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Governor allows bowling alleys to open, lifts restrictions on occupancy of retail establishments

Governor Henry McMaster, by executive order is allowing bowling alleys to open immediately. He also lifted restrictions on occupancy for retail establishments and declared a new state of emergency. “South Carolinians know what they can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, and it’s incumbent upon each and every one of us to […]

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Former Lexington County deputy arrested for allegedly furnishing contraband to prisoner

State Law Enforcement Division agents arrested a former Lexington County deputy Friday in connection to contraband inside the Lexington County Detention Center. Bethany Brooke Harsey, 27, is charged with furnishing contraband to a county prisoner, according to an arrest warrant. The warrant said Harsey gave an inmate contraband while she worked jail shifts between December […]

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Child hit after SUV crashes into home in Lexington County

The Lexington County Fire Service, EMS and the S.C. Highway Patrol are on the scene of a vehicle versus building call in the 500 block of Chisholm Way, in Lexington County. The crash was reported by Lexington County about 10:15 a.m. Friday A vehicle left the road and collided with the home. A child playing […]

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The waterfalls of West Columbia, and other natural beauty

The City of West Columbia is situated along eight miles of the beautiful lower Saluda and Congaree Rivers, and offers kayaking, canoeing, tubing, parks, waterfront concerts, and 8.5 miles of walking and biking trails. That is part of the description appearing at the foot of every City of West Columbia press release. Michael Mayo is […]

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City of West Columbia releases its June-July Newsletter

The City of West Columbia has released its June-July Newsletter. It is the sixth edition of the city’s newsletter. It includes a message from Mayor Tem Miles. There are also updates from all of West Columbia City Council members. West Columbia businesses are also profiled in the newsletter. Link to latest City of West Columbia […]

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West Columbia Police Department asks for help to ID carjacking suspect

The West Columbia Police Department is requesting assistance from the community in identifying the suspect in the attached pictures and video clip. During the afternoon of June 9, 2020, a 68-year-old victim was assisting the suspect while at the 2500 block of Augusta Road in West Columbia.  The suspect, a male wearing the striped shirt […]

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Women suspected of vandalizing Cayce Riverwalk are arrested

From City of Cayce Spokeswoman Ashley Hunter – On Tuesday, the City of Cayce released all dashcam and bodycam videos to the public in order to represent the facts and full interaction with two females suspected of vandalizing the Cayce Riverwalk on Monday.   When a Cayce officer approached the women that matched the description of […]

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Courtney Bingham is BCHS’s first early college graduate

From Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications Director – While many of Lexington Two’s newest graduates will be starting their first year of college this fall, Brookland-Cayce High’s Courtney Bingham will be closer to starting her third. Bingham, a graduate of Brookland-Cayce’s Class of 2020, became the school’s first student to graduate from Lexington Two’s […]

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