Month: June 2019
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identities of the two individuals killed in a car and motorcycle collision. It occurred in the 2800 block of Charleston Highway at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Melvin Clyde Horton, Jr., 54, of Cayce, and Ms. Heidi Joy Goots, 55, of Columbia, were […]
Read More >>Kellan Fenegan of Lexington was crowned the new Miss South Carolina Teen, Friday night at the Township Auditorium in Columbia. Fenegan is the Miss Columbia and a River Bluff High School student. With the crown. Miss S.C. Teen will receive a $10,000 savings bond, and she will represent South Carolina at the Miss America’s Outstanding […]
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Two people are dead after a car and motorcycle accident in Cayce, Friday evening. Sgt Evan Antley of the Cayce Department of Public safety said a call was received around 7:24 p.m regarding a car-and-motorcycle collision. It occurred in the 2800 block of Charleston Highway at Dixiana Road, near the Pilot Travel Center. The driver […]
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The West Columbia Police Department has made 3 arrests in the ongoing investigation of numerous copper thefts in the City of West Columbia. Between May 2, and June 25, residents and business owners experienced the theft of copper and damage to air conditioning units at approximately 20 different locations throughout the City of West Columbia. […]
Read More >>Lexington County deputies arrested a man and a woman Wednesday in connection to drug paraphernalia and a gun found in a truck that was reported stolen. According to arrest warrants, Amber Michelle Clay Hoffman, 25, is charged with trafficking meth and possessing a weapon during a violent crime. A second warrant states Robert Lonnie Williams […]
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The Fourth of July is next Thursday and West Columbia will be the epicenter for eco-tourism on that day. “It’s our busiest day of the year,” said Michael Mayo, owner of Palmetto Outdoors. “The volume will be tremendous.” Much of the Palmetto Outdoors activity takes place at the West Columbia Riverwalk. The river tubing and […]
Read More >>On Friday (June 28) the I-20 Westbound Exit Ramp (Exit 61) will be closed from midnight Friday until 4 a.m. Friday for construction. The construction is part of the Ginny Lane/ I-20 Exit Ramp Improvement Project. The Exit ramp is between Lexington and West Columbia, and feeds traffic onto US 378 or Sunset Boulevard, near […]
Read More >>Lexington County Emergency Services were on scene Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle hit a structure. It occurred in the 1200 block of Main Street in South Congaree. A dump truck overturned and struck a building. One person suffered non life-threatening injuries, according a Lexington County report. Lexington County photo.
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