Month: June 2017

West Metro Bike/Pedestrian Master Plan Focus Group Meeting is Thursday

Thursday, June 29 8:30 AM – 09:30 AM West Columbia Community Center 754 B Avenue West Columbia, SC 29169 UNITED STATES You are invited to share your ideas about a regional bike and pedestrian master plan that aims to increase bike and pedestrian connectivity throughout Cayce, Springdale and West Columbia. Community input is invaluable to […]

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Rescue shelter gets major gift from House of Raeford’s “FLOCK”

House of Raeford’s non-profit organization, FLOCK, has announced a new partnership with LightHouse for Life, a non-profit organization seeking to take steps against sex trafficking in the midlands and across the state of South Carolina. LightHouse for Life is in the process of opening the only safe house in South Carolina, called Karis Home, for the purpose […]

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West Columbia Dist. 1 Councilman Mike Green takes oath of office, Tuesday

The City of West Columbia held a Special Council Meeting on Tuesday. At that meeting,  the oath of office was administered to newly-elected District 1 Council Member Mike Green. City Council, City Staff, and members of the community welcomed him to council. Green was elected to council on June 20. He won the seat that was […]

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Baby born at Lexington Medical Center weighs more than 14 pounds

You’re gonna need a bigger diaper. Colin Austin Keisler is the heaviest baby ever born at Lexington Medical Center, as far as anyone can remember. He was born on Friday morning to Lexington’s Cindy Richmond (she kept her maiden name) and her husband Arthur Keisler. Colin weighed 14 pounds and 0.4 ounces. He was 24 […]

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Autopsy inconclusive for cause of death for man found in the Saluda River

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the preliminary autopsy findings of William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston. It was believed Leeman drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo on Sunday. But according to Fisher, the preliminary autopsy findings were unable to confirm that Leeman’s death was the result of drowning. Therefore, additional […]

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Baby born at Lexington Medical Center weighs more than 14 pounds

You’re gonna need a bigger diaper. Colin Austin Keisler is the heaviest baby ever born at Lexington Medical Center, as far as anyone can remember. He was born on Friday morning to Lexington’s Cindy Richmond (she kept her maiden name) and her husband Arthur Keisler. Colin weighed 14 pounds and 0.4 ounces. He was 24 […]

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Autopsy inconclusive for cause of death for man found in the Saluda River

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the preliminary autopsy findings of William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston. It was believed Leeman drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo on Sunday. But according to Fisher, the preliminary autopsy findings were unable to confirm that Leeman’s death was the result of drowning. Therefore, additional […]

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Lexington County Coroner investigates 2nd drowning of weekend

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a person believed to have drowned in the Saluda River near the Riverbanks Zoo around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Fisher states that William John Leeman, 43, of Gaston was pulled from the water by someone on the river in a canoe. The person performed CPR on Leeman.  […]

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