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There are three open sections and miles of Riverwalk available in Cayce. That’s the good news. But Phase II of the popular riverside trail is damaged and when it will be open again has not been determined. At some parts, the road has eroded from under the cement walkway. Debris, including downed trees and underbrush, […]
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The Flow townhouses continue to rise upward beside the Bridgepoint condominiums and the city’s Water Filtration Plant in West Columbia. Although it may be modest, the new construction, next to Riverwalk, is changing the skyline. Where a vacant lot, and the O’Brien Supply Co. building, once was, the shape of the townhouse complex becomes more apparent each […]
Read More >>Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was killed at approximately 7 p.m. on Saturday., at I-20 east at mile marker 58. It was at the Augusta Road/I-20 exit. Link to WMN accident report The victim is Jermain L. Watkins, 39, of Sumter. Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries […]
Read More >>Runaway Taylor Nicole Gray-Haner has been located safe, according to the Lexington Police Department. The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an endangered juvenile runaway. Taylor Nicole Gray-Haner was reported missing to Lexington Police by her family on Aug. 16. She was last seen at her residence at approximately 7 p.m., […]
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Holland Avenue Baptist Church conducted a drive to collect school supplies. The effort resulted in a massive amount of supplies for students at Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology. Students report to school for the 2015-16 School Year, Wednesday. Teachers started back last Wednesday.
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The 2015-16 school year begins in Lexington School District Two, Wednesday. And a local charity is helping some needy students. The non-profit organization, House Of Raeford FLOCK has donated $2,000 in school supplies to three local elementary schools Friday in preparation for the 2015-2016 school year. The presentation of school supplies were made Aug. 7, at […]
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A public hearing is scheduled for the rezoning of the high-profile property at State at Meeting streets in West Columbia. West Columbia City Council and the Planning Commission will meet at city hall at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 to consider rezoning. The 4-plus acres is currently zoned C-1 and C-2, Intensive Commercial and General […]
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At the Substation II, next to the Brookland-Cayce football stadium, renovations are taking place. The popular sandwich shop is not expanding, it’s adding a conventional roof. The flat-roof on the building made it more susceptible to leaks.
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