Month: December 2022
Brookland-Cayce High School’s longtime starting quarterback made it official Wednesday, declaring his intent to play football at the college level. Tanner Staton signed a National Letter of Intent with Elon University Wednesday, on National Signing Day. The ceremony, held in the Hall of Fame room in the school’s arena, was attended by family, friends, teammates, […]
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Two Airport High School athletes – one among the state’s top football players, the other a member of the competitive cheer team – made official their intent to pursue their sports in college during National Signing Day. Airport’s Apollos Cook and Lexi Bertwell participated in Wednesday’s signing day ceremony at the school, with Cook signing […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man following a shooting Tuesday night in the Amazon Fulfillment Center parking lot in West Columbia. Jonathan Harden Alique Walker, 20, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Walker and the shooting victim, who are both employed by […]
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Pickleball is said to be the fastest growing sport in the country. To meet the demand for a place to play, a new pickleball facility is coming to Lexington County. According to its owners it will be the largest indoor pickleball facility in South Carolina. 24 Hour Pickleball is being built at 4590 Augusta Rd. […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of William Franz Mcbride, Jr., (age 33) of Pelion. He was arrested on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the South Carolina […]
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Wilson Kibler principal George McCutchen, represented the owners in the recent sale of 2120 Two Notch Rd. in Lexington for $4.48 million. Scannell Properties, a privately owned real estate development and investment company, purchased the ±80-acre site with plans to build a ±350,000-square-foot facility on behalf of FedEx Ground. Construction of the facility, which is […]
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The Congaree River at Columbia crested at just over 12 feet (several feet below official flood stage) Saturday, according to the Congaree Riverkeeper. ( Link to Congaree Riverkeeper ) The photo is from the Congaree Riverkeeper. The high water on the river resulted in the the closing of portions of Riverwalk in West Columbia and […]
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A crew from the SC Department of Transportation was spotted in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia Monday morning. There were two trucks on the job. The crew was filling potholes on Hummingbird Drive before 9 a.m. Monday.
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