New sales office to create jobs in Fairfield County
You may want to revamp your resume. 25 new jobs are coming to the Midlands.
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Some Newberry County residents without power
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Some local residents don't have electricity Thursday morning.
Law keeping SC elderly in homes advances
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation to help elderly South Carolinians live on their own has advanced in the state House.
Senators debating punishing colleges for books
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators are debating whether to punish two South Carolina universities for assigning gay-themed books to freshmen.
SC Senate rejects putting 4K on surplus list
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has tentatively approved a budget plan that makes 4-year-old kindergarten available to thousands of additional poor children.
Miss SC Pushing for Texting and Driving Ban
It's the number one killer of driving teenagers nationwide, a statistic, Miss SC is hoping to change.
Sketch Released in Orangeburg Armed Robbery
Orangeburg County, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is releasing a composite sketch of a suspect in an armed robbery on May 2nd. Ravenell says officers were called to a home on Autolane Street on May 2 just after 1 p.m.
Local Government Aid vs. Kindergarten Expansion
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-The South Carolina Senate has rejected an effort to make aid to local government a higher budget priority than expanding 4-year-old kindergarten.
Miss SC urges statewide texting-while-driving ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring.
Stopping Animal Cruelty
Columbia Animal Services is working to stop animal cruelty and you can help.
House Judiciary OKs ethics reform proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposal that would transform how ethics cases are initially handled in South Carolina is advancing.
SC memorial remembers fallen law officers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from across South Carolina are gathering to remember their fallen colleagues.
SC GOP complains about Ervin speech
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Party leaders are upset that independent candidate Tom Ervin addressed a group of Republicans in West Columbia.
Chapin Council Protest Accusations Being Investigated
A Chapin Council meeting turns heated as council members walk out in protest.
'Midlands Gives Day' Raises over $700,000 for charities
The Central Carolina Community Foundation's first ever Midlands Gives Day resulted in huge in-kind gifts for local charities, totaling more than $700,000.
Read to Succeed bill advances at teachers' expense
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation to boost reading proficiency of South Carolina's K-12 students has advanced in the House with a number of changes.
New sign greets drivers into Lexington
Drivers will now get a friendly welcome when entering the Town of Lexington.
Man denied bond in deadly Sumter County beating
A 33-year-old man remains behind bars, following a violent beating at a home in Sumter County.
SC Senate may swap 4K expansion for local aid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Senate Judiciary chairman says restoring aid to local governments should be a higher priority than expanding 4-year-old kindergarten.
Men Poured Gas on Victim Before Fire
AYNOR, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the two suspects from North Carolina charged with killing a Horry County man by setting his home on fire tied him up and poured gasoline on him before igniting the blaze.
