Month: June 2018

West Columbia woman, 82, accosts CNN’s Jim Acosta at Trump rally

Maria Rojos is not a fan of CNN news personalty Jim Acosta. At Monday’s visit by President Donald Trump to support Gov. Henry McMaster, she let Acosta know how she felt. Rojas, 82 was seen, in an animated way, giving Acosta a piece of her mind. The ardently pro-Trump crowd loved it and cheered Rojas. […]

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His House Thrift Store destroyed by fire

  The night sky in West Columbia was ablaze in orange early Saturday morning. His House Ministries store at 764 Meeting Street caught fire about at 1 a.m. As units from the West Columbia Fire Department arrived on the scene, the building was fully engulfed in flames. Two buildings were destroyed. West Columbia Fire Chief […]

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President Trump visits Monday, Cayce Public Safety issues traffic information

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend an Election Eve campaign rally for S.C. Gov.Henry McMaster in West Columbia, Monday. The Director of the Cayce Department of Public Safety, Byron Snellgrove, stated, “The City of Cayce and the Cayce Department of Public Safety is proud to host and escort President Trump in our beautiful city. We […]

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Coroner identifies Columbia man who died Sunday after DUI-related crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident. It occurred Saturday, at approximately 9 p.m., on U.S. Highway 178 near Forts Pond Road in Pelion. According to Fisher, Robert Andrew Mays, 40, of Columbia was pronounced dead at an area hospital on Sunday. Mays was the passenger in […]

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Coroner identifies the victim of fatal hit-and-run, SCHP looking for pickup truck

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after being struck by a vehicle on YMCA Road at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Tijhee Dijon Salley, 19, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the hospital Saturday as a result of traumatic injuries.. Salley was riding his bicycle along […]

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Man’s body recovered from Lake Murray, Sunday

The body of a man who a witness saw go under water on Lake Murray on Saturday, has been found. The body is that of a 65-year-old man who was found in about 45-feet of water. The body was discovered about 11 a.m. Sunday near Susie Ebert Island. A call came into the Richland County […]

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Lake Drive, Church Street in Lexington to become one-way beginning Saturday morning

The Town of Lexington’s SC-6 One-Way Pair Project changeover is scheduled to occur on Saturday morning, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. As a result of the project, Lake Drive and Church Street will become one- way roads. The project is an effort to improve traffic flows in downtown Lexington. The changeover will begin […]

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West Columbia’s waste management team is second to none

West Columbia has one of the most-efficient and effective waste management operations in the business. “We are reminded on a regular basis of how much our residents like our sanitation department,” said Mayor Bobby Horton. “We have  hardworking, dedicated and competent personnel. Our residents let us how know grateful they are for the job the […]

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