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New Lexington District 1 middle school prepared to open for the school year

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A new middle school is opening in Lexington School District One. Administrators at Beechwood Middle School say the new campus can house more than 900 sixth to eighth graders and will focus on readying its young students for the future. Beechwood officials also say that relationships are the key to success. Students will be provided with…

Senator Graham talks ‘Red Flag Bill’ in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Senator Lindsey Graham was in Columbia Thursday with his constituents discussing the proposed ‘Red Flag Bill.’ Graham’s proposal would allow firearms to be taken away from some deemed dangerous. The Republican senator said it’s the best way to help curb mass shootings. Graham/Courtesy: Rich Wandover President Donald Trump has endorsed the idea. Graham made a stop…

State Education Subcommittee meets to discuss bill that would overhaul S.C. education system

On Wednesday, state senators met to discuss potential changes to a bill that would overhaul the state's education system.

  Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Wednesday, state senators met to discuss potential changes to a bill that would overhaul the state’s education system. A subcommittee met to specifically talk about an amendment to the large bill. State Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman, talked to senators on the subcommittee about the Department’s involvement in the new bill. One part of…

Head of Catholic Church in SC calls sexual abuse allegations “provably false”

Bishop Guglielmone (Diocese of Charleston) CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – The leader of the Catholic Church in South Carolina has responded to a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a minor. The lawsuit filed in State Court in Nassau County, New York by Timothy Powers, alleges that Bishop Robert Guglielmone sexually abused him in 1978-1979, while serving as a priest at…