Month: January 2025
As of 7 a.m., Tuesday, the National Weather Service of Columbia issued an update: The Latest trends continue to indicate an uptick in the snow totals with the upcoming winter weather. The earlier forecast called for about one-tenth of an inch of snow for Lexington County. Now the forecast calls for an inch of snow […]
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Snow is likely in Lexington County on Tuesday night, and it will be cold. The National Weather Service in Columbia puts the chance at 62 percent that Lexington County will see snow, but accumulation is expected to only be one-tenth of an inch or less. There’s a 15 percent chance for an inch of snow […]
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West Columbia City Hall and city parks will close at noon Tuesday, due to inclement weather forecast
Due to impending inclement weather on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the City of West Columbia will implement the following closures: City Information City Hall will close at noon on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Parks All parks will close at noon on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, until further notice, including: B Avenue Ball Park Bark West Dog […]
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Lexington Two schools and offices will dismiss early on Tuesday, January 21, due to forecasts of potential wintry weather beginning late Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday’s early dismissal times are 11:30 a.m. for elementary schools, 12:30 p.m. for middle and high schools. All after-school activities/programs are canceled, including athletic events and practices, extracurricular activities, after-school programs, […]
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An Arctic air blast blew into South Carolina Monday, with lows in the mid-20s Monday morning and a high temperature forecast to be around 40 degrees for the day. Expect a low of 19 degrees Monday night and highs only reaching into the 30s Tuesday. The wind chill will make it feel much colder. There […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested John Lemuel Morrell Jr, 60-years-old, of Lexington, for Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and Grand Larceny, value $10,000 or more. Morrell was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center, Friday. An investigation by VAMPF revealed […]
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UPDATED: The West Columbia Big Lots in the Woodberry Plaza, at 3230 Augusta Road (US 1) is not on the list to close according to a list of Big Lots stores to close, nationwide, published by Newsweek magazine. Brothers Retail Partners bought the Big Lots name in December and are partnered with North Carolina-based Variety […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation has begun preparing for potential winter weather impacts throughout the state. In Lexington County, There is a 60 percent chance of snow Tuesday night, according to The Weather Channel forecast. The low Tuesday night is forecast to be 22 degrees. There is a 40 percent chance of snow Tuesday […]
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