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Saturday, May 18, 2024
wistv.com – Columbia, South Carolina | On Wednesday, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the identities of the two people killed in an apparent murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend at the Copper Beech Townhouse Community in Columbia. “Because the investigation is ongoing, there is nothing more to add at this time. Our thoughts are with the individuals and their […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Tuesday night the Berkeley County School Board agreed to release Superintendent Rodney Thompson from his contract effective July 31st, 2015. In September, Thompson sent district employees and email requesting to step down from his position. “I feel the timing is right for me to request from the Board of Education to be released from my contract during […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–According to a Red Cross representative, volunteers assisted a family of three adults and one child after they say a fire destroyed their home Tuesday. The house was located on Albany Street in St. Stephen. The St. Stephen Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross provided the victims with temporary lodging, food, clothing, comfort kits containing […]
Our nation has 7,000 students per day dropping out of school, and we’re now 23rd in the world. When is the bureaucracy of education going to wake up and change the course? Author Don Nielsen (book: “Every School”) joins us to offer the challenges, the reasons and some potential solutions.
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—In the winter 2011, Moncks Corner town leaders broke ground on the new recreation complex. Three years later, the 52-acre complex has come such a long way. Over the weekend, the complex was the site of Moncks Corner’s very BBQ festival, an event which attracted hundreds of people. Part of the money raised from the event will go […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–In the United States, approximately 54 million Americans are disabled—that’s about 20 percent of the overall population. In South Carolina the percentage was even higher, with 22.2 percent of the population having at least one type of disability. Over the weekend, some folks in Berkeley County proved a disability can’t keep you from having fun and living a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Monday, Simeon Passmore, 49, faced a judge in bond court after deputies say he attacked two people with a knife. He’s charged with first degree assault and battery. On Sunday, deputies responded to 1455 South Live Oak Drive in Moncks Corner where they say they found a woman suffering from stab wounds to the chest and a […]
STOMP, the international percussion sensation, comes to the Lowcountry on March 24 & 25, 2015 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people. […]
To say ‘thank you’ to the brave men and women who’ve proudly served this country, the businesses below are pleased to treat them to the following: Golden Corral On November 17th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Golden Corral will honor all veterans and active duty military with a free dinner […]
According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, eleven people were killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, November 7th at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, November 9th at midnight. As of November 9th, 659 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 678 highway deaths during the same time period in 2013. Of that number, 34 people have […]
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