NEWS
Salon 561 at 561 Meeting Street in West Columbia had a one-year celebration celebration, Thursday. Many members of the WECO River District Merchants Association came out to help celebrate the occasion. Light refreshments and drinks were served. Joye Fowler, founder of Salon 561, never shies away from offering suggestions to help keep her clients looking […]
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There was a fire at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, on B Avenue in West Columbia, Friday afternoon. No one was injured. Mt. Tabor Pastor Wade Roof recorded a video for Facebook and posted it Friday afternoon. Click here to see video “We got a call today that there was a fire in our assembly room,” […]
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Shayna Nicole McKnight, 36, is charged with infliction of great bodily harm upon a child, according to an arrest warrant. Amy Marie Grice, 38, and Jeannie H. Locklear, 49, are charged with obstructing justice. “This case started last month with a call to a child’s mother from Windsor Academy in Lexington,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay […]
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Clemson QB Hunter Helms, a graduate of West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy, has been invited to be a counselor at the prestigious Manning Passing Academy in June. Helms will follow in the footsteps of former Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence as a MPA counselor. Hunter first met Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning when he attended the […]
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Four Brookland-Cayce student-athletes signed to play sports at the college level, Thursday. Jeremy Daniels will run track at Columbia International. Owen Plane signed to play football at Furman. Ian Myers is going to Auburn to run track, and Jordon Wise will play football at North Greenville.
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A lot of chicks hatched this week at three Lexington Two elementary schools. House of Raeford delivered eggs to Cayce Elementary School, Riverbank Elementary and Saluda River Academy for the Arts, so kindergarten students could see the baby chicks emerge from their shells. “It’s so exciting for them to see the chicks,” said Tressie Derrick, […]
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The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has announced that the funeral service for Mr. Donald R. Sealey has been scheduled. Mr. Sealey’s funeral, with military honors, will take place at 11 a.m., Friday, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Mr. Steve Goulet of American Legion Post 193, has been instrumental in the coordination of arrangements. Mr. Sealey, […]
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Lexington County administrators reported a multi-acre woods fire at the intersection of Platt Springs Road and South Lake Drive in the Red Bank area, after 9 a.m. Thursday. The fire was causing smoke on the road. The report stated that “Stumps and other material in the burned area will continue to smolder over the next […]
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