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Lexington County deputies have arrested a Batesburg man accused of firing shots during a gang-related shooting that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl and wounded another girl. Quayshaun Xzander Clark, 29, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possessing a weapon during a violent crime and discharging a firearm into a dwelling, according to […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle in the 2400 block of Augusta Road at approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday. According to Fisher, Ms. Donna Lee Barnes, 64, of West Columbia was attempting to cross the roadway when she was struck […]
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A new supermarket and restaurant are rising out of the ground between Jarvis Klapman Boulevard and US 1 in West Columbia. The site is across from Whetzel’s Automotive. It was announced in January that a grocery called the Supermarket Garibaldi and a Mexican cuisine restaurant would be built at the site across from the former […]
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From Ashley Hunter, City of Cayce – Cayce Department of Public Safety Director Byron Snellgrove, announced his retirement, Thursday, after more than 35 years in law enforcement. Upon his retirement, Snellgrove was praised for his leadership and his commitment to professionalism and community policing, in a City of Cayce press release, Snellgrove’s retirement announcement “is […]
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SC Midlands Wedding Officiant held its Grand Opening at 989 Knox Abbot Drive, Suite 101, Cayce, Thursday. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting. Samantha Leitner is the owner. She can cover your wedding or elopement at her place for just $75 or will travel to your wedding, anniversary/renewal […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Madera Road, Batesburg,at approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesay. According to Fisher, Miss Tashya Michelle Jay, 11, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to a gunshot wound. Another girl was also shot during the […]
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Father’s Day is June 20, about 10 days from now. West Columbia, like the rest of the country, will recognize dad on his special day. Father’s Day was actually created by a woman in 1909 and is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. A woman named Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to establish an official day […]
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Brookland-Cayce High School art teacher Michelle Giovannone looks for ways to share her students’ works not only around the school, but around the community. Her students’ latest projects — three painted nature-themed picnic tables — are found in prominent and popular spots in Cayce: the new Art Lot and Guignard Park. Giovannone said she was […]
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