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How cool are your holiday lights?

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, 3:28pm
How cool are your holiday lights?

Enter the WIS Holiday Lights contest today! 

We want to see your holiday lights display.  Whether you light your home or business for the holidays each year, spread some cheer by sharing your creations with others!  Upload your holiday light show video or photos and you could win some great prizes.

We're looking for entries that show just how far you go to celebrate the holidays!  We'll be showcasing many of the videos and photos on WIS during the contest.  Don't be a Grinch – get those videos & photos upload

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Military personnel offered free admission to zoo on Veterans Day

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 11:40am
Military personnel offered free admission to zoo on Veterans Day

In honor of Veterans Day, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will offer free admission to all military personnel on Friday, November 11.

In order to receive free admission, military personnel will be asked to show their military ID card at either the Zoo or Garden entrance.

“This is just a small token of our appreciation to the fine men and women who have served or are currently serving our country,” said Satch Krantz, executive director of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

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SC zoo welcomes new baby

Submitted by Emily Baird, Web Content Producer
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011, 1:59pm
SC zoo welcomes new baby

Guests visiting Riverbanks Zoo and Garden during the Fourth of July weekend will be among the first to see the Zoo’s newest resident, a spectacled owlet.

The 8-week-old bird hatched on May 5 and is the first spectacled owl to be born at Riverbanks since 2002. While the baby owl is already as big as its parents, it can be identified by its white (instead of brown) feathers.

Riverbanks has been home to spectacled owls for more than 20 years.

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Kershaw County residents alerted about the danger of rabies

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 12:10pm
Kershaw County residents alerted about the danger of rabies

Three Kershaw County residents are currently are under the care of a physician, after being scratched by a cat that tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said on Tuesday.

 “The incident began June 16th in a rural part of the county north of Camden when a woman found a kitten under her vehicle,” said Sue Ferguson of DHEC's Bureau of Environmental Health.

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