NEWS
Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died in a vehicle versus tractor trailer accident near the intersection of Highway 378 and Lake Village Drive in Leesville shortly after 11 a.m. Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Bobby Joe Price, 64, of Leesville who was the passenger in a pickup truck was traveling […]
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One person died and another was left with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a Ford Ranger and a tractor-trailer in Lexington County, Friday. The crash occurred around 11:10 a.m. on US 378 and Lake Village Drive, according toMaster Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. The Ford Ranger was traveling east on US […]
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The Cayce West Columbia Dixie Youth Coaches Pitch Baseball team lost, 13-10, in the District 4 Division 2 championship game against Gaston’s coaches pitch team 13-10. The game was played Wednesday night.Cayce West Columbia ended the season as District 4 Division 2 runners-up. Gaston will move on and play in the State Tournament.
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Lexington Two is offering a number of athletic and creative summer camps open to area youth. Here is a sampling of camps in June and July. LEXINGTON TWO INNOVATION CENTER All camps are $90 and scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon June 21-23 at the Innovation Center. Email the contacts below or call the center […]
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School is out and for many in West Columbia, that means summer camp is on. From school-related camps to the zoo and the Lexington County Recreation Commission, camps are open. East Point Academy is offering several camps from June until the end of July. East Point Academy’s Middle Campus is on Chris Drive and its Elementary […]
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A part of Morningside Drive in West Columbia, east of Arehart St., has been closed. It’s just off Sunset Boulevard near The Rogue. The road was closed on May 31, and is scheduled to remain closed until June 17. There is a roadblock at the site. A sign has been place before the roadblock alerting […]
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West Columbia City Council accepted a bid to build the West Columbia Dog Park, Tuesday.Southern Vistas was selected with a bid of $232,178. The dog park is being planned for a site on Meeting Street (US 1) Council also accepted a bid for the Riverwalk Restroom Addition Project.3D Dirtworks LLC was selected for the project […]
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West Columbia City Council passed first reading of the city’s 2022-2023 budget, Tuesday. There was some opposition to a tax increase that is included in the $21 million budget.Council members Jimmy Brooks, Mike Green and Erin Porter voted against the budget.Green said we are headed toward a recession. He also cited record-high gas prices ($4.59-a-gallon […]
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