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Seven people were displaced after fires broke out in two separate residences in West Columbia on Tuesday afternoon. County of Lexington emergency personnel responded to a residential structure fire call in the 4000 block of Florentine Road just before 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, Lexington County firefighters observed heavy smoke and flames coming from two structures […]
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The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a house fire that occurred Saturday. Maria Addy-Starino, 64 died in the fire on Dickert Drive. Link to initial story on fire Lexington County spokesman Harrison Cahill said it is standard procedure to turn any fatal fire over to SLED for investigation. A cause of the fire […]
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The regular Cayce City Council meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Below is a copy of the agenda. Click on images below to enlarge and read.
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West Columbia City Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia. Agenda: Presentation of Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) – Mr. Bill Hancock, C.P.A., The Brittingham Group REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCES/CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD Mr. John Banks of the West Metro Visitor […]
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Teachers and students at C.A. Taylor Elementary School in Cayce kicked off March Literacy Madness last week. As part of the kick-off, they dressed like characters in books on March 1. How many favorites can you find?
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim that was found deceased in the structure fire that happened at approximately 8 a.m.. Saturday, in the 100 block of Dickert Drive in Lexington County. Maria Addy-Starino, 64, of Lexington was pulled from the home by firefighters that responded to the home fire. She was pronounced dead […]
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The completion of the waterline relocation project on Rainbow Drive will require a disruption in service for City of West Columbia water customers beginning on Tuesday. Water service will be turned off for customers from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., on Tuesday, March 7, for customers on the East side of I-26, marked in orange […]
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It was a night to remember. It was “A Taste of West Columbia” held Tuesday night at the Stone River facility on the Congaree River in West Columbia. The fundraiser was for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation. Sponsors were: Estates Co. Brookland Development, Mooneyhans Auto, Nephron Pharmaceutical, Something Borrowed, McGee Reality, CresCom Bank, Burkett and […]
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