22nd Annual Iconic Affair gala comes to Columbia this November!
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Get ready to dress to the nine for a good cause this November!. The 22nd Annual Iconic Affair gala and fundraiser starts Saturday, November 1 at 7 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street. Curtis spoke with Charlene Slaughter and Priya Olden...
The Midlands holds Dr. Martin Luther King ‘Honor the Dream Food Drive’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King “Honor the Dream Food Drive” starts this week. The City of Columbia, Richland School District One, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation will kick off the annual food drive benefiting Harvest Hope Food Bank, Oct. 13- Nov. 14.
Developers say mixed-use project to transform Columbia’s Bull Street
? Astral Development and Steady Capital plan 483,000-square-foot project 288 Class-A apartments with retail, restaurant and fitness space Located at Bull Street and Elmwood Avenue near BullStreet Dis...
SC mayor’s ethics fine upheld for voting to put himself on board that paid...
A Midlands mayor must pay a $1,300 fine imposed after the S.C. Ethics Commission found he violated the state Ethics Act. Commissioners earlier this month rejected an appeal from Batesburg-Leesville Mayor Lancer Shull challenging his fine and the commission’s February finding that by voting for his own appointment to...
Experience the best of Southern BBQ in Columbia’s top smokehouses
Columbia, South Carolina, is home to pitmasters, sauces, and sides that define the region’s barbecue scene. So, we had to give some of the city’s top-rated spots a try. From smoky pits to creative cocktails, Columbia’s barbecue scene blends tradition with creativity. With family recipes and nationally...
SC man killed when car runs off road and crashes into tree, officials say
A Richland County man died the day after the car he was driving ran off a Midlands road and crashed into a tree, South Carolina officials said. Damien Waters, 31, died Monday from the injuries he suffered in what Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker called an accident. The single-vehicle collision happened at about...
One dead, two firefighters injured in early morning fire
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WACH) — A structure fire early Tuesday morning has closed Beltrees Drive in the Willowbrook neighborhood, according to the Lexington Police Department. According to Lexington County officials, the original call came in around 6 a.m. to the 100 block of Gillfield Court. One person died and two...
Firefighters extinguish apartment fire, one displaced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Columbia-Richland firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at an apartment on S. Edisto Avenue on Tuesday morning. Crews from the 1st Shift arrived around 11 a.m. to find smoke coming from a front bedroom. Firefighters made entry and brought the fire under control. The apartment’s residents...
With mayor absent, Cayce City Council votes to investigate one of its members
The city of Cayce will bring on an outside attorney to investigate a member of its own after a vote was taken at a special-called city council meeting Monday night. After sitting behind closed doors in executive session for more than three hours, city council members voted to engage attorney Ryan Hicks for the...
Another Midlands brewery to close, citing liquor liability laws
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Another Midlands brewery is closing its doors, becoming the third to shut down this year. The owners of The Dale's Biergarten & Bottle Shoppe posted the following on Monday:. It’s with heavy hearts that we share this news: due to issues surrounding liquor liability...
