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MA narcotics operation last month netted two arrests, which prompted agents to search a home and a storage unit. Richard Eugene Ford, 60, and, Cynthia Rooks, 51, are charged with trafficking meth and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Ford and Rooks distributed more than 1,000 grams during an operation […]
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The Fifth Annual West Columbia Beautification Foundation’s Tribute for Trees Gala is Tuesday, Sept. 10. It’s in the New Brookland Room of the West Columbia City Hall, 200 N. 12th St. “We’re really looking forward to the Tribute for Trees Gala,” said Melissa Sprouse-Browne, chairwoman of the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. “We grow every year […]
Read More >>A Lexington man who was reported missing has been located and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend. Link: https://oldsite.westmetronews.net/deputies-searching-for-lexington-man-after-body-was-found-at-his-home/ Vincent Thomas Shivers, 50, was apprehended in Canada Thursday evening by members of the Toronto Police Fugitive Squad as he boarded a plane bound for London at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. […]
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The State Street Art Crawl- or First Friday- in West Columbia is Friday (Sept. 6) from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Come see what all the fuss is about on the left side of the river at the shops and restaurants of the State Street. Lainie Lewis is the owner of State Street Trading Company […]
Read More >>A Lexington man who was reported missing has been located and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend. Link: https://oldsite.westmetronews.net/deputies-searching-for-lexington-man-after-body-was-found-at-his-home/ Vincent Thomas Shivers, 50, was apprehended in Canada Thursday evening by members of the Toronto Police Fugitive Squad as he boarded a plane bound for London at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. […]
Read More >> The State Street Art Crawl- or First Friday- in West Columbia is Friday (Sept. 6) from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Come see what all the fuss is about on the left side of the river at the shops and restaurants of the State Street. Lainie Lewis is the owner of State Street Trading Company […]
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Hurricane Dorian has passed and Lexington Two schools are operating on a normal schedule Friday. The forecast for Friday is sunny, with a high of 95 degrees. S.C. Public Safety director Leroy Smith said there were no deaths reported from the storm. In the West-Metro section of Lexington County- including Cayce and West Columbia and […]
Read More >>Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of a pedestrian who died after being struck by multiple vehicles Thursday morning on I-20 eastbound at mile marker 65. The incident occurred at approximately 5:40 a.m. Christy Mildred Branham, 46, of James Dunbar Road, Pelion, died at the scene after being struck. An autopsy indicated […]
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