Month: August 2024
Gov. Henry McMaster was in a historic building on the grounds of Savage Craft Ale Works in West Columbia, Wednesday, for the ceremonial signing of a bill which extends the state’s Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit through 2035. The bill also increases the maximum tax credit that can be earned in a year from $500,000 to […]
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At the West Columbia City Council meeting, Monday, Anna Huffman introduced a video that features many of the sites of West Columbia, including restaurants, its unique residential neighborhoods, shops and the scenic West Columbia Riverwalk and the Congaree River. The Video is narrated by Huffman who is the West Columbia Director of Public Relations and […]
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The City of West Columbia’s Meeting Street Artisan Market is this Thursday, Aug. 22. There are only two more chances this summer to shop with the local vendors, and then it will be back for the Meeting Street Music Fest on September 7, Fall Back Fest on November 1, and the first three Saturdays in […]
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James Austen Gillespie, 33, of Lexington, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child sex abuse materials. * Evidence presented to the court showed that on July 11, 2021, Gillespie used his cellphone to edit himself into two compromising images of a nude minor child. United States District […]
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Barbara Jane’s Boutique in the Granby Village shopping center (at 1505 Charleston Hwy, Ste. B-10 West Columbia) is hosting a Stuff a Bag 50% off Charity Sale this coming Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24. The details are: purchase a bag for $10.00. Stuff the bag (bag must be able to shut and nothing […]
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Units from the Irmo Fire District responded a structure fire early Tuesday morning in an assisted living facility in the 900 block of Columbia Avenue. Fire and EMS crews worked to evacuate residents and extinguish the fire. Fire damage was limited to a laundry room and did not extend into the rest of the structure. […]
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The City of West Columbia is proud to announce the dedication of a historic statue at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater on Friday, Aug. 16. The statue is a tribute to the late Judge Tanya Amber Gee, a distinguished figure in the community who passed away in 2016. She loved the river and Riverwalk was […]
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The West Columbia City Council recognized Cayce-West Columbia Diamond Youth Baseball “O”Zone All-StarBaseball Team for winning the 2024 South Carolina Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2“O”Zone State Championship. The All-Star Baseball Team players are Lance Anfinson, Kolton Bolin, Parker Burge, Braydon Busbee, Logan Hildebrand, Baskins McCraw, Kameron Pringle, Bentley Ritchie, Chaston Smith, Ryan Watkins, and Logan […]
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