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Prescribed burn at Fort Jackson today

Officials with Fort Jackson announced that they are conducting a prescribed burn of nearly 194 acres close to Leesburg Road, north of McCrady Training Center today. Officials say the burn began at about 10 a.m.

You can pick strawberries this week at Maxcy Farms!

It's finally strawberry season , and the strawberry fields are open at Maxcy Farms! They will be open Tuesday-Thursday from 12-6 p.m. for you to either pick your own berries, or get the berries they've already picked themselves.

Benedict College announces partnership with ECPI for cybersecurity program

Benedict College graduates will soon have a leg up in protecting information online. Monday morning, Benedict College announced that, upon the completion of the bachelor of science in cybersecurity degree program requirements, Benedict graduates with a cumulativeย  GPA of 2.5 will be guaranteed admissions to ECPI and receive priority acceptance into the online master of science in cybersecurity program.

Lexington Police looking for man wanted for indecent exposure

The Lexington Police Department says they are looking for a man accused of exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of Lexington Place. Police say they were called to the 5400 block of Sunset Boulevard on March 22, where a woman told them that a man had exposed his genitals to her.ย 

Wanted man arrested after 2020 deadly shooting

COLUMBIA (WOLO): A Gaston man accused of shooting a man to death at a party last year is in custody after almost nine months on the run. According to arrest warrants from the Lexington County Sheriff's Department, s20-year-old Keyshaun Alfred…

West Columbia Riverwalk Park closed due to flooding

COLUMBIA (WOLO): As of Sunday morning, officials with theย West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, say the park is temporarily closed due to flooding. The park is located at 109 Alexander Road, and 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia.

644 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths Sunday in SC

COLUMBIA (WOLO): South Carolina reports another 644 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, and 11 more confirmed deaths. This brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 463,643 and 8,053 total deaths. DHEC reports a 3.4% positivity rate…

Senate passes bill to ticket slow left lane drivers

COLUMBIA (AP): The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill to fine people who don't get over from the left lane of a three-lane highway when overtaken by traffic. The version passed by the Senate fines drivers $25 but does…

752 cases of COVID-19, 11 more deaths Saturday

COLUMBIA (WOLO): Saturday, DHEC announced 752 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 11 more deaths. South Carolina has now recorded a total of 462,954 cases of the virus since the pandemic began. 8,042 South Carolinians have died. DHEC…

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