FILE COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The State Ethics Commission says candidates can pay their company or a family member with donations, as long as the campaign services are legitimate and the cost is reasonable. The opinion unanimously approved by the board Wednesday provides advice for future spending. It is not retroactive. Agency attorney Michael Burchstead said the donor-paid services “can’t…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (SC State) — South Carolina State All-American tight end Temarrick Hemingway was selected by the Los Angeles Rams, formerly of St. Louis, in the sixth round of the 2016 National Football League Draft. The Rams selected Hemingway with the 177th pick overall. The 6-foot-5, 244-pound Loris, S.C. native was the second player from South Carolina State University and…
CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — Pharoh Cooper had to wait until Saturday for his name to be called, but it didn’t take long once Saturday’s Round came along. The Los Angeles Rams selected Cooper in the fourth round with the 117th pick in the NFL Draft. Cooper had 66 catches for 973 yards and eight touchdowns in his 2015 season with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 4/4 Alabama (42-9, 13-6 SEC) held on to take a 3-1 win on Friday night against a fighting South Carolina (33-17, 5-14 SEC) team that had the game-winning run at the plate in the seventh. The Gamecocks brought the tying run to the plate with one down in the seventh after junior Taylor Williams…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Nearly everyone who’s behind bars will return to their communities. In South Carolina, about 900 people leave our prisons every month. About 18 months ago, the Department of Employment and Workforce partnered with the Department of Corrections, to make sure these ex-offenders are given a fair shot at success. The “Work Ready Initiative” at Manning Correctional…
AP Photo/Brian Blanco WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Norman posed for photos with a pen and his new contract and smiled ear-to-ear alongside Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan and family members decked out in fresh team gear. Two days after being cast off by the Carolina Panthers, Norman found a place he was wanted, signing with the Redskins on Friday….
Frank Martin has added a fourth player to this year’s recruiting class. According to multiple reports, junior college guard Hassani Gravett committed to Carolina basketball Monday. Gravett, a 6’2 point guard originally from Georgia, played at Pensacola State College last season. He averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 12 games. Gravett earned class 4A Georgia player of…
NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) – The superintendent of the Newberry County School District was killed in a collision involving a sheriff’s deputy Saturday night in front of Newberry High School. The Newberry County coroner said that 56-year-old Bennie Bennett was killed. Bennett, from Prosperity, served as superintendent for a decade. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The South Carolina…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – To celebrate 75 years of public land in South Carolina, the Department of Natural Resources takes us to its newest property just 17 miles east of Columbia. SCDNR acquired the Wateree River Heritage Preserve wildlife management area in June of 2015. Though, the park sustained damage during October’s flooding, so the 3,647 acre site was…
LEESVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) — If you hear loud blasts in one part of Lexington County on Tuesday don’t be alarmed. Deputies say they plan to dispose of 400 pounds of dynamite. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, deputies will be working with the State Law Enforcement Division and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tuesday morning…
