Month: January 2018
Recent extreme cold weather in South Carolina has driven SCE&G natural gas customers to use record amounts of natural gas, much like the record usage the company saw with electric customers. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, SCE&G customers used 345,736 dekatherms of natural gas, breaking the utility’s previous record of 331,233 dekatherms. SCE&G employees worked in […]
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There were a few special people who were recognized at the meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Elise Partin and Cayce City Council honored the Cayce Woman’s Club for their service to the community on the club’s 80th anniversary. The club was recognized at the Cayce City Council meeting last week. “We are excited to consider a […]
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SCE&G will conduct two separate tests of siren warning systems Tuesday (Jan. 9) in two separate Midlands locations. At noon, SCE&G will activate the siren warning system along the Lower Saluda River as part of the Lake Murray Dam emergency action plan. A full, three-minute sounding of the sirens is conducted on the second Tuesday […]
Read More >>A Columbia man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after deputies said he set a Swansea home on fire with five people inside late Saturday night. Joseph Harry Riester, 48, entered the victims’ home on Jones Wire Road with a knife shortly before midnight, according to the arrest warrants. “The victims told […]
Read More >>West Columbia City Council meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 12th Street at Jarvis Klapman Blvd. Click on agenda to read.
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