Month: April 2019
Lexington County deputies arrested a Florida man Monday in connection with a string of car break-ins dating back to February. Eugene Christopher Washington, 33, is charged with six counts of larceny from a motor vehicle and one count of identity fraud, according to arrest warrants. “We got a break in these cases Monday when a […]
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April is National Volunteer month. In West Columbia, and the United States, volunteering is a way of life. Our institutions, locally and nationally, would not function nearly as well without volunteers. That is true of our schools, too. Susan Bonnette is a volunteer at West Columbia’s Saluda River Academy for the Arts. She said it […]
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Members of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club conducting eye exams at the UPS Health Fair, at the UPS bub at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Pictured are Charlelne Frye of the Lions, with UPS staff member, and Bill Mooneyhan, president of the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club
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A suspect was fatally shot by a Richland County deputy, Wednesday morning. According to LCSD, the incident occurred on Hilton Yonce Road in Pelion after a multi-jurisdictional pursuit. The departments involved included Richland County, South Carolina Highway Patrol, and the Lexington Police Department. The suspect initiated the pursuit in Lexington, after a Lexington Police Department […]
Read More >>The West Columbia Police Department needs your help locating a juvenile that was last seen on Hammond Ave. in the City of West Columbia on March 18. On March 18, Nazareth Nicolle Sanchez-Peralta was reported as missing. She is 14-years-old and described as a Hispanic female. She is 5’02″ tall, and weighs 95 lbs. She […]
Read More >>A Blythewood man has been arrested after deputies said he carjacked a man who stopped to render aid near a traffic accident on Interstate 26. Mikel Edison King, 36, is charged with carjacking, according to deputies. They said other charges against King are expected. “Based on what deputies determined at the crash scene and during […]
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By Dawn Kujawa – Lexington 2 Schools Communications Director Brookland-Cayce High School Honors Choir members are used to performing on a stage — but perhaps not one this big. Students, along with choral director Wendi Humphries, will be heading to New York City for a performance this Sunday, April 7, at Lincoln Center for the […]
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Ms. Bernice Smith Wells was recognized by West Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem Tem Miles and West Columbia City Council in celebration of her 70th Birthday. She is pictured: Ms. Wells, her family. Wells is an active member of the community, and she has contributed in may ways.
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