NEWS
An Orangeburg County man is accused of using a water bottle filled with gasoline to set fire to a Pelion home Saturday. Tracy Lynn Stogner, 56, is charged with five counts of attempted murder, second-degree arson, stalking, and using a destructive device, according to arrest warrants. “Based on evidence deputies documented at the scene and […]
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Clara Bullard Conrad of West Columbia died Feb. 24 from brain trauma sustained in a fall. She was 84 years old. Clara was born in Orangeburg to Myrtle DeMars Bullard and Benjamin Franklin Bullard. She spent summers with family at Folly Beach, graduated from Orangeburg High School and made her way to Columbia with the […]
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The West Columbia Fire Department, Lexington County Fire Services, and City of Cayce Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at the 700 block of Westside Drive at approximately 6:40 a.m., Monday WCFD units found smoke coming from the structure upon arrival. One occupant was located inside the home and was removed from the […]
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Airport wrestler Robert Plantz and Brookland-Cayce wrestlers Terry Terry Hildebrand II and Aidan Spence wrestled in the 4A SC High School League Individual State Finals, Saturday. Terry wrestled for the State Title in 152-pound division and Robert ended with a 5th place finish, said AHS Wrestling Coach Lee Williams. Terry finished as the State Champion […]
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Bill Mooneyhan Sr. was a civic catalyst for the City of West Columbia. He envisioned the historic Brookland City Hall, a place where his kin before him had served for decades, as a potential museum. The building, at 430 Center St., has been transformed into the highly successful Savage Craft Ale Works, a showplace and […]
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, Cayce Fire Department C shift members responded to reports of a residential structure fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene of a small single family dwelling with smoke and flames showing. Rescue 501 stretched a hand line and began extinguishing the blaze as Tower 501 crew members began a […]
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On a beautiful sunny, Saturday morning the sound of children laughing and the sight of beaming moms and dads was abundant. Cayce-West Columbia and and Pineview Dixie Youth Baseball held opening season ceremonies for the upcoming youth baseball season. Wilson Howard Park, behind Northside Middle School and Riverbank Elementary, is the home of Cayce-West Columbia […]
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