NEWS
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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Barry Bolen was named as the Lexington Two interim school superintendent on May 12.He came in when the district was putting together its budget and hiring principals for the 2022-2023 school year.He also was also brought on to be a part of the search for the district’s new superintendent. “When you’re hiring a superintendent, experience […]
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The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber and Chris Cowan and Marion Boyce – Police Chiefs of Cayce and West Columbia – will host the “Coffee with the Chiefs” program on June 13. It’s open to the public. At the meeting, the chiefs will further explain the new Greater CWC Business Watch Program. At the May Greater […]
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The Lexington Police Department closed lanes in the area of Sunset Blvd. (US-378) at Old Cherokee Road due to a collision, Monday afternoon. Just after 4:40 p.m. the road had been cleared. The wreck, according to the LPD, was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way during a turn across lanes.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died after a motorcycle accident in the 300 block of Bush Berry Road in Pelion shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Robert Joe McDaniel III, 38, of Gaston was traveling eastbound on Bush Berry Road when he collided with a vehicle […]
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The Cayce-West Columbia Dixie Youth Baseball Rookie team won the District 4 Division 2 Championship.CWC beat Gilbert Friday night, 18-8, to become the Rookie Ball Division 2 Champions. Next, the team will play in the SC Dixie Youth State Tournament on June 24th through June 28th in Orangeburg, according to Tina Bullis of C-WC Dixie […]
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Mathia Chambers, 22, of Richland County, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison for his role in a shooting death which occurred at an apartment complex near 200 Berryhill Road in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County. The sentence was recently imposed in Lexington County General Sessions Court following Chambers’ guilty plea […]
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