Month: June 2018
The City of West Columbia passed final reading of its 2018-19 fiscal year budget Monday. A general fund budget of $16,126,000 was approved. The budget funds three additional firefighters for the city. The new firefighters would also be trained as paramedics. The budget also includes money for a new rescue vehicle and funding for the […]
Read More >>Two lanes of traffic on Knox Abbott Drive (in front of the Neighborhood WalMart Store) were reopened Monday night. The road had been completely blocked after an 18-wheeler truck overturned causing scrap metal and debris to spill across Knox Abbott Drive. No one was injured in the accident. City of Cayce Spokeswoman Asheley Hunter gave an […]
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Mickey Pringle was sworn in as the West Columbia District 5 representative on city council Monday night. Judge Kenneth Ebener administered the oath of office to Pringle. Kameron Pringle, Mickey Pringle’s grandson, holds the Bible. Pringle was not seated earlier because there was a challenge to his election win. The Nov. 7, vote was overturned because […]
Read More >>An emergency crew from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is searching for a possible drowning victim in Lake Murray Sunday afternoon. The S.C. DNR sent its dive team in response to the report of a male in the lake near the Lake Murray Marina, according to DNR spokesman Capt. Robert McCullough. The call came […]
Read More >>A former Lexington County deputy sheriff has been charged with sharing the personal information of private citizens last year. Brandon William Jones, 32, allowed and facilitated the unlawful examination of private records to citizens and friends from Jan. 1, 2017, until July 5, 2017, according to an arrest warrant. An affidavit attached to the warrant […]
Read More >>At approximately 1 a.m. early Friday, the University of South Carolina police were executing a routine traffic stop on the Blossom Street bridge. At that time, a man was spotted briefly near the bridge railing. Within seconds, the man was believed to have fallen or jumped from the bridge. The Cayce Department of Public Safety, USC, SLED, the […]
Read More >>A Lexington man faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting last week in a West Columbia road. Christopher Fuller, 29, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a weapon into a vehicle, possession a weapon during a violent crime and possessing a weapon after a violent felony conviction, according to arrest warrants. “Based on the […]
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The City of West Columbia is proud to have Chris Smith as its fire chief. Smith was inducted as the South Carolina Fire Chiefs Association 74th President at a ceremony held at Stone River in West Columbia. In return for the city’s commitment, Smith is is vocal about who he represents. “I’m proud to be […]
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