Month: March 2022
The West Columbia Fire Department, Irmo Fire District, along with the Columbia Fire Department and Lexington County Fire Service, responded to an apartment at Waters at Berryhill, Wednesday, on Berryhill Road in Columbia. Crews worked together to get the blaze extinguished quickly. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is still […]
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The Tartan Day South Highland Games and Celtic Festival will take place at the Historic Columbia Speedway, beginning, Thursday (March 31) through Sunday (April 3.) It’s 10th annual Tartan Day South. Tartan Day South honors the Celtic culture and heritage in South Carolina’s Midlands region. The traditions of the United Kingdom – Ireland, Scotland and […]
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The Band Students of Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy received an excellent rating for their Concert Band Performance Assessment, a division of the SC Band Directors Association. Hunter Reese, pictured with students, is the Director of Bands at Cyril B Busbee. (Busbee CAC photos)
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The Airport Education Foundation 2022 Educator Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Gala is Tuesday, April 26.Joe Yawn is the Educator Inductee. Alumni Inductees are Dr. Jim Estes and Dr. Edward Davis. The Social Hour and Silent Auction begin at 6 p.m. and Dinner is at 7 p.m.It will be in the Airport High School […]
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Wonder what happened to the limousine that has sat for years in front of the Happy Mart Exxon at the corner of Charleston Highway and Knox-Abbott Drive? Just before midnight on Feb. 28, an east-bound car, from out-of-town, missed the curve and smashed into the limo and sent it airborne. The big car flew far […]
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The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing individual. On Monday 28-year-old Simon Manuel Gates was reported missing from his Branham Street home in WestColumbia where he was last seen on Wednesday, March 23. Simon was last seen wearing a t-shirt and athletic shorts getting into a black sedan. […]
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Lexington County Fire Service and EMS responded to fire around 1 p.m., Tuesday, in the 2700 block of Pine Street in Pelion. Upon arrival, crews found a fire in the rear of the residence and searched for an occupant after neighbors reported a possible victim trapped. The owner was not home at the time of […]
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From Ulises Chavez – The Mota Crosslinking Business Academy celebrated a successful year, Saturday serving as a vital bridge among the business community through literature. The Cayce City Police Department assisted with the donation of more than 1,300 books which were distributed free of charge among the 75 families that gathered throughout the event. With […]
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