Month: February 2021
With the return of the sun, there is some good news. After some hard work by the Cayce Parks Department, Phase 1 and 2 (Blossom Street bridge to Cayce Cove) are open. As is Phase 4 and the Timmerman Trail.
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Columbia man and woman were arrested last week on multiple charges after detectives said the pair conspired to steal guns while employed by a shipping company. Keith Alexander Anderson-Salters, 20, and Alyssa Iyana Ray, 20, are both charged with five counts of sale or delivery of a stolen pistol, one count of breach of trust […]
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One lane of the 2200 block of Sunset Blvd. in West Columbia was temporarily closed Monday before noon, due to an overturned tractor-trailer. No injuries reported. It was across the street from Lizard’s Thicket and Food Lion, at a construction site. Around noon, large tow trucks were on the scene to pull the truck onto […]
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Jakes on Meeting will be opening possible in the next week or so at 920 Meeting Street in West Columbia. That’s the old bait and tackle building. There’s been a loud outpouring of interest in opening again, the owner posted on Facebook. It could open in the first week of March. Construction on the building […]
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In a sign things may be getting back to normal, the Town of Lexington’s new open air pavilion was christened Sunday. Hundreds turned out for the 7th Annual Lexington Chili Cookoff.Live music has been difficult to find outside of church, but there was live music at the Chili Cookoff. It also featured lots of chili, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a vehicle collision that occurred on Interstate 26 Westbound at Mile Marker 91 shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Michael Allen Costner, 48, of Morganton, NC was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the collision.The van […]
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A Lexington County 13-year-old girl has been FOUND SAFE The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department was looking for a 13-year-old girl.The family of Ashley Lopez Florez said the last time they saw her was late Tuesday night at her home on Delree Street in West Columbia. Ashley is 5’3” and weighs 130 pounds. Her mom said […]
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It seems like it has been raining almost every day for a long time. West Columbia was first named Brookland because of the may streams that run through it. Click for link to raging stream video Those streams have become raging torrents at times because there has been so much precipitation. This brook, in the […]
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