. The longtime lawmaker who Governor McMaster calls a “compassionate force” was known for being a strong voice for concerns in Richland County like healthcare and protecting the environment. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday at 2:30pm at Calvary Baptist Church in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia is hosting a Black History Extravaganza event Monday at Greenview Park. According to City officials, the event will include exhibitors, live entertainment and more! WHO: The Black History Extravaganza is open to youth, adults and seniors age 55 and older. WHERE: Greenview Park, 6700 David Street, Columbia, SC 29203 WHEN: Monday, February 20 from 10…
CHAPIN, SC (WOLO)- An injured soldier was awarded a specially adapted home by a nonprofit organization on Saturday in Chapin. The Homes For Our Troops organization awarded a home to Army Sergeant Robert Barber. On June 20, 2012, SGT Barber was conducting operations with the 133rd Military Police Company in Khost, Afghanistan, when a suicide bomber set off an improvised…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A maximum security prison in Columbia has been placed on lock down after two inmates attacked two prison employees. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sommer Sharpe said the assault happened Friday at the Broad River Correctional Facility. Sharpe says the two prison employees who were attacked were taken for medical treatment and released Friday night. She did…
