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2 former BI-LO stores transitioning to new brands

Two grocery BI-LO Stores have changed the signs to the new brand.The former BI-LO in the Westside Plaza Shopping Center in West Columbia now has the Kj’s Market sign in front of it. The store is not open yet. The former BI-LO in Cayce’s Parkland Plaza has taken down all of its BI-LO signage. A […]

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Airport High School’s Duce Staley hired as Detroit Lions’ new assistant head coach

Former Airport High School star Duce Staley has joined the Detroit Lions as their new assistant head coach and running backs coach, according to news reports. Staley held the assistant coach job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Staley interviewed for the head coaching job with the Eagles. He asked for his release after he was not […]

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Lexington County Coroner’s Office overloaded because of COVID-related deaths

There were 235 people who died in Lexington County in 2020 who had COVID-19 at the time of their death, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office. The pandemic started in March, so the numbers are for nine months. The death count for Lexington County in 2019 was more than 2,500. In 2020 it was […]

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New Shrubs planted in West Columbia by West Columbia Beautification Foundation, Public Works

Have you seen the new shrubs on state Street? The West Columbia Beautification Foundation in a partnership with the City of West Columbia Public Works Department are replanting shrubs around West Columbia. The new shrubs are also being planted on 12th Street, Charleston Highway and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard, according to Jamie Hook, public works director.

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Coroner identifies man who died in Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 300 block of Hermitage Road, in Lexington County. The crash occurred at approximately 9:30 Wednesday night. According to Fisher, Mr. Richard Tyler Hook, 25, of Lexington was pronounced deceased at the scene due to his injuries. […]

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Car chase through Lexington County results in arrest of man accused of attempted murder

A man accused of attempted murder was arrested Thursday after leading deputies on a chase along Interstate Highways 26 and 77 through Richland and Lexington counties. Devin Richard Boineau, 29, was also wanted for breach of trust and possession of a weapon during a violent crime when he initiated a pursuit with Richland County deputies. […]

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West Columbia business owner thwarts car theft

Real Estate School of South Carolina owner Chip Browne stopped his vehicle from being stolen on Thursday night by catching the would-be thief in the act.  After finishing his evening real estate license course livestream, he was shutting off the lights in his building on Medical Circle, across from Lexington Medical Center around 9:30 p.m. […]

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13 Lexington 2 middle school students named South Carolina Junior Scholars

Thirteen Lexington Two middle school students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars. The program, developed by the state Department of Education, identifies eighth-graders with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability through testing and other criteria, offering summer opportunities through South Carolina colleges and universities, according to the department website. Those named Junior Scholars in […]

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