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Beginning on Monday (July 29) the SCDOT will close Whippoorwill Drive at Sunset Boulevard (US 378) in West Columbia for pavement repairs. Whippoorwill is where the turn-in to Rush’s is. The project will include drainage system improvements and resurfacing. SCDOT expects the work to be completed in August. A sign near the worksite indicates the […]
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Irmo Fire crews were on the scene of a tractor trailer accident on I-26 Westbound at Mile Marker 105, Tuesday. The truck ran off the Interstate and ended up on Fernandina Road, a mile before the off ramp.There was a delay and slow traffic until the truck could be removed.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that on July 10, 2024, a Lexington County Jury found Michael Scott Valdario guilty on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 1st degree and two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2nd degree. Judge Walton McLeod handed down a sentence of two years on each Sexual Exploitation […]
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The Cayce Cool Down is being presented by the City of Cayce Events Committee, on July 27. Click for link It’s FREE Family Fun from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Cayce’s Granby Gardens Park, 1800 12th St. Cayce.There will be an inflatable water slides, water balloons, water soakers, slip and slides, sprinklers, snow cones […]
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A veteran South Carolina educator with more than two decades of experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels has been selected as Lexington School District Two’s new chief academic and innovation officer. currently serves as assistant superintendent for school leadership in the Greenville County Schools, the state’s largest district, where he provides support […]
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MOTA ENTERPRISES and Mota Crosslinking Business Academy to celebrate the 4th annual SC Women Leaders in Business Day Proclamation in March 8th at 11 am. 633 12th Street, West Columbia. During this diverse event, the audience will witness the readings Proclamations of local counties and state recognition as SC Women Leaders in Business Day written […]
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The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber conducted a Ribbon-Cutting ceremony, Thursday, at Precision Tune Auto Care (formerly Ricky’s Tire and Auto) 1534 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia “It’s great to see a local well-established and respected business join together with a professional national business,” said Chamber President and CEO Tim James.He noted that Precision Tune Auto Care […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is trying to find 35-year-old Tony Etheredge. His family reported him as a missing person Thursday. The family last had contact with him on Jan. 1.Tony is 5’9” and weighs 135 pounds. His truck, a 2014 black Toyota Tacoma, was recovered near the intersection of Truex Road and Rish Drive […]
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