Month: September 2022
A Special Election for the City of West Columbia’s Council District Three seat will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Sunday, December 19, 2022. Voter registration by mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The following […]
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Crews from the SC Department of Transportation were onsite, working to restore power to traffic lights at Augusta Road and 12th Street in West Columbia, Monday morning. A fatal crash between a tractor-trailer and a vehicle late Sunday night resulted in the closing of the intersection. West Columbia Police were on the scene to block […]
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A motorcycle rider hit a deer in a Lexington County Sunday night, according to Master Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. The rider on the motorcycle was killed in the collision that took place around 10:30 p.m. on S.C. 6. Jones said a 2002 Harley-Davidson was traveling east near the intersection with Beaver […]
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Sunday night at approximately 11:30 a tractor-trailer collided with a vehicle on Augusta Road at 12th Street in West Columbia, according to the West Columbia Police Department. The crash resulted in two fatalities. The WCPD is investigating the collision. At 7:30 a.m. Monday, the WCPD reported all lanes going east and west on Augusta Road […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his stepson Sunday afternoon. The shooting victim has been identified as 52-year-old Brian Garris, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Carl Sims, 71, will be charged with murder in the shooting death, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. “Based on the information investigators […]
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Former West Columbia Mayor Bobby Horton said he will run for an open West Columbia City Council seat. The Dist. 3 seat is open now after the August resignation of Councilwoman Casey Hallman. With the boundaries for the district of West Columbia City Council redrawn, Horton now lives in District 3. “I’ve talked to a […]
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Units from the West Columbia Police Department and the West Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a crash Sunday evening. The collision took place at the intersection of Meeting Street and Sunset Boulevard around 6 p.m.
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Airport defeated Fox Creek by a score of 22-20, Friday night and Gray Collegiate beat Eau Claire, 57 – 0.
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