Month: October 2025
— As the November 4 Runoff Election approaches, Brian Duncan — a lifelong Lexington County resident, veteran, and small-business owner — is calling on voters across District 88 to come together and make their voices heard. Early voting runs October 29–31, and turnout will decide the direction of local leadership. (Clark Berry Photography – clarkberry.com […]
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Halloween is Oct. 31, and falls on a Friday this year. Children are preparing their costumes and looking forward to all the treats they will collect while they Trick-or-Treat. West Columbia’s streets will be filled with kids. Trick-or-Treating is an American tradition that brings thrills to the young. Jimmy and Wendy Watford live in West Columbia’s Saluda […]
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Lexington Police and emergency crews responded to a collision, Monday afternoon, in the 4900 block of Sunset Blvd (US-378) on Monday. The crash resulted in multiple lanes being closed while first responders on the scene worked to clear the road. The collision, Monday morning, was caused by two vehicles who were both making turns from […]
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Rev. Kenneth Taylor is the newly appointed Presiding Elder of the Edisto District of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the AME Church, that includes Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, the Mother Conference of African Methodism in the state. He is presiding over 34 churches. His departure as pastor from West Columbia’s Turner Memorial […]
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The Greater Cayce West Columbia Chamber of Commerce received an inquiry, in September, from (TERC) the SC Tourism Expenditure Review Committee, that oversees the use of accommodation tax revenue by municipalities. TERC initiated the request based on an anonymous and unsupported allegation against the Chamber. The Charleston-based Post and Courier newspaper published an article under […]
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Units from the West Columbia Police Department, West Columbia Fire and EMS responded to a crash on Sunset Boulevard, at 12th Street, Sunday evening. The crash happened before 7 p.m. (Photo by Jackson Ward)
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 1600 block of Jim Spence Road in the Lexington area of Lexington County on Sunday, at approximately 5:25 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. George Hall Gomez Jr., 17, of Leesville, was traveling southbound on Jim Spence Road when […]
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John Lastinger has advanced to Runoff with Candidate Brian Duncan in the House District 88 Race The Runoff Election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Early Voting is: Oct. 29–31. Press Release – After earning the most votes in the special election for South Carolina House District 88, Pastor John Lastinger will advance to a runoff against […]
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