(CNN) – Lawmakers are working to set up another round of stimulus payments to Americans and small businesses. Monday, President Trump and congressional republican leaders spoke about their focus for the next round of coronavirus stimulus funding. The president made it clear that a payroll tax cut is a priority. The democrats’ plans extend the $600 a week federal unemployment…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The Vice President and his wife will be in Columbia Tuesday. According to the White House, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence will visit with Governor Henry McMaster and his wife Peggy McMaster Tuesday at UofSC. According to a press release the couples willdiscuss the state’s response to COVID 19. Categories: Local News, National…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was in Greenville Monday to announce the creation of the Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) grants.
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– One of the lawmakers who spoke during Governor Henry McMaster’s Wednesday news conference on education was Horry Co. Republican Sen. Greg Hembree. Thursday the teaching advocacy group SCforED took exception to claims Sen. Hembree made during the news conference regarding students proficiency in English and math as a result of virtual learning during the pandemic. His exact…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The Department of Agriculture says Director Hugh Weathers tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the department says Weathers was tested on Monday following a suspected exposure, and is experiencing only minor symptoms. Today, Commissioner of Agriculture @HughWeathers was notified that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. He was tested on Monday following a suspected exposure, and is…
abc news image Cayce, SC (WOLO) — Tuesday night Cayce City Council members became the latest area to vote in favor of requiring people to wear some type of face coverings as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise in South Carolina. Under the ordinance, members of the public will have to wear a mask when they are in…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Senator Lindsey Graham made a couple of stops in the Midlands Monday. During one of his many stops he met with business leaders at the Columbia Rotary Club. The Senator touched on a wide array of topics including Governor Henry McMaster’s response to the coronavirus as well as President Donald Trump’s tweet regarding the rope found…
Columbia,SC (WOLO) — The City of Columbia is offering residents free masks to protect against COVID-19. The masks will be given out at various locations around the city as long as supplies last or July 10th when the free giveaway is expected to end. Masks will be given to anyone deem to be high risk in accordance with CDC guidelines…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–During the Fourth of July weekend, on Sunday, there was a show of support for President Donald Trump on the waters of Lake Murray. Trump Boat Parade Trump boat Parade There was a patriotic display, as American flags flew, along with Trump 2020 flags, marking decoration on hundreds of boats that hit the water. The large crowd of…
(CNN) – 60 percent of all the world’s coronavirus cases have been reported in the past month. Wednesday, the United States saw its highest single day of new COVID-19 cases, with nearly 47,000 cases reported. Nearly forty states across America are now seeing surges in cases and more than twenty are now pausing or rolling back re-openings. Categories: National News,…
