Month: June 2016
Dignitaries, company officials, growers and vendors gathered just outside Batesburg-Leesville Wednesday. House of Raeford cut the ribbon on its new $16-million, 63,000-sq.ft. hatchery. It’s a state of the art facility that replaces an older operation. House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms is the largest employer in the City of West Columbia. The hatchery officially opens for […]
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Cayce’s booming, more to come. There’s a lot going on in Cayce, and Mayor Elise Partin expects more to come. “We have lots of potential,” Partin said. She spoke to the West Metro Rotary Club in West Columbia, June 3. She called Cayce “business-friendly” where the effort is to preserve its rich heritage, while revitalizing. […]
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There should be plenty of eggs in West Columbia, now. A pilot program implemented in 2014, and allowed for one year of domestic chicken-keeping, has been made permanent. West Columbia City Council voted to keep the ordinance in place at its June 7, meeting. The initial ordinance was passed last year, but council vowed […]
Read More >>TRAFFIC FATALITY June 15, 2016 Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed in the two-vehicle accident at approximately 9:40 AM on Wednesday, June 15,, in the westbound lane of I-20 near mile marker 40 in Lexington,, as Skylar Blankenbeckler, age 19, of Grovetown, Georgia. Ms. Blankenbeckler was pronounced dead at […]
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According to raw numbers in the Lexington County Republican primary Tuesday, there will be some runoffs, and some new faces on County Council. In County Council District 1: Scotty Whetstone defeated incumbent Jim Kinard. Dist. 1 covers Gaston, Swansea and Pelion. In County Council District 3: Darrell Hudson and Brad Matthews it looks like are headed for a June […]
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Micah Caskey, a former prosecutor, will face West Columbia City Councilman Tem Miles in a June 28 runoff in the GOP primary for House Dist 89. It’s the seat Rep. Kenny Bingham is leaving. Caskey got about 35% of the vote and Miles received about 25%. Former County Councilman Bill Banning was third with about […]
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It’s like going from Noah’s Ark to the USS Enterprise. That’s how David Rush described the technology blitz incorporated into House of Raeford’s new hatchery, just outside of Batesburg-Leesville, on Columbia Highway, in Monetta. Rush is the Assistant Complex Manager for House of Raeford, Columbia. The new facility is upfitted with the latest advancements from […]
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Ben Williams of West Columbia recently graduated from South Carolina Connections Academy, a tuition-free virtual public school that serves students in grades K-12 statewide. S.C. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) honored Ben Williams and two others with a Congressional record for their speeches at Capitol Day. There are three other Connections graduates from West Columbia. They […]
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