NEWS
Christmas day is the time many families get together for a big meal. The tradition is for everyone to come home and sit around the table for a feast. West Columbia City Hall is closed Friday (Dec. 24) and Monday (Dec. 27.) City Hall is also closed Friday (Dec. 31.) Most restaurants are closed, too. […]
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Dominion Energy launched its annual Good Neighbor Fund Christmas Project across the Midlands this month as employees delivered more than 550 food baskets and hundreds of toys to families facing financial challenges and other hardships this holiday season. Employee volunteers braved chilly temperatures and rain for the annual event at the company’s Cayce operations center. […]
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A Tuesday afternoon crash on I-77 North, resulted in blocked lanes. The collision, with injuries is at the 17 Mile Marker. One lane was reported reopened by 1:30 p.m. by Master Trooper David Jones of the SC Highway Patrol. The crash is in Richland County.
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Staff members of the City of West Columbia participated in Adopt-a-Family for Christmas. The total amount raised was $1,034. With the funds contributed by employees of the city, presents were bought for children of families struggling because of hardships this year. West Columbia Fire Chief helped load the presents donated on a fire truck and […]
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The Lexington Police Department is searching for Madison Dotson, a 14-year-old juvenile runaway. Police said she left her home in the Town of Lexington on Saturday (Dec. 18.) She was last seen later that day walking in the area of South Lake Drive near I-20. Call Detective Payton at 803-358-7271 with any information. Lexington Police […]
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The Lexington Police Department worked a two-vehicle crash on Sunset Boulevard (US-378) in Lexington Monday after 7 p.m. It was at the entrance of the Lexington Pavilion shopping center and all outbound lanes were closed at the time of the accident. Both drivers were injured in the wreck. Police said it was caused by a […]
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It’s never too late to graduate. At a ceremony held at Turner Memorial AME Church, in West Columbia, on Dec. 11, 16 students from the Scooter Scott Project got their Graduate Equivalency Development or GED certificates. Rev. Kenneth Taylor, Turner AME pastor and a supporter of the Scooter Scott Project, opened the ceremony.Also on the […]
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Are you making plans for New Year’s Eve? The West Columbia non-profit Carolina Together is presenting New Year’s Eve on the River near the West Columbia Riverwalk. Enjoy a New Years Eve night on the river with live music, cocktails, food all night, cigars, champagne, and and all the glitz NYE can bring. There will […]
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