NEWS
No injuries were reported after a Lexington County home was destroyed by a fire Friday morning.The Lexington County Fire Service responded to the 100 block of George Lewis Road in Gilbert around 6 a.m. on Friday, after a report of a structure fire. The home was already fully involved as units arrived on scene. No […]
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The City of West Columbia has been awarded a $288,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This grant will be used to develop and implement an action plan to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers along the Highway 1 Corridor in West Columbia. “We […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Adam Holmes has resigned from the school where he won the 2022 State Championship in 2A football. Holmes had been at Gray for 10 years. His team made it to the State Championship again in 2023, but fell to Oceanside in the last minute of the […]
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January is a busy month in the fitness industry. The number of new gym memberships spikes in the New Year. “We definitely see an uptick in new memberships in January,” said Gabe Hoover. He’s the general manager of MUV Fitness, in the Westside Plaza Shopping Center at 2307 Augusta Rd., West Columbia. According to a […]
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New Brookland Tavern is moving to Five Points in Columbia on Saturday. The building housing New Brookland Tavern was sold, according to an announcement in late September. The first show in the New Brookland Tavern’s new location is Saturday Dec. 30. The last show at the 122 State Street location in West Columbia is Friday […]
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Leadership Lexington County, a non-profit organization known for its leadership development program, announces an open call for non-profit proposals to benefit from the Class of 2024’s upcoming community project. The Class of 2024, set to commence its program in January, will actively engage in a year-long project dedicated to benefiting a local non-profit organization in […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the individual who died in a two-car accident in the 1100 block of Main Street in the South Congaree area of Lexington County at approximately 1:03 a.m., Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Dwane Zedekiah Sturkie, 77, of Columbia was traveling eastbound on Main Street when a vehicle traveling westbound […]
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New Year’s Eve is Sunday and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is reminding residents that there is a new fireworks ordinance in Lexington County.Here are some things you should know: There are time limits and restrictions on fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Lexington County. Fireworks cannot be shot after 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. […]
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