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BC Grammar No. 1 a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award Brookland-Cayce Grammar School No. 1 – a Lexington School District 2 school in West Columbia – is a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest Award. Eight South Carolina schools are finalists for the 2016 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards. The schools were chosen after extensive evaluations by fellow […]
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There was a bomb threat made to the West Columbia Walmart, before 9 p.m., Sunday. The threat that there were explosives in the store on Augusta Road, resulted in the closing of the store briefly after the threat was called in. The building was cleared of customers while personnel from the West Columbia Police and […]
Read More >>The SC Department of Public Safety is reporting a fatal automobile crash on Harvey Berry Road in Lexington County. Notice of the fatal accident was posted at 8:05. No other information was posted. On Sunday, SCDPS reported a fatal crash that occurred in Lexington County on S.C. Highway 302. No more information about that incident has been […]
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Lexington County deputies responded to two armed robberies at truck stops off Interstate 20 early this morning. The 44 Truck stop was robbed about 4 a.m. The Hill View Truck Stop was robbed about 4:45 a.m. Suspects in both armed robberies matched the same description and drove the same type of car. While responding to the second […]
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Rocketman, a tribute to Sir Elton John, played to a capacity crowd at the Koger Center for the Arts, Saturday Night. Greg Bickley, and his band, Tokyo, Joe performed to perfection, Elton John songs, including Your Song and Philadelphia Freedom, and all the other favorites. Former WIS-TV personality Hanna Horne joined Bickley – a native […]
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Curtis Loftis is South Carolina’s Treasurer. He is also a West Columbia native and current resident. He has published a letter regarding insurance companies. The letter is below. Message from Curtis Loftis: Simply put, Big Life Insurance Corporations want to keep your money. Big Life Insurance lobbied the SC Senate to make it harder for you to claim death benefits. […]
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There is support for the Brookland project proposed for West Columbia’s Vista. On Jan 5, West Columbia City Council voted to table an ordinance to rezone the property at State and Meeting streets, after some residents questioned plans. Until the high-profile, four-plus acres in the vista are zoned for a planned unit development (PUD) plans […]
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