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Will arrest of Columbia, Richland County, Columbia councilmen affect Lexington County? Lexington County voters soundly rejected a move for a penny tax in 2014. Lexington County Council is, again, planing to place a referendum before voters in November for a penny tax. But a penny tax scandal is running rampant in Richardson County. According to […]
Read More >>The City of Cayce is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center, 1120 Ft. Congaree Trail. Meetings are held on the second floor and it is the city’s first scheduled meeting for 2016. On the agenda (among other items): Robert Milhous of the City of Cayce will […]
Read More >>West Columbia City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday at West Columbia City Hall, at 12th Street and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard. Discussion of the Brookland development, at the corner of State and Meeting streets, is on the agenda. Several people have signed up to speak about the $60 million project, that is […]
Read More >>Update on Water Line Relocation Project (7:47 p.m., Sunday) The contractor completing the water line relocation for the city of West Columbia completed the final line tie in today at 1:30 PM. Unfortunately, a leak developed in one of the connections once the water was turned on. The city had to turn the water off […]
Read More >>December 26, 2015– January 7, 2016 Mulch giveaway until Saturday, January 9th!! Trees may be dropped off December 26, 2015 through Thursday, January 7, 2016. The LAST DAY to DROP OFF TREES is THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. Mulch will be available for pickup on Saturday, January 9th. Please follow these guidelines: Remove all lights, tinsel and […]
Read More >>At 8:30 p.m. Thursday SCE&G announced that it would completely close a spill gate “Due to continued reductions to inflows into Lake Murray.” But at 9 a.m. Friday, SCE&G announced “Due to continued inflows into Lake Murray overnight, SCE&G will be reopening one spill gate at the Saluda Hydro facility. SCE&G has notified emergency officials […]
Read More >>SCE&G (South Carolina Electric & Gas 2 p.m. Friday Update: SCE&G reopened one spill gate at the Saluda Hydro facility at noon today. We are continuing to monitor lake levels to determine if additional actions will be necessary over the next 24 hours. For safety reasons, please avoid the Lake Murray dam area and the Lower […]
Read More >>Jeb Bush made a stop in Lexington Wednesday night. He spoke to a crowd at Hudson’s restaurant in Lexington. Sen. Katrina Shealy, who has endorsed Bush, introduced the GOP presidential hopeful. Bush spoke on topics that ranged from term limits and jobs, to national defense and reforming the Veterans Administration. Bush is one of many […]
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