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There is a Rhythm on the River concert Friday in the Riverwalk Amphitheater in West Columbia.It begins at 6 p.m. Playing Friday night is: Oct 22- Walter Hemingway and the Nahi Gruv Band. Rhythm on the River is sponsored by Lexington Medical Center, Nephron and United Community Bank. The City of West Columbia is also […]
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COVID numbers are declining in West Columbia just in time for Halloween. The Centers for Disease Control said Halloween 2021 should be more normal after last year’s COVID-impacted event.Kids who want to, should get outdoors and go trick-or-treating this Halloween, according to the CDC. While the CDC is pro-trick-or-treat, crowd sizes should be limited. Crowded […]
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A Columbia man is accused of flying home from California with more than 40 pounds of marijuana and $4,000 in his suitcases. Kevin Antwan Simmons, 43, is charged with trafficking marijuana, according to a warrant for his arrest.“Law enforcement officers from the Sacramento area notified South Carolina-based Drug Enforcement Administration agents that Simmons was flying […]
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Jerry and MacLeod Bellune have sold The Lexington County Chronicle. The MacLeods, with their son Mark, opened The Chronicle in 1992. Before that they were with the Dispatch News in Lexington. Jerry and MacLeod will retire to travel and write books. Wednesday night a retirement party was held for Jerry and MacLeod. It was hosted […]
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There are good jobs waiting for local students and Nephron wants to give you one. Gov. Henry McMaster joined Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO Lou Kennedy, and National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons, in West Columbia Wednesday, for the Nephron stop of the Creators Wanted workforce development exhibition and tour. “The main thing that […]
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Lexington Two’s temporary emergency mask requirement currently in effect for students, staff and visitors will be allowed to expire on October 31. The decision was made by Lexington Two’s Board of Trustees at its monthly meeting on October 19. The board put the temporary mask requirement into place during a September 2 meeting, to run […]
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The City of West Columbia invites you to the 5th Annual Fall Back Fest on the 100 Block of State Street, West Columbia, SC, Friday, November 5, 2021, from 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The Meeting Street Artisan Market will be open for a special night edition to kick off the holiday shopping season. Businesses […]
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A Lexington County middle school student is accused of having a loaded gun in his backpack at school Tuesday. “A male student at Carolina Springs Middle School had a loaded pistol in his book bag,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Administrators received a tip the student might have a gun and they found it […]
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