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D’Alberto and Graham opens new office building in West Columbia

From – C. Grant Jackson, GrantJax Communications – D’Alberto & Graham Attorneys & Advisors, concentrating on business law and commercial transactions, will open its new office building Monday, Aug 3, at 508 Meeting St. in West Columbia. “Our team is looking forward to moving into our new building in rapidly growing West Columbia,” said attorney […]

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East Point Academy offering 5-day, in-person classes

East Point Academy will offer full-day and five-day in-person instruction for school year 2020-21 at both of its West Columbia campus sites. The middle school is on Leaphart Street, off of Sunset Boulevard. The elementary school is on Chris Drive. East Point Academy is a tuition free Chinese immersion public charter school offering offering four-year-old […]

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Sen. Nikki Setzler says Senate needs to act on COVID-19’s impact on voting

Sen. Nikki Setzler sent a letter to Senate President Harvey Peeler, Monday, requesting the Senate be called back into session as soon as possible to address the impact of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic on voting rights and upcoming elections. This request, said Setzler, comes partially in response to a letter sent by State Election Commission’s […]

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958 COVID-19 cases in Cayce, Springdale and West Columbia

There have been 440 confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Columbia (29169) as of Monday, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. In Cayce (29033) DHEC reports 208 coronavirus cases and there have been 310 confirmed cases in the 29170 Zip code, in the Springdale -West Columbia area. There have been 85 […]

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Some St. Anns Alley homes getting close to completion in West Columbia’s River District

Some of the homes in St Anns Alley are getting close to be completed. And there is a “SOLD” sign on at least one of the houses. St Anns Alley is a community of 34 single-family homes in the burgeoning West Columbia River District. the new homes are being built in the area of Center, […]

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2 of the 3 killed in truck crash are from Lexington County

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the names of the individuals who died in a pickup truck crash. Columbia/Richland Fire, EMS, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a single vehicle collision, just after 2 a.m. Sunday, in the 9000 block of Two Notch Road, Columbia. Killed in the crash were: Nelson Spain […]

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3 die in Richland County pickup truck crash

Three people died in a pickup truck crash wreck Sunday morning in Richland County. The crash occurred at 2:08 a.m. on Two Notch Road near Grampian Hills Road, near the Two Notch Road and I – 77 intersection, according to Master Trooper Brian Lee of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Lee said a Dodge Ram […]

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Building update on 2 Sunset Boulevard projects

The location of a Dunkin’ Donuts was announced in January, to be built at 2865 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia. It’s across from Lexington Medical Center. The other two spaces had “Retail Anchor” and “Retail” on them. PennTex Ventures Development was the company in charge of filling the space.The sign on the property (see photo) in […]

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