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…
Senators from a committee investigating the failed V.C. Summer Nuclear Reactor Project, are question executives from the involved utility companies, Monday.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Former SC State Representative Jim Merrill is set to appear in court Friday to face state ethics and corruption charges. Solicitor David Pascoe’s office announced the hearing will be held at the Richland County Courthouse Friday morning. Merrill was suspended from office last December after being accused of using his office for personal gain. ABC Columbia News…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A bi partisan group of lawmakers is calling for a special session of the General Assembly to deal with fallout from the shutdown of construction on two nuclear reactors. However, House Speaker Jay Lucas says he is not ready to call a special session over the halting of construction at VC Summer Nuclear. On Monday, Santee Cooper…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The House has voted to fire the director of South Carolina’s Department of Public Safety through the state budget. Lawmakers voted 76-20 Tuesday to eliminate the director’s position and reduce the agency’s funding, effectively firing Leroy Smith. Democratic Rep. Russell Ott says that’s a decision for the governor. But Republican Rep. Mike Pitts says the move…
