Month: January 2020

Leadership Lexington County celebrating 25 years

Leadership Lexington County (LLC) is celebrating 25 years of developing leaders in the community. The 34 member class of 2019 graduated on January 9. Over the past 25 years, here is Leadership Lexington County by the numbers: 813 Total Graduates of LLC (1995-2019)2019 Service Project raised over $80,000 to build a Pavilion for the Central […]

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West Columbia Riverwalk from Moffatt Street to the Gervais Street Bridge closed due to rising water

d The West Columbia Riverwalk, from the Gervais Street Bridge to the Moffatt Street entrance, is closed temporarily due to flooding. Once the water subsides and the Riverwalk path is clear, the city will announce when all areas of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park are open to the public.  

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Construction crew begins work to repair Wilton Road in Springdale

“I can barely believe it, either, but work is finally underway on Wilton Road,” wrote Rep. Micah Caskey on his Facebook page Monday. He also posted a photo of a crew working on Wilton Road. “I’m thrilled the construction has begun,” said Caskey when contacted. ” I’m praying that the weather holds and the actual […]

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Summit Adventure trampoline park to open in Cayce

The Summit Adventure Park is a trampoline park that is opening soon in Cayce. The space where the park will locate is in the former location of Reids grocery store in the Cayce Commons, 2245 Charleston Hwy. “Our brand new indoor park includes Olympic trampolines, two basketball hoops, a trampoline area for children, wipe-out, dodge […]

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Last chance for Taste on the River pre-sale pricing

The West Columbia Beautification Foundation is hosting the 4th Annual “Taste on the River” on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, from 6 PM – 9 PM, at Stone River, 121 Alexander Road, West Columbia, SC. The best restaurants from West Columbia and Columbia are coming together for a fun evening to showcase their cuisine to help […]

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Dominion Energy to test Lake Murray Dam sirens, Tuesday

Dominion Energy South Carolina will conduct the annual test of its Lake Murray Dam inundation sirens on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at noon. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes. The testing is conducted on the second Tuesday of each January. The inundation siren system includes 10 rotating sirens at locations across both Richland and Lexington […]

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Large fire raging in Lexington, Monday morning

Lexington County Emergency crews responded to the scene, early Monday morning, of a commercial structure fire in the 1600 block of Two Notch Road, in Lexington, according to a County of Lexington report. The 1600 block of Town Notch Rd at South Lake Drive was closed. A smoke column was moving toward Lexington. Possible that […]

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Former Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar dies

Former Lexington County Councilman Ned Tolar died at Lexington Medical Center Sunday. He was a businessman and he represented West Columbia and part of Lexington – District 8 – while on council. Tolar left council in 2018, replaced by Glen Conwell. Tolar was in a serious auto accident in November of 2016, and never completely […]

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