Month: July 2021

Mota Crosslinking Business Academy featured in West Columbia Newsletter

Mota Crosslinking Business Academy is all about helping others. It is in Triangle City at 633 12th Street, West Columbia. Its mission is to connect, unite, and diversify in the business world. “We bring the business community together,” said Vanessa Mota, who owns Mota Crosslinking with her husband Ulises Chavez. Click here for link to […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies woman who died in Monday crash

Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a multiple vehicle accident that occurred in the 700 block of Chapin Road, Chapin, at approximately 5 p.m., Monday. According to Fisher, Ms. Sarah L. Patino, 67, of Chapin, was travelling east on Chapin Road, when another vehicle, travelling west, crossed the center line and […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies reporting shooting at Piney Grove Road gas station

Deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a gunman.The LCSD reported “no apparent victims in a shooting” on Piney Grove Road, Tuesday moring. The gunfire happened at the Sphinx gas station. “Based on what we’ve seen so far, someone shot into the business,” the LCSD Twitter report read. The gunman is described […]

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Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Tourism Symposium stresses the value of the area’s top attractions

The dollar of a tourist does not see the Congaree River as a line that divides Lexington and Richland County. Be it the rodeo in South Congaree and Riverbanks Zoo or Cayce Historical Museum and Congaree National Park, “We want to keep people here and keep them here as long as we can,” said Tim […]

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Crash causes lane closing in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department warned drivers to be on alert for lane closures in the area of Augusta Road (US-1) near Dooley Road. A collision was causing congestion, Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported and the road was cleared later.

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West Columbia’s Hunter Helms works his way up at Clemson, builds confidence

The Clemson University football team’s offensive assistant coaches met with the media at the Clemson Media Day last week. Coaches said Hunter Helms, who played at Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, has worked his way into the No. 2 quarterback role for the national powerhouse Tigers. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson’s quarterback last year, was the […]

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2 killed in I-26 in wrong-direction crash, Lexington County coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died as a result of a multiple vehicle accident. It occurred on Interstate 26 near the 119 Mile Marker, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Ms. Christian D. Lucille, 34, of Columbia, was travelling west in the wrong direction on Interstate 26 near […]

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Pedestrian is hit and killed on I-26 in Lexington County; Coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a vehicle Sunday around midnight, on Interstate 26 near the 114 Mile Marker. According to Fisher, Mr. Andre K. Howell, 25, of Clinton, was walking in the road to retrieve an item that had fallen from his vehicle when […]

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