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Airport High School is the South Carolina 4A Lower State Baseball Champion. The Eagles defeated South Florence by a score of 9-2 Thursday night in Florence. Airport will travel to play 4A Upper-State Champion Top-Seed Seneca on Tuesday.Hunter Epps was the winning pitcher for the Eagles, Thursday night. He recorded 4 strikeouts, no walks and […]
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Cayce City Manager, Jim Crosland, has announced his retirement after 28 years of dedicated service to the United States military, as well as local governments and law enforcement. In Cayce, he has served as City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and former Assistant Director of the Cayce Department of Public Safety. He began his career in […]
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Dawn Staley made a stop at Simon & Schuster in New York City Monday to celebrate the first printed copies of her new book, UNCOMMON FAVOR, hitting shelves May 20. The USC Women’s Basketball coach said she will hold an event – something big – for her South Carolina people, too. She posted this message […]
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The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Cares Foundation Riverwalk Rabbit Run took place Saturday morning. There were 277 runners. The run follwed a scenic route starting on State Street in West Columbia’s River District and proceeding into Cayce’s Arts District before entering the Cayce Riverwalk. The run came off of the Riverwalk at the Blossom Street […]
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The following City of West Columbia parks are now open after being closed for safety and cleanup for the weather event: B Avenue Ball Park Bark West Dog Park Carraway Park at the Riverwalk Douglas Reeves Community Park Fowler Community Park Rosamunda Percell-Butler Community Park West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater and Parking Lot The following will […]
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Irmo Fire District units, with assistance from the Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Twisted Hill Road Tuesday morning.Fire damage was limited to one room, and the rest of the house suffered smoke damage.There were no injuries. The house’s smoke alarms went off and […]
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Are you looking for a special gift? If so, there are several locally-owned shops in West Columbia that may have something for your Christmas shopping list that you won’t find anywhere else. Eclectic Edge Woodworks opened earlier this year at 305 Charleston Highway, behind Zesto, in West Columbia’s Triangle City. Eclectic Edge Woodworks is a retail furniture […]
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The Pineview Ruritans of West Columbia are holding a Chicken Bog Dinner fundraiser. Proceeds will go to the Katie Feaster family. Katie died of breast cancer on Nov. 25, at the age of 29. She leaves behind a three-year-old daughter. (Click to see Facebook page) The Chicken Bog fundraiser is from 4 p.m.-to-6:30 p.m. on […]
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