admin@westmetro_news
The Westover Homeowners Association has released a calendar of food truck appearances on Mohawk Drive. It’s in the gravel parking lot area under the Dominion power line right of way, adjacent to botanical gardens parking lot and entrance. Riverbanks Zoo is allowing use of that area to accommodate trucks in a spot away from road […]
Read More >>
Lexington County deputies are asking for the public’s help as they work to find a Gaston man accused of shooting a man to death at a party June 25. Keyshaun Alfred Muller, 19, is charged with murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, […]
Read More >>
Atlanta-based The Simpson Organization, Inc. announced Wednesday it has purchased 36 acres of Dominion Energy’s 260-acre Otarre Pointe, a prime development corridor in Lexington County at the intersection of I-77 South and 12th Street Extension, in Cayce. Plans for the 36-acre mixed-use project are to include apartments, restaurants, retail, a hotel, office space, and an […]
Read More >>
West Columbia City Council approved an emergency ordinance mandating masks, Tuesday at its regular meeting. The ordinance required a two-thirds vote. It passed 8-1, with only Councilwoman Casey Hallman voting against. The mask mandate will go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday. Masks are required upon entering grocery stores, pharmacies and medical offices. Retail stores, […]
Read More >>
From Ashley Hunter- City of Cayce Spokeswoman – Tuesday night, the Cayce City Council voted to enact an ordinance to mandate that masks be worn in places open to the general public, within the City Limits. This ordinance will become effective on Friday morning, July 10, at 6 a.m.. Individuals violating this ordinance are subject to a civil […]
Read More >>
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of two Lexington county residents in unrelated cases. Anthony Michael Crispino, III (age 26), of Columbia and Michael Wayne Davis (age 61), of Leesville, were arrested on seven total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with […]
Read More >>
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a suspected drowning. The man’s body was recovered from the Willow Cove Road area of Lake Murray shortly before 3 p.m. Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Clint Alexander Brown, 38, of Columbia was recovered from the water and pronounced deceased on the scene. Mr. Brown […]
Read More >>
The SC Department of Transportation has repaired the Gibson Road Pond Bridge in Lexington. The road is now open to traffic. The DOT closed the Gibson Road Bridge last week due to eroding concrete on the bridge. it was expected to be closed for two weeks. Gibson Road residents were allowed to drive on the […]
Read More >>