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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced through a tweet that deputies responded to a bank robbery at First Citizens Bank on Sunset Boulevard around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to the LCSD Twitter account, crime scene investigators arrived around 10:30 a.m. to process the scene and look for any potential evidence inside the bank. One […]
Read More >>West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall has a lot of responsibility, and he is very clear about it. “My job is to keep the citizens of West Columbia safe,” said Tyndall. “To do that I have to hire the appropriate people and provide them the resources for our officers to do their jobs.” Mayor Bobby […]
Read More >>Riverbanks Zoo and Garden shared some images of the zoo’s newest baby gorilla with Kazi, the infant’s mother. and Cenzoo, the daddy gorilla. The zoo reports that the baby gorilla and the rest of the family troop are doing well as of Tuesday morning. The infant was born at 8:10 a.m. on Monday, zoo officials annpunced. […]
Read More >>The City of West Columbia welcomed its newest Code Compliance Officer Bridget Henderson, left, at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. She is pictured with Code Compliance Manager Daniel Shearer. Photo by Kelli Ricard, City of West Columbia.
Read More >>From Dawn Kujawa- Lexington 2 Communications Airport High School’s graduating seniors received their diplomas during a Tuesday morning ceremony at Eagle Stadium. The roughly 285 members of the Class of 2018 were cheered by family, friends, educators and others.
Read More >>West Columbia Riverwalk from Moffatt Street to the Gervais Street Bridge Open After Flooding All sections of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park are now to the public after being closed due to flooding.
Read More >>From Lexington 2 Schools- Dawn Kujawa. Under sunny skies, Brookland-Cayce High’s graduating seniors received their diplomas during a Monday morning ceremony at Bearcat Stadium. About 220 graduates at the ceremony were cheered by family, friends, educators and others, as class speakers encouraged fellow graduates to go out into the world and “live a life you’re […]
Read More >>Did you hear a loud buzzing sound outside of your home Monday? S.C. Electric and Gas contractors are using a helicopter to perform electric line work in the West Columbia area this week, Monday through Friday. The work will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. On Monday, much of the work was […]
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