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City of Columbia operating misting stations in Summer heat

City of Columbia operating misting stations at area parks
Crysty Vaughan,

ABC Columbia COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia is working to keep you cool in the heat of summer. The City says they will operate misting stations in several parks when the heat index reaches 90 degrees or higher. The misting stations will operate from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Misting Stations: Owens Field Park, 1351 Jim Hamilton Blvd. Riverfront…

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City of Columbia’s sanitation trucks wrapped with COVID-19 awareness message

City of Columbia's Public Works Department unveiled the new design wraps with vaccination messages
Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia is using its sanitation trucks to bring COVID-19 awareness to the streets. Mayor Steve Benjamin and the City’s Public Works Department unveiled the new design wraps with vaccination messages to help encourage everyone in the midlands to get vaccinated. The messages were put on the sanitation trucks as part of the “It’s Your Shot,…