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HSSR Class AAAA Top 15 Rankings (Pre-Season)
Reclassification has 2 State Champions & 3 Runners Up vying for Class AAAA Title. HSSR Class AAAA Top 15 Rankings (Pre-Season) Sumter – Perhaps this isn’t the oddity that it appears to be upon first glance. It may have occurred on multiple occasions, but when you think about it, it’s hard to imagine that it has happened all that often.
MUSC stops all gender affirming care for trans youth, adults
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Some medical providers in South Carolina will no loner offer healthcare to transgender youth or adults. ALSO | "Pride started from a riot," local LGBTQ+ group breaking barriers. Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina announced on Tuesday that they will no longer provide...
Georgetown debuts South Carolina's first solar-paneled EV station built by local students
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WPDE) — A training program to develop South Carolina’s workforce in the solar industry has graduated its first class. Georgetown is now the only location in the state to have a solar-paneled electric vehicle charging station, and the students were paid to build it!. It took...
Lexington Police Department searching for 3 alleged shoplifters
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying three alleged shoplifters who worked together to take merchandise from department store. Investigators say the shoplifting incident occurred earlier this month on July 6 at Burlington Coat Factory when three people took over $4,600 worth...
SC family of enslavers and enslaved to reunite at historic cemetery
BLYTHEWOOD — When Brenda Kinsler’s son was around 10 years old, he came home from school with questions about his family that she couldn’t answer. “Mom, who are we?” Kinsler, who lives in Washington, D.C., recalled him asking. “Where are we from? Who’s famous in our family?” Kinsler told him what she could about her […]
Town changes name of Dustin Johnson Road
The road in front of Irmo Elementary recently had a name change. Town of Irmo changed the name of Dustin Johnson Road back to its original names of Gibbes Street and Lexington Avenue. “The name was changed without a formal resolution being passed which is our town code,” said Courtney...
Orangeburg fire crews extinguish fire at Hardee’s
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Crews with the City of Orangeburg’s Department of Public Safety Fire Department fought a fire at a local restaurant Tuesday afternoon. The fire took place at the Hardee’s located at 1109 John C. Calhoun Drive shortly after noon. When crews arrived, they said they found smoke and visible flames coming from the grease exhaust duct near the roof.
ODPS firefighters control rooftop fire at fast food restaurant
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO)– The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety’s Fire Department says firefighters were able to control a Tuesday fire. Firefighters responded to a rooftop fire at Hardee’s on John C Calhoun Drive. Ladder 9 established roof operations and Engine 1 provided suppression support, says ODPS. The...
“It’s terrific,” says Midlands Palmetto Cash 5 Jackpot Winner
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– After nearly winning the Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot once before, a Chapin lottery player has finally won, said SC Education Lottery officials. The player cashed in a winning ticket worth $140,000. “It’s terrific,” he said. The winner told SC Education Lottery officials that he...
Senior rescue dog Maverick seeks forever home after tough journey
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WPDE) — This week's pet of the week is 9-year-old Maverick from Salty Dogs Senior Rescue in Pawleys Island. This Schipperke/Shepherd mix is friendly with people and other dogs and just hopes for affection and a lap to lay his head on. Maverick's life has not...
'That was pretty special': YouTube star Baseball Bat Bros launches baseballs at SRP Park
Baseballs were flying in SRP Park earlier this summer, but it wasn’t the Augusta GreenJackets leaving the yard. Will Taylor, creator of the popular YouTube channel, The Baseball Bat Bros, made a visit to the North Augusta ballpark back in May. He films review of baseball bats and other content around the sport and currently boasts over 600,000 subscribers (about half the population of Hawaii) on the platform. ...
Georgetown County officials green-light countywide development plan
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WBTW) — Georgetown County Council passed the third and final reading of a plan Tuesday night that some say would bring more development to areas like Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island. The council pushed forward the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan in a 5-2 vote. Since the plan was brought to […]
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