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Lynn Summer was inducted into the Brookland-Cayce High School Education Hall of Fame, Thursday evening. The Brookland-Cayce High School Education Foundation sponsored the Hall of Fame Gala held at Seawell’s in Columbia. Summer worked at Brookland-Cayce High School for more than two decades before her retirement in 2019. “She is one of a kind and […]
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Obituary of Alvin Gennar Kiser, Sr. Gennar “Jr” Kiser went to his forever home on Wednesday February 9th, 2022. The family will hold a Graveside service for Mr. Alvin Gennar Kiser Sr. at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, West Columbia, SC on Monday February 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. The Rev. Gina D. Metz will officiate. The service […]
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Bryan Christopher Powers, age 36 from Lexington County, was convicted this week by a Lexington County jury of Reckless Vehicular Homicide for causing the death of Mildred Smith, age 81 from Pelion. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the trial of this case and ultimately sentenced Powers to 8 years in the South […]
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The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on North Lake Drive (SC-6) at Round Knob Road, around 4 p.m., Thursday. Police, EMS and fire units responded. Round Knob Road remained closed for a while. Police said the collision was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way.
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The WeCo River District Merchants Association held its monthly meeting, Thursday at Chayze Lounge on Meeting Street in West Columbia. Chaye Alexander, a WeCo River District Board member, said she moved Chayze Lounge from Columbia to the River District because the area is rising and she saw promise. She has been pleased with the move […]
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Valentine’s Day is Monday (Feb. 14) and some will begin to commemorate the occasion this weekend.Three of the most-famous views of the city skyline are from West Columbia fine dining restaurants. “We will be busy all this weekend with Valentine’s diners,” said Mike Davis, expert chef and owner of Terra at 100 State Street in […]
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The West Columbia Police Department has arrested two men in connection to a murder. Arrested are: 40-year-old Brandon Taylor and 34-year-old Rayshawn Suber. The two were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday by the West Columbia Police Department, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and the US Marshals Task Force. The two men had been wanted by the […]
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Obituary of Dorothy Shelton Dorothy (Dottie) Shelton, 75, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 surrounded by members of her family. Dottie was born in Fayetteville, NC on June 13, 1946. She is pre-deceased by her mother Frances and father William; her husband, Charles; her brothers, Stevie and James; and her sisters, Mary, Jane, Debbie, and Suzy. She was […]
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