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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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Lexington Two School Board candidates answer questions at forum

The election date for the Lexington Two School Board is Nov. 8. Four candidates are running for three Lexington 2 School Board seats. The candidates are: incumbents Christina Rucker and Linda Wooten. Also running are: Kevin Key, a former Lexington Two School Board member and Chuck Hightower. There was a School Board Candidate Forum, Monday, […]

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West Columbia Police Department Awarded Federal Grant Funding for Radios

The West Columbia Police Department has been awarded $12,230.00 from the FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) by the Department of Justice. The funds will be used to purchase two fully equipped police radios and seventeen additional batteries. In 2022, 1,557 local governments nationwide were awarded funding from this grant. The West […]

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National Paralegal Day proclaimed by West Columbia City Council

West Columbia City Council proclaimed Oct. 23, as National Paralegal Day, at the October 2022 Special Council Meeting. Monday night.Debra Galloway, an attorney and Director of Midlands Technical College Paralegal Studies Program, was presented the proclamation by Councilman Joseph Dickey. (City of West Columbia photo)

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