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The Lexington Police Department is investigating an overnight D.U.I. related traffic collision. The crash resulted in the death of a driver in one of the two vehicles involved. Officers of the Lexington Police Department responded to a collision with injuries that occurred near the 4200 block of Sunset Boulevard, in Lexington, at approximately 11:12 p.m. […]
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If you played youth baseball in West Columbia in the 1960s, you probably know Donnie Sox. Sox coached baseball, ages 10-to-12, for 18 years. He started in the 1950s and coached into the 1970s. The affiliation varied from Little League and Dixie Youth to Little Boys Baseball. It was an age before X-Box, daily cartoons […]
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Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event received national recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The Springdale Police Department’s 2016 National Night Out event has received recognition from the National Association of Town Watch. The event ranked in at eighth in the nation for areas with a population of less than 5,000. […]
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West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy has been ranked nationally (USA Today) in the top 25 of high school basketball. As a powerhouse, War Eagle is expected to take on all comers. And the team has done that. “We have played in Chicago, D.C and Delaware,” said Dion Bethea, Gray’s head basketball coach. And one of […]
Read More >>The Cayce-West Columbia Holiday Parade of Lights proceeded through West Columbia and Cayce, Saturday evening. Kids, grown-ups and all ages in between lined 12th Street from Triangle City to the Cayce Municipal Complex. Elves, clowns, bands, and even the Grinch – many of them lighting the night- were included in the procession. And of course St. […]
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For almost all of three quarters it looked like Brookland-Cayce was headed to the State Championship Game. But a Touchdown by Dillon with 11:51 left in the fourth quarter put the Wildcats up to stay. Dillon defeated BC 34-21 in the 3A Lower State Championship game Friday night. The game started with a fumble by […]
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A West Columbia man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Thursday night shooting of his roommate on Woodberry Road. Bryan Henderson, 42, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. “Henderson spoke with deputies when they arrived at […]
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Road Closures for the Holiday Parade of Lights, Saturday, December 10, 2016 West Columbia, SC (December 9, 2016, 4:00 PM) – The following roads will be closed Saturday, December 10, 2016, for the Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Parade of Lights: 1200 Block of 12th Street from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM All of 12th Street will […]
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