Month: October 2019

Springdale Police conducts coat collection,coat-giveaway

Do you have an unwanted coat that someone else could use? The Springdale Police Department is conducting a coat-give-away. Coats are being collected for give-away Friday through Monday at Springdale Elementary School and Springdale Police Department. The coats will be given October 26 from 10 am ’til Noon at the park next to the Springdale […]

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Passenger traffic continues to increase at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

From Kim Jamieson of Columbia Metropolitan Airport Columbia Metropolitan Airport continues to see strong and steady growth into the third quarter of 2019. In August, passenger traffic increased 9.15% over July with 120,648 passengers traveling through CAE during the month. Year-to date traffic stats show a 17% increase over the same travel period in 2018 […]

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Latino Business Day declared at West Columbia City Council meeting

West Columbia Mayor Mayor Bobby Horton and and City Council presented Mota Enterprises with a resolution declaring October 15, South Carolina Latino Business Day. West Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem, Tem Miles is pictured with Vanessa Mota. The presentation took place Tuesday at the city council meeting.

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Brookland-Cayce Chicken Bog Fundraiser is Oct. 25

Get Gregg Corley’s World Famous Chicken Bog at the Brookland-Cayce Chicken Bog Fundraiser. The fundraiser is Oct. 25. It’s $5 for a 16 oz. serving. Pick-up at 1500 12th Street from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. or from BCHS Stadium from 5:30 p.m. until. Delivery available for order of 15 cups or more. Must be […]

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2 men shot to death, Lexington County coroner identifies

The Batesburg-Leesville Police Department reported a double homicide that occurred Friday night. The two killed have been identified by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher as Richard DeQuincy Broadwater, 26, and Daniel Nathanial Robinson, 33. At approximately 9:15 p.m., Friday, the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department responded to a residence after a call reporting that someone had been […]

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Did you see the Hunter’s Moon Sunday night?

The October full moon was also a Hunter’s Moon. It rose Sunday night and reached fullness at 5:08 p.m. These photos were taken in West Columbia, near Lexington. Over Northside Middle School.  The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon following the Harvest Moon. It’s also the closest full moon to the fall equinox. According to […]

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Rhythm on the River plays under a full moon

The Rhythm on the River concert Friday was held under a full moon. It featured:Chris Compton opening. the Headliner was Don Merckle & The Blacksmiths. The concerts are held until October 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Presented by Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, City of West Columbia and House of […]

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Man exposed himself on at Sunset Blvd. shopping center, police say

Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green is asking the Midlands community for assistance in finding Larry Britt Brown, age 32 of Orangeburg, as he has been identified as the suspect of an indecent exposure incident that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, October 8. On that date at approximately 10:35 a.m., officers were dispatched to the […]

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