NEWS
Irmo Fire crews with assistance from Columbia Fire, Lexington County Fire and West Columbia Fire were on the scene, Saturday, of a structure fire in the 100 block of Shetford Road. The structure was well involved when crews arrived. There were no injuries to the residents and the house sustained substantial damage. Crews remained on […]
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The City of Cayce announces the newly selected Chief of the Cayce Police Department: Chief Bruce Wade. Wade began his career at the Evans Correctional Center in Bennettsville, SC in 1998 as a Correctional Officer. He has been with the West Columbia Police Department since 2005; where he was named Police Captain over Investigations in […]
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The ‘ping’ of the bat goes along with the dusting of pollen. A sure sign of spring in West Columbia is the opening of youth baseball. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles was at the Wilson Howard Park baseball fields again this year to throw out the first pitch on the 2025 C-WC Diamond Youth Baseball […]
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The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately until further notice. The Commission plans to reevaluate conditions Sunday. The alert is being issued to strongly discourage people from burning outdoors when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire. A cold front moving across the state today will […]
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The Soiree on State: event site, State Street from Poplar Street to Railroad Street, will be closed to through traffic starting at 8:00 a.m. and will remain closed into the evening for event clean up. Multiple adjacent streets will be closed for through traffic as well: Railroad Street, Holland Avenue, and Lexington Avenue will be […]
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A longtime Lexington Two educator who spent his career promoting career and technical education opportunities for students has been recognized with one of the district’s most prestigious honors. Bernie Adkins, who taught for 31 years in the district and retired from the Lexington Two Innovation center last spring, was inducted into the Heroes and Heroines […]
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WEST COLUMBIA, – Dr. Newsome and Gray College Academy (GCA) are proud to announce the hiring of four new leaders in the athletics department. Boys’ Basketball Dion Bethea will rejoin the school as head coach of the boys’ basketball program. Under Bethea’s leadership, GCA earned and won six Class 2A state championships in 2018, 2019, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the person who died in a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident on Meadowfield Road near Woodtrail Drive in the Gaston area of Lexington County, Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Travis Leon Horton, 38, of Pelion was traveling northbound on Meadowfield Road attempting to evade police when he struck […]
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