Nick Neville

18 hours ago | wistv.com | Nick Neville

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new state law aims to reduce utility-digging damages across the Palmetto State, and hold companies accountable when damage happens. David Wiman, the town of Lexington’s utility director, said this law closes an important loophole. “It slows down the folks that are doing the installation, and allows time to locate everything and provide a safe working environment,” he said. SC 811 monitors all utility digging in South Carolina.

6 days ago | wistv.com | Nick Neville

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - For some, the unofficial start of summer is Memorial Day weekend. For many in the Midlands, it is the sound of music on Lake Murray. For the 12th year in a row, the team at Reggaetronic is back with its Lake Murray Palooza music festival. This time, there is a new twist. The festival ran from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Fat Frogs Marina, formerly The Old Frayed Knot on Lake Murray. This is the first year that the festival is accessible by land.

1 week ago | wistv.com | Nick Neville

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – One of the last gaps in downtown Columbia could soon be undeveloped no more as plans for a pair of high rises are taking shape. Core Spaces, the developer behind a student apartment complex on Main Street called The Hub, is working on its next big project valued at more than $225 million. The plans call for a 27-story market-rate apartment tower with a 22-story student housing tower right behind it.

1 week ago | wistv.com | Nick Neville |Kevin Connaughton

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A woman who was charged with accessory after the fact to murder in the killing of a vulnerable adult in Richland County went before the court Wednesday for a bond reduction hearing, but her request was denied. Julivia Waller was arrested on Feb. 6, 2024 in connection with the disappearance of Morgan Duncan, a 27-year-old man with schizophrenia who went missing in November 2023.

2 weeks ago | wistv.com | Nick Neville

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland School District One has selected its next superintendent. Todd Walker, a chief curriculum and instruction officer in Ohio, will take the reins from longtime superintendent Craig Witherspoon, who is resigning at the end of June. The school board made the decision unanimously in a special-called meeting on Friday afternoon after meeting for three hours in executive session.