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Sports bar with big crowd near USC gets visit from sheriff's deputies
COLUMBIA, SC -- A large crowd at a sports bar near Williams-Brice Stadium got the attention of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
Images circulating online showed a large crowd of University of South Carolina students gathering at the TLC Sports Bar and Grill on Thursday night.
Those reports induced a visit by sheriff’s deputies around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Law enforcement was concerned the business was not operating under COVID-19 restrictions limiting capacity and requiring business patrons to wear masks.
By the time deputies arrived, however, the large crowd had dispersed, a sheriff’s department spokesperson said. The bar was not shut down early by the deputies.
Read more: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article245489815.html