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Lexington County AmbuBus used in multi-vehicle, multi-victim collision in Batesburg-Leesville Monday night On Monday night at 7:43 p.m., Lexington County 911 dispatch received an emergency call with a report of a multi-vehicle, multi-victim accident in the 1900 Block of Willis Street, in the community of Batesburg-Leesville. Emergency personnel from Lexington County EMS and Batesburg-Leesville Fire […]
Read More >>Pine Ridge Police Officer Frankie Neeley was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Month, Tuesday morning at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast. Pictured are: Pine Ridge Mayor Davis Busbee, Neeley, Pine Ridge Police Chief Billy Parker, and Chamber Board President Vaughan Dozier, of First Community Bank, sponsor of the Law Enforcement Officer of the […]
Read More >>The City of West Columbia was charged close to $9 million for upgrades to Columbia’s sewer treatment plant. To help pay for that expenditure, a study by American Engineering Consultants (AEC) in Cayce found that a 16 percent across-the-board increase in water and sewer fees is needed. Currently West Columbia has the lowest water/sewer fees […]
Read More >>Revised Agenda Special Council Meeting March 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM 200 N. 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS BY THE MAYOR 6. PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS 6.1. Discussion of West Columbia Recycling Program and Grant Opportunity 6.2. Update on West Columbia Riverwalk Repairs 6.3. Presentation Regarding […]
Read More >>Does your business “thaw out” in the Spring? Have you had a cold start to 2016? This is your event! Come set up an information table and get a jump start for the Spring season. The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber will hold its “THAWING OUT” Business Expo, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., Tuesday, March […]
Read More >>The filing period to run for office in South Carolina opened on Wednesday (March 16.) At the end of the week (by Friday, March 18) several candidates had filed to run in Lexington County. The filing period ends on March 30. The South Carolina Primary is June 14. The general election is Nov. 8. All […]
Read More >>Two Lexington men are facing multiple charges in connection with a break-in last month at Florence Baptist Church in Pelion. According to arrest warrants, Timothy Justin Russell, 25, and Austin Scott Miller, 21, have both been charged with arson, burglary and malicious injury to property. “These two men broke a window to get inside the […]
Read More >>As Saturday morning house fire, resulted in a fatality. At approximately 7:30 a.m., Saturday, units from the Lexington County Fire Service responded to a reported residential structure fire located in the 900 block of Jupiter Street, off Platt Springs Road, in the town of Springdale. Upon arrival, fire and smoke could be seen coming through […]
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