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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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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. […]
Read More >>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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At Cayce’s City Council meeting, Aug. 4, Assistant City Administrator Shaun Greenwood presented a process strategy that allows for the city to demolish unsafe structures. The plan follows International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) guidelines. Greenwood said the plan gives “teeth” to the city’s authority to remove dangerous properties. Council had already approved $50,000 to pay […]
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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 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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Gainey was being held at the Lexington County Detention Center, Saturday. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Saint Davids Church Road near West Columbia. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Clarke died at the scene as a result of injuries she sustained […]
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