Month: April 2023
Five Lexington Two high school seniors have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship. The students are Airport High School’s Sydney Evans (University of South Carolina-Columbia), Harley McIver (University of South Carolina-Columbia), and Thomas Reddick (University of South Carolina-Columbia); and Brookland-Cayce High School’s Cadence Beckman (University of South Carolina-Columbia) and Ella Everett (Winthrop University). […]
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Some residents in the Westover Acres neighborhood of West Columbia don’t like the level of construction noise that is part of the Carolina Crossroads project taking place on I-26. The neighborhoods are right beside I-26 and the noise includes heavy equipment, drilling, car horns, sirens, traffic and other noise. The worst parts of the day […]
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Under the guidance of its founder Vanessa Mota, The Americas Servicios will celebrate its 15th anniversary of bringing useful resources to the community. Thursday, April 27th 2023 at: 1215 G Augusta Rd. West Columbia, SC. 29169 9 am. During this unique celebration, community members ( Mr.Alfonso Lopez & Mrs. Laurie Rowe) will be awarded for […]
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A Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is being built at 3085 Taylor Road in Cayce. It’s on the street leading into Concord Park near Cayce Elementary School and Busbee Creative Arts Academy (or Middle School) off of 12th Street Extension. It’s scheduled to open in 2023. According to its website, Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital will provide […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died whileworking at the Michelin Plant located at 2420 Two Notch Road in LexingtonCounty shortly before 9:30 A.M. on Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Mark S. Lepkowski, 57, of Pelion was found pinned between machinery by co-workers. EMS responded and Mr. Lepkowski was transported to […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a construction accident near the 130-mile marker of I-26 eastbound in Lexington County at approximately 11:15 P.M. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Ramon Ortiz-Medina, 24, of Columbia was pronounceddead at the scene due to injuries sustained by heavy equipment. An autopsy has […]
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Two men, and some others, have volunteered to clean up Lybrand Cemetery on Delree Street in West Columbia. Mike Hutto and Danny Sipes have worked this spring to clear pathways and remove underbrush from the cemetery. Cleaning up the cemetery has made acess to gravesites possible. West Columbia City Councilman Mike Green praised the efforts […]
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The portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk from the Moffatt Street Entrance, 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, to the West Columbia Amphitheater is back open after cleanup efforts from the City of West Columbia.
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