NEWS
A TV news report from Aug. 27, announced more Red Lobster restaurant locations were scheduled to close, including the Red Lobster at 1270 Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce. The national Red Lobster chain is going through bankruptcy proceedings. More than 100 Red Lobster restaurants, across the country, have closed. By the weekend of Aug. 31, […]
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Cleveland Stone, Jr., a 23-year-old man from West Columbia, was convicted last week by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to 48 years without parole for the murder of Michael Funny, age 66, which occurred on August 25, 2022, on Glenn Road in the West Columbia area of Lexington County. The trial began on Monday, […]
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The 2nd Annual Meeting Street Music Fest begins this Friday evening (Sept. 6) and extends into Saturday (Sept. 7) in West Columbia. The times for the Meeting Street Music Fest on Friday are from 6 PM until 9 PM at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater for the Waterfront Warm-Up. On Saturday the music starts at 3 p.m. and there […]
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There was a heavy law enforcement presence at the Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation center at 2416 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, Saturday around 6 p.m. Units from the West Columbia Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the SC Highway Patrol were on the scene. Several people, who were not law enforcement personnel were seen standing […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died in a multi-vehicle accident near the 90 mile marker of I-26 westbound in the Chapin area of Lexington County at approximately 2:45 A.M. on Thursday. According to Fisher, Mrs. LaRhonda Davis Gibson, 47, and 23-month-old Ketron Menteze Gibson Jr. (the son of Mrs. Gibson) […]
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Two people died in an early morning crash on I-26 West, Thursday, according to Master Trooper William Bennett of the SC Highway Patrol. The collision took place at 2:45 a.m. about two miles north of Chapin. He said a Dodge Ram pickup truck, pulling a trailer, ran into the back of a 2014 Nissan sedan. […]
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The City of Cayce announced, Thursday, a new Congaree River public access point off Riverland Drive behind H. Kelley Jones Park. The H. Kelley Jones River Access provides a new take out/put in point for kayakers and tubers. Making this a true community-based project, Cayce leaders worked with West Columbia Businessowner, Michael Mayo; the River […]
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The University of South Carolina opens the 2024 football season at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, Saturday. The Gamecocks take on Old Dominion at 4:15 p.m. Clemson, ranked No. 14, opens the season in Atlanta against the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs at noon, Saturday. There’s a lot of excitement in the air with the start of […]
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