Month: February 2020

Missing couple found safe

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for a man and woman after the couple never returned to their assisted living facility Tuesday night. But the couple has been found safe, in Horry County. Ronald and Mary Denny have memory issues and take daily medication for other conditions.

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Taste on the River has record crowd – Sold out event

Taste on the River had its best turnout ever, Tuesday night at Stone River. It was the fourth annual fundraiser for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. Cars filled the spaces at the recently completed Carrway Park, across from the Riverwalk. Others parked in the city parking garage that has a Court Avenue entrance at the […]

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Sheriff says former Gilbert High student breaks into home to make Facebook threat from woman’s account

A 17-year-old former Gilbert High School student has been charged in connection to school threats posted on a Lexington School District One employee’s Facebook account. The former student, whose name will not be released because he’s under the age of 18, is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of threatening a […]

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Woman takes out several mailboxes before running into ditch

A collision in the 300 block of Park Road had the road closed in Lexington Tuesday. The collision site was cleared, according to the Lexington Police Department. The collision was caused by a driver losing control of her vehicle, striking several mailboxes and driving into a ditch.

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Coroner identifies 2 men killed near Williams-Brice Stadium, Monday

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts released the names of the two individuals who died Monday in a three-vehicle collision at approximately 8:50 a.m. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Bluff Road at Eden Street in Columbia. Kamal Mateen Najee, 46, of Rockhaven Drive, and Jimmy Devette Singleton, 33, of Garners Ferry Road, both […]

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Body found in Lake Murray, close to where man was missing

A body was found in the water near the campsite of a missing person from Dreher Island State Park, reported the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office. The body was found in the water close to the campsite where Carlos Baca was last seen, the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. Baca, 22, was reported missing Sunday at […]

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Tractor-Trailer blocked I-20, Tuesday morning

An incident on I-20 West in Richland County at the 66.5 mile marker blocked two lanes Tuesday morning. A tractor-trailer jackknifed. It was a no- injury crash, but delays were expected. It occurred between Highway 321 and the malfunction junction

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Savage Craft Ale Works offers glimpse into Old City Hall, and jail

Savage Craft Ale Works is charting, with photos, the progress of the building of its brewery on Center Street in West Columbia. The project includes the renovation of the historic New Brookland Jail. According to the Savage Craft Ale Works Facebook page, the one-story brick building with barred windows and its parapeted or “false front” […]

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