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The West Columbia Beautification Foundation’s Taste on the River was a rousing success. It was held last Tuesday at Stone River. “We are thrilled with the response and the support of the community,” said Kathy Whetzel, chairwoman of the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. It was the fifth year of Taste on the River and Whetzel […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot on Groover Circle, Cayce, in the early morning hours of Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Jose L. Gonzalez, 42, was pronounced deceased at the scene due to a single gunshot wound. An investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division and Cayce Department […]
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Two Northside Middle School Concert Choir students have been selected to participate in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Honor Choir for 2021. Northside Middle students Jenna Pownall and Bradlynn Sturkie competed with hundreds of other middle school choral students from across South Carolina. Participants were required to prepare and submit vocal audition recordings. The […]
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Look out over the playground at Springdale Elementary, and one of the first things that catches your eye is the new bright pink buddy bench. That new bench — along with an ocean-themed seesaw, red flower table and lime green spinner chair — were dedicated Monday in memory of Faye Swetlik, who was a first-grader […]
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A male was found shot to death in Cayce overnight, according to SFC Evan R Antley of the Cayce Department of Public Safety. At approximately 3:40 a.m. on Monday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious male in a vehicle on Groover Circle. Within minutes officers arrived on […]
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Meeting Street Interiors is the epitome of elegance in home décor. The business is featured in the West Columbia Newsletter – Click here for link It has been at 614 Meeting St., West Columbia, since 1998.“We’ve seen it grow,” said Marion Scott, “a lot is happening in West Columbia.” Marion owns Meeting Street Interiors with […]
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Robert Miller of West Columbia has been charged with sexually abusing a minor. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the June 3, arrest of Miller, age 37, Friday, on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office […]
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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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