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After multiple attacks on their businesses, some store owners in the Rockville Town Square are making tough choices about whether to keep their doors open.

As community members continue to get sick, many want to share their stories to help others take precautions.

A Chapin-based group is breaking ground on a facility unlike any other in the Midlands for people with special needs.

Airman meets his newborn for the first time after deployment in Saudi Arabia Emily Correll Replay Video UP NEXT At 12:23 p.m. on Sunday around 300 airmen from the McEntire Joint National Guard base landed on American soil for the first time in three months. One, however, had an extra special surprise awaiting him. The men and women from the 169th Fighter Wing had been deployed in Saudi Arabia serving our country.  The McEntire hangar was full of happiness, tears, love and joy ...

Seniors took a lap around their elementary schools in their caps and gowns today.

Local artist creates mural commemorating Black history in Columbia Emily Correll Replay Video A new mural adorns the side of a building on Main St. in downtown Columbia.  Ija Charles, the 24-year-old artist, is behind the new masterpiece that was officially unveiled on Thursday.  "To be able to paint something in South Carolina where the residents are why I am the artist I am today… I just never want to leave here I want to keep painting the town," Charles said.  Charles ha...

Prisma Health Tuomey is changing its vaccine location to the much larger Sumter Civic Center. Author: Emily Correll (WLTX) Updated: 5:14 PM EST March 12, 2021 SUMTER, S.C. — Prisma Health in Sumter is changing its vaccine location from Tuomey Hospital to the Sumter Civic Center.  Starting Monday, Prisma will be utilizing the Sumter Civic Center to expand their community vaccine outreach.  Friday, they vaccinated six patients in an effort to run through the p...

Algie Walker was greeted by friends and family in a drive-thru parade on his 94th birthday. Author: Emily Correll (WLTX) Updated: 12:57 AM EST February 21, 2021 SUMMERTON, S.C. — A Summerton Navy veteran celebrated 94 years Saturday with a drive-thru parade. Family and friends showed up to wish Algie Walker a very happy 94th birthday at the Summerton Presbyterian Church in Clarendon County.  Mr. Walker is the longtime owner of Walkers Pianos, a piano tuning se...