COLUMBIA, SC (AP, WOLO) – Governor Henry McMaster has been projected by the Associated Press as the winner of South Carolina’s race for Governor. This will be his first full term in office. The Republican nominee has held the position for two years after former Governor Nikki Haley left to work for President Trump. South Carolina has not elected…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP,WOLO) – The Associated Press has called South Carolina’s 6th district race for the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn has been re-elected over his Republican challenger Gerhard Gressmann. According to SCvotes.org, with 24,383 ballots counted, Clyburn had 71 percent of the votes. Clyburn is the state’s longest-serving congressman, having now been elected to his…
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – A suspected drug trafficker was arrested Monday (11/5) at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport after a traffic stop. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Tuesday, saying that more than 25 pounds of marijuana was found in the car. Jackson Quincy Reed, 43, of California faces a trafficking marijuana charge, according to LCSD. The Sheriff says…
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) – Lexington Police arrested a 14-year-old student Friday (11/2) after a weapon was found at the teenager’s school. Administrators at River Bluff High School had received several phone calls about the weapon and where it was hidden. A LPD School Resource Officer found the BB pistol in a men’s bathroom on campus at 320 Corley Mill Road….
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A former public employee could face up to 20 years in prison after a pleading guilty in court. Nicole Holland, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud in federal court Thursday (11/1). Holland is the former Communications Director for the Former Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, who also faces federal charges. Holland used the Solicitors…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A large addition has been added to the Midlands Tech Enterprise campus in northeast Columbia. State leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday (11/1) for the Ritedose Corporation’s new 150,000 square foot facility. According to a news release, the building will be used for the packaging and distribution of unique sterile processing technology. School officials say…
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