COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– At the State House Wednesday the “South Carolina Partnership of Disability Organizations” hosted the 30th annual Disability Advocacy Day. We are 30 lined the steps of the State House to mark 30 years. The organization invited legislators to take part. The event featured multiple speakers, as well as a “self-advocate rally”. Categories: Local News, State Tags: State House
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– 250 students from Richland School District Two met on the SC State House steps Wednesday, to sing! It’s part of Arts Advocacy Day. Advocates from across the state rallied at the State House and met with legislators to talk about the impact of the arts in the Palmetto state. Attendess were also on hand to make requests…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Governor Henry McMaster will deliver his first State of the State address as a full term elected governor of South Carolina. ABC Columbia’s Alexis Frazier is live at the State House with expectations for tonight’s address, set for 7pm. “Governor Henry McMaster will lay out his vision of what he thinks the government in South Carolina needs to…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jrannual march and rally at the South Carolina State House COLUMBIA S.C. (WOLO)- The South Carolina Chapter of the NAACP will be honoring the birthday of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual “King Day” march and rally Monday January 21st. The event will take place in front of the South Carolina…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Henry McMaster says Bobby Hitt will stay in his administration as Secretary of Commerce. McMaster said Thursday that Hitt agreed to remain at the agency he has directed for nearly eight years. McMaster’s office says South Carolina has seen nearly $30 billion in investment and added more than 106,000 jobs since Hitt was appointed by…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Have you had a chance to head downtown to see the State Christmas Tree on the State House grounds? If you have not seen the 35 foot tree, here’s the view from atop our ABC Columbia Tower Cam. The 35 foot concolor fir comes to Columbia all the way from a christmas tree farm in Swanton, Maryland….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Flags are flying at Half Staff at the South Carolina State House in honor of the victims of the California mass shooting. According to a release, The President has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on all government buildings until sunset on Saturday, November 10, 2018, in honor of the victims of the Thousand Oaks shooting….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster has ordered flags on all state buildings to be flown at half staff in honor of fallen Florence County Deputy Farrah Turner. The flags will fly until the day of investigator Turner’s funeral, at sunset, according to the Governor. Turner died Monday from wounds she suffered during what police are calling an ‘ambush’. It happened…
Jury selection is underway for one of the five people charged in a State House corruption probe.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– At the State House Tuesday, a large crowd of protesters rallied against Off Shore Drilling legislation. Among those in attendance, at the State House, was South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford. Those on hand at the rally could be heard chanting “Do you want to see oil rigs off the coast of South Carolina?” The protesters are opposed…
