Month: January 2023
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brian Andrew Brown (age 18), of West Columbia, S.C., and Nathan Allen Miller (age 32), of Cayce, S.C., on six total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the […]
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The City of West Columbia is excited to announce the move of Columbia Children’s Theatre (CCT) to West Columbia at the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC). Made possible by a public-private partnership with the City of West Columbia and Columbia Children’s Theatre, the move will be effective February 1, 2023, with CCT’s after-school classes, summer camps, […]
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The Congaree River in Columbia crested at just over 18 feet earlier on Saturday afternoon, according to the Congaree Riverkeeper. (Click for link to Congaree Riverkeeper) The river started to recede the same day. The cofferdam at the Gervais Street Bridge was under water again, an occurrence that dam designers anticipated for the winter months. […]
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Lexington County Fire Service responded to a house fire just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, in the 100 block of Huggins Street in Red Bank. Flames were shooting from the home when units arrived on scene. Five people were displaced due to the fire. One person was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening […]
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Lexington Police are providing additional information in regard to an ongoing homicide investigation from July 9, 2022. The incident occurred at the Lauren Ridge Apartments off of Augusta Road, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green has. According to police, officers responded to a shooting at the apartment complex around 2 a.m. and found a […]
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The funeral service for West Columbia businessman and Columbia City Councilman Joe Taylor were held at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia on Thursday. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles and Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann were honorary pallbearers for Taylor. So ere Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. Attending the service were: […]
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Early voting is going on now for the City of West Columbia, SC Council District 3 Special Election. Early voting began on Tuesday (Jan. 3) and will continue until Jan. 13. Election Day is Jan. 17. There are three candidates running for the Dist. 3 Seat on West Columbia City Council. They are: George Crowe; […]
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The attempted murder charge against Jonathan Harden Alique Walker has been upgraded to murder. The victim in the Dec. 21 shooting at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in West Columbia, Derrell Andrews, who was shot, died Dec. 31. Walker is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center. Here’s the initial report: Lexington County deputies have […]
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