Month: January 2020
A flood warning has been issued for parts of the Congaree River, according to the National Weather Service – Columbia. The flood warning is in effect until 5 p.m. Thursday. Lexington, Richland and Calhoun counties are included in the flood warning, because of substantial rainfall in December. In December more than nine inches of rain […]
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Is Dunkin’ Donuts coming to Sunset Blvd. beside Bojangles, at 2865 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia? A sign on Sunset Blvd. next-to Bojangles in West Columbia indicates the addition of three new businesses, including a Dunkin’ Donuts. PennTex Ventures Development has a sign on the shoulder of the road that reads: COMING SOON – NEW RETAIL […]
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The Board of Trustees of Lexington School District Two has scheduled a Special Board Meeting for Thursday, January 9, at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda includes an executive session to discuss an “Inter-Governmental Agreement” and “Property Matters.” The meeting will be held in the Board Room of the District Education Center, 715 Ninth Street, West […]
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Second District U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference to outline his 2020 Legislative Agenda, Friday, at his West Columbia office. Wilson, of Springdale, expressed satisfaction with the elimination of the “widows tax.” It’s a financial penalty affecting more than 65,000 military survivors in the US. Elimination of the tax was part of the […]
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This year’s winners of the 20th Annual Millrace Massacre and Iceman Championships are Hunter Cooper in the men’s division and Christina Passafaro in the women’s division, advanced class). Alex Butler and Karen Jackson were novice class winners. The completion attracted a few dozen kayakers to the rapids of the Saluda River near Riverbanks Zoo, Saturday. […]
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Have you ever had a Sheri Cola? It was produced in West Columbia. Production of Sheri Cola began in 1939, according to the US Patent Office, and continued through the 50’s and 60’s (Picture Credit: Steve Cohen – bottle was found in a cleared lot in Columbia.) The City of West Columbia researched Sheri Cola […]
Read More >>Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, South Carolinians must have a REAL ID license or ID or another federally accepted identification to board a domestic, commercial flight, enter a secure federal building, or visit a military installation. Beginning Monday (Jan. 6) the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will embark on a statewide tour aimed at getting […]
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The vision of Lou and Bill Kennedy – to offer employees of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation an in-house pharmacy for their health care, prescription medication and over-the-counter drug needs – became reality this week. Bill Kennedy, the company chief business development officer and a pharmacist by trade, opened the full-service pharmacy on Thursday, January 2. Located […]
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