Month: January 2019

UPDATED – Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run, coroner identifies victim

Ashley Nicole Burkhard, 33, of West Columbia, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. She was taken to the Lexington County Detention Center. Original story: A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Lexington County late Saturday, and the S.C. Highway Patrol is asking for help to locate the […]

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UPDATED – Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run, coroner identifies victim

Ashley Nicole Burkhard, 33, of West Columbia, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. She was taken to the Lexington County Detention Center. Original story: A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Lexington County late Saturday, and the S.C. Highway Patrol is asking for help to locate the […]

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How to get started on a healthy New Year in West Columbia

It’s a new year, and that means a lot of West Columbia residents are making resolutions involving physical fitness. One of the methods in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle incorporates the gym. At Muv Fitness in West Columbia, workout traffic increases significantly with the close of the holiday season, and the onslaught of a fresh […]

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UPDATE: Missing truck driver is found

Officials with Cayce DPS have located George William Johnson, a man who had been missing for approximately 24 hours. Officers responded to an area near CMC Steel on New State Rd. after a security officer there made contact with Johnson around 1:30 this morning. The Cayce Department of Public Safety has determined that there are no […]

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How to get started on a healthy New Year in West Columbia

It’s a new year, and that means a lot of West Columbia residents are making resolutions involving physical fitness. One of the methods in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle incorporates the gym. At Muv Fitness in West Columbia, workout traffic increases significantly with the close of the holiday season, and the onslaught of a fresh […]

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UPDATE: Missing truck driver is found

Officials with Cayce DPS have located George William Johnson, a man who had been missing for approximately 24 hours. Officers responded to an area near CMC Steel on New State Rd. after a security officer there made contact with Johnson around 1:30 this morning. The Cayce Department of Public Safety has determined that there are no […]

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Portion of Timmerman Trail open, lots of Cayce Riverwalk closed

Timmerman Trail on the Cayce Riverwalk, and the section of Riverwalk from the H. Kelley Jones Park in the Riverland Park neighborhood to the Timmerman Trail loop are open. The rest of the Riverwalk is closed due to rising waters from the Congaree River. Riverwalk will be opened as soon as the flood waters recede […]

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Brent Johnson debuts new morning radio show on 93.1 The Lake

By Karamie Sullivan-ColaDaily Award-winning radio personality Brent Johnson returned to local radio Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. on 93.1 The Lake. Johnson, who has spent most of his 40-year radio career in Columbia, joins the station as program director and morning show host after a five month hiatus. Midlands Media Group LLC, led by local […]

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