Month: December 2018
Dianne Wells, 36, of Lexington was struck by a vehicle and killed early Tuesday morning. She was part of a fitness group called Females in Action or FiA. Wells was a wife and the mother of three children. The accident that took her life occurred at approximately 5:10 a.m., on Augusta Highway (US 1) at […]
Read More >>The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that killed two people Monday morning on I-26 close to I-77. According to the S.C. Highway Patrol, a driver was traveling in the wrong direction and collided with a second vehicle on I-26 E at the 116 mile-marker in Lexington County. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher […]
Read More >>South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Dieter Karl Bartschat, 65, of Chapin, on 20 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security Investigations and United States […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision that occurred in the 5100 block of Platt Springs Road. It happened at approximately 3:15 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Leonard P. Morrow, 70, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr. Morrow was travelling on a motorcycle […]
Read More >>The Public Service Commission of South Carolina voted to approve the merger between Dominion Energy, Inc. and SCANA Corporation, Friday, for $14.6 billion. SCANA is the Cayce-based parent company for South Carolina Electric and Gas. Conditions of the merger are to be outlined later as part of a written order that is to be issued by Dec. […]
Read More >>Because of the expected rise of the Congaree River, the NWS continued, Friday, the Flood Advisory for the Cayce and West Columbia Riverwalks. The Congaree River in Columbia was expected to briefly drop below 10 feet, Friday, but then quickly rise again, according to the National Weather Service in Columbia. The water level of the […]
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Christmas season is a time to slow down, enjoy family, and take some time off. And that is true for the City of West Columbia Sanitation Department. But after the holidays, the city’s clean-up staff works twice as hard. Part of the reason is to catch up for the days off. And the department must […]
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The Greater Cayce – West Columbia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Holiday Parade of Lights rescheduled for Saturday, December 15, has been canceled. Due to weather conditions on Friday that will continue into Saturday, the GCWC Chamber made the decision to cancel due to lack of time to set up the operational aspects of the Holiday […]
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