COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - WIS is teaming up again with Wreaths Across America to honor those who have served our country. Please help us “remember, honor, and teach” on December 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony) by sponsoring a wreath to be placed on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes. For every two wreaths sponsored on this page, the National Wreaths Across America organization will donate a third wreath free.To donate follow this link or mail a check and donation form to: Wreaths Across America P.O. Box 3356 West Columbia, SC 29033.Wreaths Across America honors fallen heroes here locally, as well as at Arlington National Cemetery and more than 2,100 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/160804/Overview
Around 50 bell ringers are needed for the paid positions. Right now, Craddock says they have about half of that. Plus, even more volunteers are needed.
The survey found 83 percent of teachers in the district say they feel more exhausted this year than they did last year with another 66 percent admitting they considered or are considering quitting or making this their last year of teaching.
In another ‘Foodie Friday’ the WIS Today team welcomes back Richland Northeast High School Culinary Arts Instructor, Chef Aris Woodward, but this time she is not the one showing off her skills in the kitchen.
A University of South Carolina student has been working to make masks since on-campus classes were called off. Hart Bridges spent the last year as a freshman enrolled at the Darla Moore School of Business at USC Columbia.
NBC’s The Voice kicked off it’s semi-finals with all nine contestants and the four coaches singing a rendition of “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone to honor those working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic Monday night.
Dr. Shivani Patel with 32dental in Columbia, took a break from patients Monday morning to speak on WIS Today about safety protocols now in place at dentist offices no re-opening.
Laura Hewitt from the S. C. Hospital Association stops by WIS TODAY to talk about the amazing stories they’ve seen so far and where they’re headed next.
Dr. Anna Kathryn Burch, pediatric infectious disease pediatrician with Prisma Heath, and Dr. Lauren Matthews, a pediatrician with Lexington Medical Center, make a house call to WIS TODAY to answer questions parents & kids have about COVID-19.
Thursday, State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the convening of a task force charged with studying barriers to school operations and student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and providing recommendations on how schools and districts can best restart in the fall.
Child abuse, trafficking, domestic violence and child pornography are a concern all around the country, all the time, maybe even more so during this Covid-19 pandemic.
A mom who got furloughed from her job is using her extra time to come to the rescue for frontline workers around the country and here in South Carolina.
Calming fears with facts ... Carolyn Sawyer joins the WIS Today team to tell us about Doctors on Call, a new interactive Facebook show providing reliable & credible information from trusted medical experts to protect you and your family against COVID19.
Keep the Midlands Beautiful is organizing a shoe drive program that will run from April 1 to June 15 to help create a sustainable environment for the future.
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Palmetto Pride is inviting everyone to work together-in a socially distanced way - to create a litter-free South Carolina.
Baby goats made a return to WIS Today Friday. Sandra Coffman, co-owner of Split Creek Farm near Anderson, showed off her baby goats and shared the hardships many farmers are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
