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West Columbia man charged in child sex abuse case

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a teen boy for more than two years. Michael Paul Keech, 41, is charged with three second-degree counts and one third-degree count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 16, according to arrest warrants. “Our investigation started after a family member of the […]

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Large crowd shows up for The Bin Store opening in West Columbia

The Bin Store will held its GRAND OPENING Friday morning. It is family and Veteran owned. Brad and Craig Giles are the owners, with  Mike and Jen Prendamano who founded The Bin Store in North Augusta. Jen is the veteran in the group, having served two tours of duty in Iraq as an F16 mechanic. Link […]

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Lexington Two school employees recognized for years of service

Lexington Two personnel- teachers and all other staff members- were recognized for of Ten, twenty and and 30-plus years of service at Thursday night’s school board meeting.

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Airport High School Cheer Team winning in cheer competitions

The Airport High School Cheer Team has competed in 3 competitions in 5 days. Airport Cheer took first place, in the Tomahawk Cheer Classic and second place in the Wildcat Classic. The team also scored a second place in the Battle at the Bluff, at River Bluff High School.

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Gray Collegiate wins volleyball playoff game

Gray Collegiate score first-round volleyball playoff win Gray Collegiate Academy defeated Greenville Technical Charter School, Thursday, in the first round of the 2A SC High School League volleyball playoffs. Gray won the match by a set count of 3-1 on the Gray campus.

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West Columbia Colite site to be redeveloped as commercial, then residential space

Plans for a new mix-use development project in West Columbia were announced by Jams and Stark, Wednesday. The new project will be called Colite City. The Colite property is at 228 and 229 N. Parson Street in West Columbia. Phase one of the former Colonial-Hites Company manufacturing plant will involve using 150,000-plus sq. ft. of […]

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West Columbia Fall Recycling Day a good time to clean house and engage with your community

If you need to clean the clutter from your home, there is good news. The City of West Columbia is holding its Fall Recycling Day from 9 a.m. until noon, on Saturday, Oct 29, at West Columbia’s City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street. Residents can bring the following to City Hall for proper recycling: Scrap […]

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Airport Receiver Apollos Cook and Brookland-Cayce Quarterback Tanner Staton chosen to play in the Touchstone Energy all-star game

Airport High School Football player Apollos Cook and Brookland-Cayce High School Quarterback Tanner Staton have been chosen to play in the annual Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. It was the former North-South All-Star game. The game will be played Dec. 10 at Myrtle Beach’s Doug Shaw Stadium.Cook was selected an an Athlete to play on the […]

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