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6 Airport High School players sign to play college football

Wednesday is National Signing Day and six Airport High School football players — including twin brothers — declared their intent Wednesday to play their sport at the college level. The Lexington Two athletes are: Wesley Gilliard — North Greenville University Zachary Moseley — Missouri Valley College Justin Rivers — Newberry College Collyn Richardson —  Newberry College […]

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West Columbia recognizes employees for years of service – including 30-year pin

West Columbia City Council recognized city employees Tuesday night during council’s meeting. Employees were recognized for: Five years of service: Maggie Jones; Chris Morris; Dylan Reed; Chris Eagans; Raymond Hall; Doug Kennedy; Chris Mitchell; Stephen Williams; Chris Cranford; Ten years of service: Ken Ebener; Becky Lee; Chris Yarborough; Jody Putney; John Miller; Bobby Wigfall. 15 […]

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Funeral service for homeless veteran Dennis Reidy will include military honors

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday that the funeral service for Mr. Dennis Reidy, the homeless U.S. Veteran recently found deceased in Lexington, has been scheduled. Mr. Reidy’s funeral, with military honors, will take place at noon on February 23, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. the coroner’s office said Steve Goulet of American Legion […]

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West Columbia City Council passes resolution recognizing WeReadSC

West Columbia City Council passed a Resolution Tuesday night recognizing WeReadSC, BC Grammar School No. 1 Elementary School, Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library, and Cocky’s Reading Express. The resolution declares Reading and Literacy a Priority for the City of West Columbia

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Rep. Joe Wilson lauds tax cuts at Mooneyhan’s Auto Repair in West Columbia

Congressman Joe Wilson held a press conference at Mooneyhan’s Auto Service in West Columbia Monday to congratulate owner Bill Monneyhan on the expansion of the small business. Wilson and Mooneyhan said the plans to expand the shop are directly related to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “We are planning to add employees and […]

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Brake applied to Amtrak train seconds before impact

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, on Monday, examined the site of the collision of two trains that took place early Sunday morning in Cayce, at Charleston Highway and Pine Ridge Road. According to data from recorders recovered from the crash, the Amtrak train that hit the stationary CSX freight train was braking in […]

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Repair of Wilton Road in Springdale has begun

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is moving toward fixing Wilton Road in Springdale, according to state Rep. Micah Caskey. The road has been impassable since the flood waters of October 2015 washed out an earthen dam, and took part of the road with it. “We had a meeting in my office last week with […]

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Misaligned switch cause fatal train crash in Cayce

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt was in Cayce Sunday to begin the federal investigation into the train crash that resulted in the death of two Amtrak employees in the earlier hours of that day. Sumwalt, at a Sunday press conference, said a train track switch was in the wrong position and that allowed […]

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