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West Columbia streets blocked as crews prepare for Gervais Street Bridge Dinner

The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner is being held Sunday afternoon in West Columbia. Crews were busy Sunday preparing for the big event. Sunset Boulevard was blocked Al’s Upstairs and Bridgepoint Condominiums. Meeting Street was blocked at the Meeting Street – State Street intersection. Alexander Road at Black Rooster was blocked, too. The roads will be […]

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Treveon Nelson arrested, to be charged in Sanaa Amenhotep murder case, says sheriff

Treveon Nelson, 18, is in custody. The Cayce resident will be charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of Sanaa Amenhotep. Deputies arrested Nelson Friday evening near Leesville. A minor female has also been arrested in the ongoing investigation into Amenhotep’s death. The minor is being held by the South Carolina of Juvenile […]

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Richland County teen Sanaa Amenhotep died after being shot

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the official cause of death ofRichland County teen, Sanaa Amenhotep, whose body was recovered from a woodedarea in Leesville, Thursday. According to Fisher, an autopsy performed Friday confirmed that MissAmenhotep sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The autopsy concluded that thegunshot wounds were the cause of Miss Amenhotep’s death, which […]

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West Columbia Road closures set for Sunday for the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner – See parking map

The Gervais Street Bridge will be closed to driver traffic beginning Sunday, May 2, at 9 a.m., until midnight for the Gervais Street Bridge Dinner. The intersections will be blocked heading East towards Columbia on Sunset Boulevard, Alexander Road, and Meeting Street. Please use alternate routes such as Jarvis Klapman Boulevard. Public parking options for […]

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Deputies search for suspect after missing teen found dead in Lexington County

Sanaa Amenhotep, a Columbia 15-year-old who was missing, was found dead Thursday morning in Lexington County. One person has been arrested in connection to the case and and investigators are also searching for Treveon Nelson, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. He held a news conference Thursday regarding the death. Lott said Amenhotep was […]

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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis returns nearly $26K in unclaimed funds to dealership

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recently presented Jim Hudson, founder and principal of the Jim Hudson Automotive Group, with nearly $26,000 in unclaimed funds due to his business and various dealerships throughout the state. “I love returning unclaimed property to people across South Carolina, and I am certainly glad when we can return funds to local […]

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Ashley Hunter and MPA Strategies chosen as Chamber’s Business of the Quarter

Ashley Hunter, founder of MPA Strategies in Cayce, was recognized at Tuesday’s Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber breakfast as: “Business of the Quarter.” C-WC Chamber President Tim James presented Hunter with a US Flag that had flown over the Chamber’s headquarters. The breakfast was held at Stone River in West Columbia.The designation was in appreciation of […]

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Lindsay Cox recognized as C-WC Chamber’s Ambassador of the Quarter

Lindsay Cox was recognized at Tuesday’s Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast as: Ambassador of the Quarter. Cox is a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones. C-WC Chamber President Tim James presented Cox with a South Carolina flag that had flown over the Chamber’s headquarters. The breakfast was held at Stone River in West Columbia. The honor […]

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