Coronavirus Mobile Testing site today at Brookland Baptist
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- If you are looking to get tested for Coronavirus, Prisma Health is hosting a free drive through site this Saturday. July 18: 8 a.m.–noon Brookland Baptist Church,…
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State's parole agency adjusts hearings, services amid COVID-19 pandemic
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in prisons across the state, some are calling for more inmates to serve out their sentences at home or be placed on parole…
Why revoking the ruling on international student visas matters
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- Earlier this week, the Trump Administration backed down from plans to revoke the visas of international students attending universities and colleges in the U.S., if that institution is going completely…
DHEC: 1,964 new Coronavirus cases and 25 new deaths in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Friday, 1,964 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 25 additional deaths. DHEC says this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 65,857 and confirmed deaths to…
Lexington Dist. 2 endorses hybrid plan, delays school start
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)--Lexington School District 2 has its plan in place for re-entry. At its board meeting Thursday night the board approved a new start date of September 8th. The board also endorsed a blended plan for face-to-face instruction to…
Flags fly at half staff for Adjutant General Spears
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Flags at the state house were lowered to half staff today in honor of former Adjutant General Stanhope Spears. Spears served as adjutant general for 16 years beginning in 1994 following a distinguished career in the National Guard.…
Lexington Richland 5 releases reentry plan
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Friday Lexington Richland School District 5 announced its plans for classes in the fall. A district spokesperson says families will have two options for their students at the start of the academic year: a five-day, traditional…
SC Unemployment rate drops as people return to work
South Carolina's unemployment rate dropped dramatically in the month of June. According to the Department of Employment and Workforce the unemployment rate for June was 8.7% compared with May's rate of 12.4%. The agency says more than 2.2 million people…
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin launches #MaskUp Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Grab that mask! Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin launched the #MaskUpColumbiaSC, campaign on Friday. The Mayor says the new public education/social engagement campaign is meant to encourage all citizens to protect themselves from potential exposure to COVID-19 by…
Home prices staying steady despite pandemic and could even trend up
(CNN) - The pandemic has not had much impact on home prices. According to a new report out by Zillow, the online real estate database,…
More parents looking at Catholic schools due to uncertainty surrounding upcoming school year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) --Several parents are stuck trying to decide what is best for their children with all the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school year. Some are looking at alternative education pathways for their…
Regional data shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black SC community
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) --- On Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released a data brief with the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) that examines…
Columbia's Greek Festival cancelled
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- This year's Columbia Greek Festival has been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Organizers posted on the festival's Facebook page that with the health of attendees, volunteers, and the community in mind they made the difficult decision to…
SC for ED questions Sen. Hembree's data claims
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…
Initial jobless claims increase in SC
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--There's been an increase in the weekly number of unemployment claims in the state. More than 19,000 people filed for the benefits last week, an increase of more than 3,000 from the previous week. Since the beginning of…
SC surpasses 1,000 COVID 19 deaths
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Now more than 1,000 people have died from COVID-19 in South Carolina. 69 deaths were reported Thursday but DHEC says there was another delay in reporting making the zero reported deaths Wednesday much less significant. DHEC says…
Kroger to begin requiring customers to wear masks
(CNN) - Kroger is the latest retailer to require customers to wear a mask while shopping there. The retail company made the announcement Wednesday. The National Retail Federation…
Well-known Orangeburg repairman murdered while helping with refrigerator
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) - A man well-known around the Orangeburg community was murdered Tuesday while helping someone inspect a refrigerator. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, the unnamed victim had gone with an acquaintance to a home on Irvin…
Gov. McMaster pushes for schools to offer in-class instruction for S.C. students this fall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) is calling on school districts to allow students to come back to their classrooms this fall. He told reporters that he instructed Superintendent of Education Molly…
Arrest made in deadly afternoon shooting at Columbia apartment complex
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Columbia Police arrested a suspect in a deadly afternoon shooting at an apartment complex Tuesday. Leona Toatley, 19, was arrested and will face a murder charge in the domestic shooting death…
