Month: September 2023
Driver fails to yield right of way results in crash with injuries at Lexington intersection, Tuesday
The Lexington Police Department reported a collision with injuries at the intersection of West Main Street (US-1) at Park Road, just after noon on Tuesday. The crash resulted in the closing of all lanes of Park Road, along with outbound lanes on West Main Street. Traffic was detoured. Just after 1 p.m. all lanes of […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a house fire that occurred in the 100 block of Howitzer Circle in the West Columbia area of Lexington County shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Victor Emerson Jones, 65, of West Columbia, was pronounced dead at the scene. […]
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Lexington Medical Center has purchased 65 acres in Lexington for $10 million, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. Becker’s based its report on an Aug. 22 article in Charleston’s Post and Courier newspaper. The Post and Courier report. Lexington Medical Center, according to the P&C, said there are not any immediate plans for construction at the […]
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Twenty vehicle collisions occurred on Augusta Road in West Columbia at 4 different intersections in August, according to the West Columbia Police Department’s Monthly Statistics Review. Click for a link to the WCPD’s crime stats report on Facebook The top four locations in West Columbia for car accidents were: Augusta Road at Pinecrest Avenue (7 […]
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The Meeting Street Music Fest is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, on Meeting Street, in West Columbia. It’s FREE. It is an extraordinary celebration of music, featuring six high-quality bands. The Music Fest will also include a wide selection of food, refreshing beverages, and an opportunity for the community to come […]
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A Midway Elementary School teacher, who brought a gun to school accidentally, has been arrested. Seth Smith, 43, is charged with possession of a firearm on school property, according to arrest warrants. “The school resource officer was notified after a district employee told school administrators they discovered a handgun in a classroom Friday morning before […]
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The City of West Columbia announced this week that upgrades are underway at the B Avenue Ball Field and Butler Park. Both parks will get new fencing and new restroom facilities. A pickleball court will be added on B Avenue. In addition to new buildings at the parks, older buildings will be demolished. “For years our goal […]
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Work crews have begun to construct the Area 2 Cofferdam on the Congaree River near the Blossom Street Bridge in Cayce, according to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control. The removal of coal tar and sediment from the Area 1 Cofferdam was finalized in early August. More than 26,000 cubic yards of material […]
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