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West Columbia Animal Services is planning the 2nd Annual Patriotic Pet Day Saturday, Sept. 10, to celebrate rescue animals and the positive impact they have on the community. It’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your pets to visit over fifteen vendors such as Pawmetto Lifeline, Safe Cats Coalition, and the South Carolina Canine Academy […]
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The Airport Jayvee football team played at Brookland-Cayce Thursday. It was an almost perfect evening for a high school football game. The Airport Jayvees defeated BC 34-18. Friday night at 7:30, BC travels to Airport for the varsity version of the Rivalry. It will be the only time the two teams play each other this […]
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Springdale Police Chief Kevin Cornett announced, Thursday, the arrest of the man involved in an armed robbery that took place on Sunday, August 14. Springdale Police Department sent a press release out on August 22, asking for assistance from the community in identifying a man who had been involved in the armed robbery. Several tips […]
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This report on the I2Tech at Brookland-Cayce High School first ran on June 23. It is being republished as the I2Tech classroom at BCHS gets a renovation as the 2016-17 school year kicks off. The I2Tech program at Brookland-Cayce High School is helping prepare students for careers. Brookland-Cayce High School has been offering an I2Tech […]
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It’s a big rivalry, and this year there are some changes. The Bearcats travel the four miles down Knox-Abbott Drive to Airport Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The teams play only once this year, instead of twice, because Airport is now a 4A school, and BC is 3A,. A 5A classification was added for […]
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South Carolina Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. announced that citizens can now search for unclaimed property on the State Treasurer’s website, treasurer.sc.gov, and on MissingMoney.com, a national database that includes unclaimed property being held by 42 states and provinces. Each year, companies turn over billions of dollars to states’ unclaimed property programs when they cannot […]
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The West Columbia Police Department received a $10,000 donation, Wednesday- to help purchase weapons. West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall said his officers need the same weapons the criminals have. To buy AR-15 rifles, David Arnold gave the department $10,000. “We need the same level of firepower,” Tyndall said. With Arnold’s contribution, the WCPD can […]
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Students at Saluda River Academy for the Arts, BC Grammar School No. 1 and a Northside Middle School Special Education Class, got a gift. The West Columbia Police Department (WCPD) donated about 800 books to the students. “There were two books donated,” said Officer Jeff Phillips of the WCPD. “Kindergartners got a book entitled ‘It’s […]
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