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Time for a river float, Palmetto Outdoor is open

Palmetto Outdoor Center is open for the 2020 season. Based at the West Columbia Riverwalk Park entrance, Palmetto Outdoor Center rents kayaks and tubes on a section of The Three Rivers that includes a series of white water rapids along with beautiful vistas. Keep your eyes open and you may be able to spot a […]

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Angie Stock, Melanie Thornton honored by Riverbank Elementary

Some Lexington School District Two personnel have been honored. Riverbank Elementary School recognized Angie Stock as Teacher of the Year. Melanie Thornton has been named Staff Member of the Year.

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Man who died in I-20 crash identified by coroner

Lexington County nty Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 Westbound, near mile marker 61, Thursday. The incident happened just before 3 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Cody David Moody, 24, of Pelion was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Moody’s vehicle […]

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Lexington crashes less than half as many in April, according to detailed report

The Town of Lexington has published a list, detailing the number and reason for traffic crashes. In April, there were 56 vehicle collisions in Lexington. Of those, 33 were on the town’s roads, and 23 were on private property. In March there were 80 collisions. The number of incidents for March and April have been […]

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Primal Gourmet Kitchen and Market Donates Lunch to City of West Columbia Frontline Workers

Primal Gourmet Kitchen + Market Owner Greg Martin reached out to the City of West Columbia and donated boxed lunches to all City of West Columbia essential employees on Wednesday. Employees, not working remotely, throughout the City of West Columbia Departments, including Police, Fire, Sanitation, Parks, Maintenance, Water/Sewer, Water Plants, Finance, Building, Customer Service, Planning […]

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Driver killed in crash on I-20 in Lexington County

One person was killed early Thursday morning after a truck veered off the road, and struck a guard rail. The incident occurred in Lexington County around 2:55 a.m. near mile marker 61 westbound on I-20, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol. The driver of a 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck, traveling west, […]

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West Columbia restaurants reopening, customers eager to get out

Reopening has been a long time coming, and West Columbia residents are glad to see it.  Kim Odom was at Nick’s House of Pizza, Tuesday, with her mother Grace Caldwell. Both of them live in West Columbia. The two sat on the screened porch at Nick’s to dine. “This is the first time we’ve been out […]

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Nephron’s Lou Kennedy talks COVID-19, rural broadband, and governor’s leadership on S.C. Public Radio

Several years ago, S.C. Public Radio interviewed Nephron’s Lou Kennedy about why she decided to move her pharmaceutical manufacturing company from Florida to South Carolina.  It turned out to be a good move as the company has grown significantly since then.  But what has also happened since then, the virus crisis, has brought the company […]

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