Month: January 2017
West Columbia City Hall and Sanitation Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schedule The City of West Columbia City Hall will be closed Monday, Jan. 16) in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday. Household garbage, yard trash, and recycling WILL NOT be collected on Monday. The Monday Sanitation […]
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It came down to Clemson scoring a touchdown with one second left on the clock, Monday night. With that score, the Tigers defeated Alabama 35-31, to become college football’s National Champion. Clemson had trailed most of the game, before taking a lead in the fourth quarter, only to lose the lead again. But the Tigers […]
Read More >>A fatal one-car accident occurred in Lexington County Monday at the intersection of US 302 and Cedar Creek Road. A 2001 Volkswagen Bug ran off the right side of the road at the intersection and hit a tree. The driver died at the scene, according Lance Corporal David Jones of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The […]
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West Columbia is being represented by Bill Mooneyhan at the National Championship Game in Tampa, Monday night. Clemson is taking on Alabama. Mooneyhan is pictured with two other local men, Roger Hurt of Cayce and Dub Phillips. Bill Mooneyhan Jr. is at the game too
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Sevreral Lexington 2 high school football players made the All-Midlands football team. Brookland-Cayce’s Tay Pringle and Airport’s Kerryon Richardson made the First Team. The team was selected by Lou Bejak, Prep Editor for The State Newspaper. Lexington 2 players on the All-Midlands team are: DE – Tay Pringle, Brookland-Cayce– First Team- He had 76 tackles, 26 for […]
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Four Gray Collegiate Academy players have been selected by Lou Bezjak, Prep Editor for The State Newspaper- to the All-Midlands Team. Gray Collegiate players on the All-Midlands Team ATH – Chylon Thomas, Gray Collegiate – Second team QB – Bryce Fields, Gray Collegiate – Honorable Mention LB – Chris Matthews – Gray Collegiate – Honorable Mention DB […]
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It was announced last week that Sears – the owner of the K-Mart chain – will shut down 108 K-Mart stores and 42 Sears stores, nationwide, by April. But the K-mart at 1500 Charleston Hwy, West Columbia was not on the list to be closed. The chain store is known for home goods, apparel, furniture […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that happened in West Columbia early early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. on the 600 block of Sumter street, according to the LCSD. One man was shot in the home. He was in critical condition, according to the latest report. Evidence has been […]
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