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West Columbia to recognize Bogart’s at 6 p.m., Tuesday meeting

West Columbia City Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 6.) at City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia. The agenda includes: recognition of David Arnold for His Donation to the West Columbia Police Officers Foundation; Recognizing Bogarts Restaurant as a Landmark for Celebrations in the Triangle City Area […]

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Cayce Public Safety seeks help to ID suspect in theft

The Cayce Department of Public Safety would like your help to identify the subject pictured. On Aug.  15,  at 3:34 p.m. he entered the Jewelry Warehouse located at 200 Knox Abbott Dr. in Cayce. While inside the subject distracted the sales clerk and took a gold chain and a diamond bracelet. The chain is described as […]

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Need help identifying students from 1940 BCHS photo

This is a photo from the collection of Bill Mooneyhan. It is a group of students in front of Brookland-Cayce High School. Three of the students have a patch on their sweaters with the year 1940. Can you identify any of the students? Click on photo to enlarge it

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It’s Labor Day, many government offices closed

It’s Labor Day and local government offices are closed. Including: City of West Columbia offices City of Cayce offices Town of Springdale offices Lexington County offices Town of Lexington offices Town of Irmo offices Batesburg-Leesville offices State and federal officers are closed, too

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Coroner identifies man killed in early-morning wreck

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, on Edmond Highway near the intersection of Pleasant View Road in Lexington County. The man who died was Kenneth Maxie Lucas, age 47, of Pelion. Lucas was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle. […]

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Fatal accident on Highway 302 early Sunday morning

The driver of the Dodge pickup – traveling west- crossed the centerline and hit the cab of a tractor trailer truck travelling east. The driver of the Dodge pickup was killed. A GMC Yukon was behind the tractor-trailer cab and collided with it, according to Corporal Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol. Highway 302 […]

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Airport defeats Lower Richland

Airport trailed 7-0 to Lower Richland, but after that, it was all Airport. Airport beat LR, Saturday, in varsity football by a final score of 42-20.  The game was moved to Saturday morning because of heavy rains Friday night from the storm named Hermine. The Eagles scored 42 unanswered points in the first half. Lower Richland […]

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Brookland-Cayce upsets 5A Lexington

Brookland-Cayce beat Lexington  Saturday morning in high school football. The game was played Saturday after it was postponed from Friday night. The final score was announced as 32-23, as BC  recovered a kick and took it into the end zone for a  TD with no time remaining. The final score was changed to 26  – […]

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