Month: February 2024

West Columbia restaurants plan for Valentine’s week – Pamper your Valentine with a visit to the spa

Valentine’s Day is Wednesday (Feb. 14.) If you’re looking for a great gift to pamper your Valentine, Spa 131 offers an experience to enhance your mind, body, and spirit. The elegant spa at 131 State Street   is owned by Marci Ruffin Delaney. She said a gift certificate to Spa 131 is an excellent way to show your […]

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State Street Salon is open for business at historic West Columbia location

State Street Salon is open for business at 128 State Street, West Columbia. It’s in the former location of Clark’s Beauty Shop. Kelly Howell, a USC graduate with a masters, who taught first-grade for 10 years is the owner. The Clark family owned Clark’s Beauty Shop that opened at the site in the 1940s. Randy […]

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Lexington County narcotics agents arrest man accused of trafficking meth, cocaine and fentanyl

Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a West Columbia man last month accused of trafficking meth, cocaine and fentanyl. David Matthews, 51, is charged with trafficking meth, trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, six counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and seven counts of possession […]

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Two Men Sentenced in Lexington County to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking

Justin Stewart Goff, age 34, and Steven Allen Loan, age 36, pled guilty in Lexington County on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Goff pled guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Unlawful Conduct Towards a Child. Loan pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine, second offense. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley sentenced both Goff and Loan to fifteen (15) […]

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Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct charges with a Minor

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Michael Shuford (age 71), of West Columbia, on five 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 arrest. Investigators from the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of […]

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New West Columbia Newsletter has updates from Mayor Tem Miles and Council members, and an interview with Black Rooster’s Kristian Niemi – Scratch N’ Spin, Vivid Finish and Film

The New West Columbia Newsletter for February and March includes updates from Mayor Tem Miles and City Council members. The newest edition also contains an interview with Black Rooster’s Kristian Niemi. The restaurant switched over and now serves Italian food. There are also articles on Scratch N’ Spin record store in Triangle City and a […]

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DeAndrei Carson fills the shoes of “Coach Rich” with an undefeated Pine Ridge Middle School basketball team

WEST COLUMBIA, SC — When DeAndrei Carson took the helm as coach of Pine Ridge Middle School’s boys basketball team, he had big shoes to fill – his late father’s. Rich Gibson, better known as “Coach Rich,”  was a beloved coach, mentor, and father figure at the Lexington Two middle school and around the Pine […]

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Registration open for rising 4K and 5K Lexington 2 students for 2024-2025 school year

Registration is open for rising 4K and 5K students who will be new to Lexington Two in the 2024-2025 school year. Among required registration documents:  Child’s birth certificate (long form) Child’s immunization certificate Two proofs of residence (one utility bill and a lease/mortgage) Parent photo identification Additional requirements for 4K enrollment: Child must be 4 […]

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