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Precinct for Tuesday’s Cayce City Council election moved to American Legion Hall

The special election for Cayce City Council District 1 is Tuesday. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. If you normally vote at Cayce precinct 3 – Cayce United Methodist Church – please note that the precinct has been temporarily moved. There is only one voting precinct and it’s at Cayce No. 1 […]

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44-year-old man identified as victim in fatal tractor-trailer crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 57, at approximately 05:30 p.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Benjamin Edward Parker, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. The tractor trailer […]

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Tractor-trailer hits bridge support on I-20, driver dies

One person was killed Sunday afternoon in a collision involving a tractor-trailer, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, on I-20, westbound at mile marker 56 in Lexington County. The truck ran off the road and struck a bridge support for the overpass of […]

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Woman, 75, identified as Lexington homicide victim

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred at approximately 1 a.m., Saturday, in the 100 block of Industrial Drive in Lexington. According to Fisher, Ms. Janet Carol Buril, 75, of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma to the head. The Lexington Police […]

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West Columbia Riverwalk Park Now Open

From Anna Huffman – City of West Columbia Communications – The West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, and 100 Riverside Drive, West Columbia, is now open after being temporarily closed due to flooding.

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River Bluff High postpones football opener after 3 test positive for COVID

River Bluff High School postpones the beginning of its varsity football season after three individuals associated with the team tested positive for COVID-19. This decision does not impact River Bluff High’s junior varsity or B teams. “While we were looking forward to playing Lexington (Sept. 25) and South Aiken (Oct. 2) high schools and hate […]

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Coroner identifies West Columbia man who was hit and killed by vehicle

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who died as a result of being struck by a vehicle in the 3500 block of Augusta Road at approximately 5:45 a.m., Thursday. According to Fisher, Mr. Otto X. Asmond III, 26, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. […]

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New West Columbia houses on Tour of Homes

The Largest Open House of New Homes is the 2020 TOUR OF HOMES and it includes West Columbia properties.       It begins Saturday and will be held over the next two weekends in September from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays.  The annual scattered-site showing […]

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