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West Columbia’s Savage Craft Ale Works celebrated its first year in business, Saturday. The micro-brewery opened to a large crowd at 430 Center St. in late January 2021. The business has thrived despite the spectre of COVID. Savage Craft is housed in the renovated old Brookland City Hall and Fire Station building. The structure was […]
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From Lexington County – Jessica Imbimbo – Lexington County Council approved an ordinance to reestablish the nine council districts at a council meeting in January. This process, known as redistricting, includes redrawing the lines of the council districts in order to accommodate the population changes recorded by the 2020 Census. This process is required by […]
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From Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard’s Office – Mark Louis Cote, a 71-year-old man living in Lexington, pled guilty this morning in Lexington County to Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature (ABHAN) for shooting a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Cote was sentenced by Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin to twelve […]
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The new gas station in the parking lot of the Carolina Pottery complex, 2816 Augusta Rd, West Columbia, is now open. The Murphy USA gas station opened recently across from Lowe’s. A Take 5 Car Wash is also being built on the other side of the parking lot. It is still under construction. There is […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was found dead outside an apartment located in the 300 block of Roberts Street in the Town of Lexington , Saturday, shortly before 11 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Zeloni Canyus Ellison, 15, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due […]
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An arrest has been made in the overnight shooting death of a teenage male, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. The shooting occurred at the Town and Country Apartments. At approximately 10:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at 301 Roberts Street. When officers arrived, they found a deceased 15-year-old victim who had […]
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The City of West Columbia Meeting Street Artisan Market is cancelled this Saturday, January 29, 2022, due to inclement weather. Shop with the vendors next Saturday, from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, at the Interactive Art Park, 425 Meeting Street, West Columbia. The market includes vendors selling original art, crafts, foods, and produce. Free parking […]
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The ribbon was cut at Always Original Bakery, 501 Meeting St., West Columbia, Thursday. George Grogan owns the bakery with his partner Jay Dawson. “We looked all over for a place for this bakery,,” Grogan said. “We heard such nice things about West Columbia, so we came here.” He said since opening the people of […]
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