NEWS
Midlands Technical College and Michelin are offering a job fair that focuses on advanced manufacturing jobs in the Columbia area. The MTC and Michelin job fair is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 14. It’s at the MTC Airport Campus, 1260 Lexington Drive in West Columbia. It’s in MTC’s new Advanced Manufacturing and […]
Read More >>A concealed weapon charge has been filed against a woman in connection with the discharge of a handgun inside Lexington Medical Center. Angelia Swygert Hawes, a 58-year-old concealed weapons permit holder from Leesville, is charged with carrying a concealable weapon into a restricted place. South Carolina’s concealed weapons permit statute notes a “hospital, medical clinic, […]
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A grand-opening ceremony Cayce’s Walmart Neighborhood Grocery will be held at 7:30 a.m. June 29. The store is at 1355 Knox-Abbott Drive. It will be open 24 hours, according to the announcement about the Grand Opening. . For those interested in working at the Walmart Neighborhood Market, applications are being taken at 105 N. 12th […]
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A high-profile structure in the City of Cayce is about to get some attention. Eric Henn, a nationally renowned mega-muralist, is scheduled to begin painting “Carolina Sunset” (aka the Gamecock Water Tank Mural.) The tower is on Charleston Highway. It’s a Public Works of HeART project. Public Works of HeART is creating a Facebook page just for […]
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Lexington Medical Center broke ground on its 10-story, 545,000-sq-ft tower Monday. The addition will include 71 inpatient beds to the 428-bed hospital, with the ability to add more in the future. Pictured are Todd Cullum, Michael Byrd, Gene Griffin, Richard Herring, Justin Strickland, Joel Tyson, Melinda Kruzner, David Lamb, Joel Tyson, Richard Westbrook and Tod […]
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From Walmart’s news release: Walmart to launch its free online grocery pickup service at four Columbia-area stores Walmart is launching its online grocery pickup service at four Columbia-area stores starting May 19. The free service enables customers to order groceries online and pick them up at their local Walmart store without even leaving their cars. […]
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The smell of smoking bar-b-que was in the air Friday afternoon in Springdale. Children ran from truck to truck, and parents studied menus to see what looked best. It was perfect weather and a crowd that chatted, and visited with neighbors, before and after they grabbed a bite of a little something different. Grilled foods, waffles, […]
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Elliott and the Untouchables is a band that brings a crowd with it when it plays. That was the case Saturday at Rhythm on the River. The band filled the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater, with old fans and a lot of new ones, too. There was lots of good food and plenty to drink, as […]
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