Month: September 2023
West Columbia Police Department Narcotics Detectives conducted an undercover operation that ended Tuesday. Tony Leonard, 44, of Cayce was arrested. The operation was done in conjunction with City of Cayce Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and the ATF. Seized from Leonard were approximately 10 grams of fentanyl, 43 grams of […]
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On Sunday, September 24 for the 2nd Annual Fiesta to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month will be held from 11 AM – 3 PM at Granby Gardens Park, located at 1800 12th Street, Cayce. There will be over 35 local vendors who will showcase their community resources in both English and Spanish. There will also be law […]
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The West Columbia City Council passed a resolution, Monday, recognizing Sen. Nikki Setzler as the longest-serving state senator currently holding office in the nation. The resolution was passed at the September 2023 Special Council Meeting. (See Copy of resolution below) Pictured below: Mrs. Ada Jane Setzler, Senator Nikki Setzler, and West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. […]
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Sen. Nikki Setzler, Mayor Tem Miles from the City of West Columbia, Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and SC Rep. Micah Caskey spoke at a ceremony, Monday, before the unveiling of the Joe E. Taylor, Jr. Way sign on Meeting Street, where Sunset Boulevard ends. Former Gov. Mark Sanford, who Taylor served under, also attended the […]
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Please use caution and be on alert in the area of Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Whiteford Way, in Lexington, due to a loss of power at that intersection. The power outage is affecting both the signal and street lights. Lexington Police reported the lights out just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Dominion Energy was been notified […]
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Lexington Two announced Monday the selection of Brookland-Cayce High School educator Pete Grivetti as District Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Dr. Brenda Hafner, Brookland-Cayce Principal Dr. Vance Jones, and school and district administrators surprised Grivetti with the news in his classroom Monday, to cheers from his students. Grivetti teaches AP Physics, Physics Honors, AP Biology, […]
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It was a convergence of music, with bands playing on stages set up in the streets, And the people came out. The City of West Columbia’s first-ever Meeting Street Music Fest, took place Saturday in the 500-to-700 Blocks of Meeting Street, in West Columbia. The City of West Columbia sponsored the free event featuring six bands, […]
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Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the two people who died in amulti-vehicle collision at the intersection of 12th Street and B Avenue in the West Columbiaarea of Lexington County at approximately 7:30 p.m., Friday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Cornelius Alexander Clory, 68, of Ruther Glen, Virginiawas stopped at B Avenue when his […]
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