NEWS
The Northside Middle School 7th and 8th grade Symphonic Winds Band received a Superior Rating at the 2022 Concert Band Performance Assessment, a division of the SC Band Directors Association. It was the first time since 2004 that Northside has received a Superior Rating. It took a lot of hard work and practice from the […]
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Thousands will line Meeting and State streets in West Columbia for Kinetic Derby Day, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., on April 23. The big day is less than a month away. And West Columbia River District businesses will take advantage of the opportunity and market to the big crowd. Click here for Kinetic Derby Day Website and […]
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The City of West Columbia has scheduled its fifth annual Art on State event for May 6, the first Friday of the month. It’s in the 100 block of State St. from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. and free. Art on State attracts thousands of visitors. Two bands, Whiskey Run and Seventy Six and Sunny, […]
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Thirteen Lexington Two middle school students have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars. The program, developed by the SC Department of Education, identifies eighth-graders with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability through PSAT/NMSQT testing and other criteria, and sponsors special opportunities through South Carolina colleges and universities, as well as the Governor’s School for Science […]
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Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the individual who died after being struck by a vehicle near the 39 mile marker shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Coroner, Mr. Solomon Emmanuel Gilmore, 24, of Charlotte, NC was pronounced dead at the scene due to the injuries sustained in the accident. Mr. Gilmore, […]
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A pedestrian died after being hit on I-20 in Lexington County, around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Master Trooper Davis Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. A 2004 Honda Accord was traveling west on I-20, near mile marker 39, and hit the pedestrian. The pedestrian was walking in the road, said Jones. The driver of […]
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The South Congaree American Legion Post 90 is inviting guests to its April 7, meeting. SC Rep. RJ May will be the guest speaker at the event. The event will be held at 4069 Edmund Highway (Highway 302) in West Columbia. Dinner is at 7 p.m. after the Legion meeting. May is scheduled to speak […]
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The South Carolina Air National Guard has announced a temporary relocation operation of F-16s from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The temporary operation, set to begin in April and last for six months, comes as McEntire will soon begin resurfacing its current F-16 runway. “Thank you to our partner the […]
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