Month: May 2021

Brookland-Cayce grads, Brayden Cullum, Cole Caccavaro to play New Brookland Tavern, Sunday

From Terri Towle – Steam Killed Lula is a drum and guitar duo featuring Cole Caccavaro and Brayden Cullum. The Brookland-Cayce grads started playing together seven years ago and haven’t looked back.  With several albums already under their belt, the new EP “The A Frame Tapes” debuts a new sound for SKL.  Still remaining true […]

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Crash causes a traffic backup on I-77, Thursday

A crash on Interstate 77 south was blocking traffic, Thursday morning. According to Master Trooper David Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, traffic was blocked in the south bound lanes of I-77 at mile marker 9. A tractor trailer and a dump truck were traveling in the north bound lanes when the tractor trailer […]

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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 400 block of Dixired Road in Leesville at approximately 11:55 p.m. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Damon Watts Jaynes, 27, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. The vehicle driven by […]

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BCHS’s Lawson Giles graduates with honors from Wofford receives award

Lawson Giles graduated with Honors (Magna Cum Laude) from Wofford College earlier this month. He also received the John Harrington Award, the departmental award for environmental studies. Lawson Giles is the son of Brad and Shelly Giles of West Columbia. He is a Brookland-Cayce High School graduate.The John W. Harrington Award is given by environmental […]

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Memorial Day is a time to gather, remember, and kick-off the summer in West Columbia

Memorial Day is on Monday. It is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May. Like the rest of the nation, West Columbia will honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. local […]

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Coroner says 13-year-old Pine Ridge boy killed in minibike crash, Tuesday

According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, the operator of a minibike, a 13-year-old male from the Pine Ridge community, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a minibike crash. Fisher did not disclose the name of the boy who was killed. He died after being transported to an area hospital after the crash. The young […]

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1 person dead after minibike crash in Lexington County

One person died in a minibike crash in Lexington County.The crash occurred about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to Master Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. The rider of a Kicker minibike left the road on Williams Circle, near Courtney Drive. The bike hit a mailbox and then a tree, Jones said. The rider […]

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Phase I of St. Anns Alley has sold, update on West Columbia urban neighborhood

From Grant Jackson, GrantJax Communications – Looking to own a home in a walkable, urban neighborhood with proximity to great restaurants, entertainment, shopping, outdoor recreation and community activities? Spring Street Partners announce Phase II of St Anns Alley (www.stannsalley.com), an in-town community of quality, single-family homes bounded by Center, Spring, Herman and Augusta streets in […]

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