NEWS

Coroner issues list of unclaimed property of deceased

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is searching for families of deceased persons who have personal effects/property at the Coroner’s Office that has not been claimed/returned. In a letter from Fisher she says: The return of personal items of a deceased person can be very poignant and upsetting for families, but their return can also preserve […]

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Agape sells assisted living and senior care facilities

Agape Assisted Living in West Columbia has been sold. The change has some receiving care in local facilities, concerned about the ability to pay because Agape Assisted Living subsidizes some residents through the Agape Senior Foundation. Scott Middleton, the local owner of Agape Assisted Living, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Agape Senior Foundation. […]

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BC Bearcat Backers athletic BBQ is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

BC Bearcat Backers athletic BBQ is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Brookland-Cayce High School 1300 State St, Cayce, South Carolina 29033 Created for Bearcat Backers Come meet the coaches and have some BBQ! Purchase your membership, All-Sports Pass or just to hear about the great athletics at BC High School. Click to enlarge:    

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Coroner identifies man shot in West Columbia

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the man who was fatally wounded outside of a mobile home in the Rolling Meadows Mobile Home Park located on Charleston Highway in West Columbia on Sunday. He was shot shortly before midnight during what is being investigated by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department as an armed robbery. […]

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West Columbia Election Commission issues notice of election

NOTICE is hereby given that the General Election for the election of the Mayor at‐large and four members of Council to represent Single Member Districts No. 2, 4, 6 and 8 for the City of West Columbia, S.C. will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Maps showing the district boundaries will be available for […]

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Jimmy Brooks announces he will challenge Unthank for city council seat

Jimmy Brooks formally announced he will run for West Columbia City Council. Brooks made his announcement at a meeting at his home in the Quail Ridge subdivision, Monday evening. He is challenging B.J. Unthank for the District Six seat. “We need good working relationships,” Brooks said to a room full of supporters. He said it is important […]

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Filing for West Columbia mayor’s race opens Monday

The signs are out that it’s an election year. Filing for the West Columbia Mayor’s office opens Monday (Aug. 10.) Filing for the council seats opened Friday (Aug. 7.) according to Dean Crepes Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections director. Filing closes on Aug. 21. Bobby Horton, former West Columbia mayor, has announced he will […]

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Lexington County detectives investigate homicide

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a fatal shooting Sunday night in the Rolling Meadows mobile home park. “This incident followed an earlier robbery Sunday night in the same mobile home park and started in the same way,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Two black men driving a dark […]

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